V-Rally: 97 Championship Edition Launch Release (France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, UK)

V-Rally: 97 Championship Edition is a rally racing game developed and published by Infogrames, and a staple of many European PlayStation collections.

This is the Original pressing, serial SLES-00250, with a recorded release date of 10 June 1999. It is a multi-country European edition, catalogued for Spain, the Netherlands, Italy, the UK, France and Germany. The disc offers English, French and German language options, and a single disc is supplied in a Full Jewel PAL case bearing a Hologram B. The EAN barcode is 3546430001981.

As the first pressing in the run, this is the baseline against which the later Reprint, Platinum and Best Of editions are compared. Collectors comparing copies should pay attention to the barcode and the case details, as the later budget pressings share the same core serial. It is a solid starting point for anyone assembling the full set of V-Rally releases.