Rally-X
Rally-X is a 1980 maze video game developed and published by Namco for arcades. It was released on October 3, 1980 in Japan, by Midway Manufacturing in North America in February 1981 and by Karateco in Europe in 1981. Players drive a blue Formula One race car through a multidirectional scrolling maze to collect yellow flags. Boulders block some paths and must be avoided. Red enemy cars pursue the player in an attempt to collide with them. Red cars can be temporarily stunned by laying down smoke screens at the cost of fuel. Rally-X is one of the first games with bonus stages and continuously playing background music.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 1980
- Developer
- Namco
- Platforms
- 1 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 1 January 1980 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Namco |
| Publisher | Namco |
| Platforms | Arcade |
| Genres | maze video game |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q3243804, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is Rally-X? How long to beat it
Total play time for Rally-X is about 0.5 hours to do everything, and around 0.5 hours to reach the end of the main story. These are player-submitted times from HowLongToBeat, not our own, shown with the number of players behind each.
| How you play | Hours | Players logged |
|---|---|---|
| Just the main story: straight through the critical path | 0.5h | 4 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where Rally-X sits on the grid
The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where Rally-X lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.
- Year
- 28ahead of 0% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 22ahead of 67% of the catalogue
Percentiles are against the games that carry a reading on that axis, not the whole catalogue: counting a game with no figure as a zero would flatter everything that has one. How the grid works.
What readers say about Rally-X
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Common questions about Rally-X
What platforms is Rally-X on?
Rally-X is available on Arcade. It first released in 1980.
Who made Rally-X?
Rally-X was developed by Namco and published by Namco.
How long does it take to beat Rally-X?
about 0.5 hours for the main story, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.