Top Gear Rally
Top Gear Rally — frequently asked questions
- What platforms is Top Gear Rally on?
- Top Gear Rally was released on Nintendo 64.
- When did Top Gear Rally release?
- Top Gear Rally was first released on September 10, 1997.
About Top Gear Rally
Top Gear Rally is a 1997 racing video game developed by Boss Game Studios and released for the Nintendo 64. A follow-up to Kemco's original Top Gear game, it features a championship mode where a single player must complete six seasons of two to four races, as well as a multiplayer mode where two players may compete against each other via a split-screen display.
Summary via IGDB.
Top Gear Rally on Wikipedia
Top Gear Rally is a 1997 racing video game developed by Boss Game Studios and released for the Nintendo 64. A follow-up to Kemco's original Top Gear game, it features a championship mode where a single player must complete six seasons of two to four races, as well as a multiplayer mode where two players may compete against each other via a split-screen display. The game's tracks combine both road and off-road surfaces and can be played in different weather conditions, including night, fog, rain, and snow. Players may customize their car with different tire grips and adjust its suspension stiffness and steering sensitivity. An option that allows players to custom paint their cars is also included.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA 4.0).
Game details
- Platforms
- Nintendo 64
- Developer
- Boss Game Studios
- Publisher
- Midway Games
- Game modes
- Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
- Themes
- Action, Non-fiction
- Series
- Top Gear
Details via IGDB.
Reception
Every version compared
Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release
| Platform | Year | Loose | Complete | Sealed | Period reviews | Fake risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nintendo 64 | 1997 | $13 | $41 | $141 | 11 reviews | Low |
Release timeline
- Nintendo 64Sep 10, 1997
- Game Boy Color1999
- Game Boy AdvanceJul 25, 2003
First release on each platform, from IGDB’s records of this game’s ports and editions. Remakes are separate games with their own pages, so they are not listed here.
Collector value & authenticity
Nintendo 64 · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-22
Other releases and variants
| Release | Loose | Complete | Sealed |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAL release | $6 | $15 | $43 |
| Japanese release | $10 | $47 | — |
How often it sells
- Loose: about 2 times a week
- Complete: about once a week
- Sealed: about 4 times a year
Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-10-22.
Price over time
- Loose
- Complete
A loose copy sold for about $2.50 in Jan 2007, $9.97 five years ago, and $12.99 as of Oct 2026.
Show as table
| Month | Loose | Complete |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2007 | $2.50 | — |
| Jan 2008 | $2.25 | — |
| Jan 2009 | $2.00 | — |
| Jan 2010 | $1.10 | — |
| Jan 2011 | $1.00 | — |
| Jan 2012 | $0.96 | — |
| Jan 2013 | $1.46 | — |
| Jan 2014 | $3.99 | $10.99 |
| Jan 2015 | $2.99 | $11.99 |
| Jan 2016 | $4.45 | $14.50 |
| Jan 2017 | $5.99 | $15.00 |
| Jan 2018 | $5.41 | $16.66 |
| Jan 2019 | $5.25 | $10.50 |
| Jan 2020 | $5.47 | $18.66 |
| Jan 2021 | $6.98 | $26 |
| Jan 2022 | $10.81 | $30 |
| Jan 2023 | $8.77 | $30 |
| Jan 2024 | $9.49 | $43 |
| Jan 2025 | $9.38 | $34 |
| Jan 2026 | $10.49 | $41 |
| Oct 2026 | $12.99 | $41 |
Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Oct 2026.
Release record
| Territory | Date | Cartridge serial | Known board |
|---|---|---|---|
| North America | 30 September 1997 | NUS-NGRE-USA | NUS-01A-02 |
| Europe / PAL | November 1997 | NUS-NTRP-EUR | — |
| Japan | 5 December 1997 | NUS-NTRJ-JPN | — |
- Region
- NA+EU+JP
- Released
- 1997
- Authenticity
- Low
A well-reviewed racer with surprisingly good suspension physics, and a cheap cart.
Top Gear Rally is a racing game from Boss Game Studios, released in North America on September 30, 1997, in PAL regions that November and in Japan in December. It has a championship mode of six seasons of two to four races, a two-player split-screen mode, road and off-road tracks and weather including night, fog, rain and snow. You can tune tire grip, suspension and steering, and paint your car.
Boss created a non-interactive demonstration on Silicon Graphics workstations that convinced Nintendo of America it could make an N64 game. Reviews were positive. N64 Magazine said the graphics rivaled most arcade games of the time and highly praised the suspension physics, and GamePro noted details such as reflective mud and damage to cars.
How it was made
Developed by Boss Game Studios. Kemco and Midway published it.
What the press said at the time
| Next Generation Issue 37 | January 1998 | 4 out of 5 stars |
| GameRankings (aggregate) | 76% | |
| AllGame | 4/5 | |
| Computer and Video Games | 4/5 | |
| Edge | 7/10 | |
| Electronic Gaming Monthly | 8/10, 7.5/10, 7.5/10, 7/10 | |
| Game Informer | 8/10 | |
| GameSpot | 6.2/10 | |
| IGN | 8.4/10 | |
| N64 Magazine | 86% | |
| Nintendo Power | 7.5/10 |
“given the shortcuts, superb weather effects, spot on control, respectable length, and heavy options, I choose to simply say bravo to Boss for makin' it great and Midway for marketing it as such. TGR is a winner, pure and simple.”
“Top Gear's the more N64-worthy game, too. It's got the uncanny fluidity of the the best N64 games, and its belief-defyingly realistic handling is hard to imagine on any other console”
“Top Gear Rally has the goods for the racing faithful. Only a few defective parts keep it off the lead lap.”
“If you own an N64, and think racers like Mario Kart 64 are too tame for your taste, pick this one up.”
Next Generation rated games from one star ("Bad: crucially flawed in design or application") to five ("Revolutionary"); three stars meant "Good: a solid and competitive example of an established game style." Undated scores are from the review table in the game's Wikipedia article, limited to reviews of the Nintendo 64 version.
Before you buy
The US cartridge sits below the library median loose, and the fake risk is low. A complete copy costs roughly three times the loose price. PAL copies cost much less than US ones. Japanese copies cost less loose and a little more complete.
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