SEGA Rally (Nintendo DS Prototype) is an unreleased rally racing game that was briefly in development for the Nintendo DS around 2006. The project was undertaken by DC Studios as a technology demonstration intended to showcase the studio's capabilities on the handheld, but it never progressed beyond a prototype stage and was never officially announced or released. Two decades later, in 2026, a game preservation group recovered a playable build of the prototype and documented it publicly, providing a rare look at what could have become SEGA Rally's second appearance on a Nintendo system after the Game Boy Advance port of SEGA Rally Championship. The prototype features a basic rally racing experience with SEGA Rally branding and runs on original DS hardware. Because it was never finished, the game lacks a full feature set and was not intended for commercial release. The discovery highlights the importance of prototype hunting in preserving video game history.
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SEGA Rally (Nintendo DS Prototype)
Cancelled SEGA Rally demo for Nintendo DS unearthed after 20 years.
DeveloperDC Studios
Nintendo DS
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| Platform | Nintendo DS |
| Developer | DC Studios |
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