History Trivia / RichardBurnsRally

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Owing to the above mentioned AuthorExistenceFailure, the game went out of circulation shortly afterwards specially due to the licensing. It's either you'd buy a used copy off Ebay, or just pirate it because [[{{Abandonware}} practically no one would mind downloading a game from a developer that went out of business anyway]].

* AuthorExistenceFailure: Burns was diagnosed with a brain tumor sometime in 2003. Even though he underwent therapy and occasionally took part in some rally events, [[TearJerker he eventually died at a young age]], [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Burns#Death on the 25th of November 2005]]. ''Series/TopGear'' then gave him a tribute on the 4th of December.
** [[IronWoobie It takes some pretty massive balls to cheerfully collaborate on a game project while you're seriously ill.]]
** Is it a curse that every [[VideoGame/ColinMcRaeRally famous rally driver with a game named after him]] dies soon after it achieves critical success?
** In addition to Burns' death, both Warthog Games and [=SCi=] went defunct after the PC release.

* DuelingWorks: Between this and ''VideoGame/ColinMcRaeRally''. Both have their strengths and weaknesses, ''Colin'' being the more mainstream of the two whilst far less moddable; ''Richard Burns'' however has a dedicated fanbase who would swear by its realistic physics model amongst other things.
* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Owing to the above mentioned AuthorExistenceFailure, the game went out of circulation shortly afterwards. It's either you'd buy a used copy off Ebay, or just pirate it because [[{{Abandonware}} practically no one would mind downloading a game from a developer that went out of business anyway]].
** The reality here is it's a little complicated, as with most abandonware (e.g. certain Creator/TheLearningCompany games). [=SCi=] merged with Creator/{{Eidos}} in 2005, which in turn was absorbed by Creator/SquareEnix in 2009, taking most if not all of Eidos' intellectual properties. Square doesn't appear to be interested in reviving or re-releasing the game so far, leaving it in legal limbo.

* AuthorExistenceFailure: Burns was diagnosed with a brain tumor sometime in 2003. Even though he underwent therapy and occasionally took part in some rally events, [[TearJerker he eventually died at a young age]], [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Burns#Death on the 25th of November 2005]]. ''Series/TopGear'' then [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming gave him a touching tribute]] on the 4th of December.

** The reality here is it's a little complicated, as with most abandonware (e.g. certain Creator/TheLearningCompany games). [=SCi=] merged with Creator/{{Eidos}} in 2005, which in turn was absorbed by Creator/SquareEnix in 2009, taking most if not all of Eidos' intellectual properties. Square doesn't appear to be interested in reviving or re-releasing the game so far, leaving it in legal limbo.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Owing to the above mentioned AuthorExistenceFailure, the game went out of circulation shortly afterwards. I'ts either you'd buy a used copy off Ebay, or just pirate it because [[{{Abandonware}} practically no one would mind downloading a game from a developer that went out of business anyway]].

** Is it a curse that every [[VideoGame/ColinMcRaeRally famous rally driver with a game named after him]] dies soon after it achieves critical success?

* [[AuthorExistenceFailure Patron Existence Failure]]: Burns was diagnosed with a brain tumor sometime in 2003. Even though he underwent therapy and occasionally took part in some rally events, [[TearJerker he eventually died at a young age]], [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Burns#Death on the 25th of November 2005]]. ''Series/TopGear'' then [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming gave him a touching tribute]] on the 4th of December.