DAKAR ’97
Official Title  Dakar'97
Common Title  Dakar'97
Serial Number(s)  SCPS-45041
Region  NTSC-J
Genre / Style  Driving  / Racing

Developer  Elcom
Publisher  Virgin Interactive
Date Released  25 April 1997
Disc Number &
Printed Serial Number
DISC 1

SCPS-45041
Serial Number In Disc SCPS-45041
Media Disc ID N / A
Number Of Tracks 9
( 1 Data Track &
8 Audio Tracks )
Approx. Image Size
( Image Format Used )
MB
( .bin / .cue )
Approx.Size On Disc MB
Approx. Archive Size
( Archive Type Used )
MB
( 1 RAR File with
2% Recovery )
Barcode Number(s)
( UPC / EAN )

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English
Menus & Gameplay are in English.

The Dakar Rally (or simply "The Dakar"; formerly known as "The Paris Dakar" or "Paris to Dakar Rally" and now as "The Lisboa Dakar") is an annual off-road race, organised by the Amaury Sport Organisation. The race is open to amateur and professional entries. Amateurs typically make up about eighty percent of the participants.

Despite its name it is an off-road endurance race, called a rally-raid rather than a conventional rally—the terrain the competitors traverse is much tougher and the vehicles used are true off-road vehicles rather than the modified sedans used in rallies. Most of the competitive special sections are off-road, crossing dunes, mud, camel grass, rocks and erg among others. The distances of each stage covered vary from several kilometers up to 800 to 900 kilometers (500–560 mi) per day.

The playstation game try to show the difficult that the Dakar Rally is, but fails since the game is just a few stages instead of a long game that the Dakar deserves. The game features different camera angles and 3d graphics.

  Manufacturer's description:

You can choose a car that cooperation with Mitsubishi, Isuzu etc. automaker, played in a real Dakar rally. Not only compete with the speed that is determined in the course, there is a degree of freedom such as shortcut course aimed at risk preparedness. Realistically reproduces the sound of words, such as the Navigator and the exhaust sound, based on what the actual configuration courses, plenty of realism. In addition, CG movies of power will encourage empathy in documentary film real shame.

  Features:
  • First & third person perspectives.
  • 3D graphics
  • Cartoon graphics
  • Dakar rally theme.
Number Of Players  1 Player
Number Of Memory Card Blocks  1 Block
Compatible Controllers Tested
( Official Gamepads Only )
 Standard Controller / Analog Controller ( Dual Shock Controller compatible)
Compatible Light Guns
( Official Light Guns Only )
 None
Other Compatible Controllers
( Official Controllers Only )
 None
Special Controllers Included Or
Supported ( Official Only )
 Namco NeGcon
Vibration Function Compatible  Yes
Multi-Tap Function Compatible  No
Link Cable Function Compatibile  No
Emulator  ePSXe v1.9.0
Video Plugin  Pete's OpenGL Driver v2.9 ( internal X & Internal Y= Very High, Stretching mode: Stretch to full window size, render Mode: 2 (Use framebuffer object) text filt = 2 FPS limit= 63, Compatibility=1,3,2; Shader effects= 1 (Fullscreen smoothin))
Audio Plugin  ePSXe SPU Core v.1.9.0
CD-ROM Plugin  ePSXe Cdrom plugin
Game Pad Plugin  N / A
Vibration Compatible  Yes.
Console Bios Used  SCPH7502

  NOTE:   This is not the only possible combination of plugins. There are others that will work (better or worse) for your particular hardware. We provide you with one working set-up so that you may get the game up and running, hassle-free. Testing other emulators/plugins is up to you.
 

 BASIC CONTROLS:
  Steer -  D-Pad or Left Analog Stick
  Accelerate -  X Button
  GPS -  Circle Button
  Brake -  Square Button
  Change View -  Triangle Button
  Shift Up -  R1 Button
  Shift Down -  L1 Button
  Pause game -  Start Button

 

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 NTSC-J:
  • Dakar '97 [SLPS-00634]   
     

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