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  • Bad Export for You: In an inversion of the NTSC-is-superior convention with console games, the North American release of Colin McRae Rally 2.0 for the original PlayStation were somewhat watered down compared to their PAL counterparts, where not only that it was a touch slower, Nicky Grist's co-driving and narration was replaced by the retired NASCAR driver and racing announcer Ned Jarrett.
  • Cast the Expert: Besides Colin himself, who served as the series' technical advisor, co-drivers Nicky Grist and Derek Ringer lent their voices and likenesses in the games. Grist was absent in the DiRT games, but later reprised his role in DiRT 4.note 
  • Non-Actor Vehicle: A number of McRae fans first knew him from the video game series. Some of them didn't realise that Colin was in fact a real person at all!note  Colin's voice acting left a lot to be desired for his near-monotone delivery in the Rally School levels. Grist's pace notes were a wee less so, but not to the level that he does in Real Life. This improved over time, though, but Colin basically left all the acting to his co-drivers later on in the series, mostly serving as the brand ambassador and consultant instead.
  • Promoted Fanboy: Sébastien Loeb and Sébastien Ogier reportedly played the games prior to their careers as professional rally drivers.
  • Same Language Dub: Nicky Grist's co-driving and narration was replaced by racing driver Ned Jarrett in the NTSC PlayStation release of 2.0.

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