The Windows version was less well-received. Critics generally commented that the fun gameplay is still wholly intact, but that the conversion lacks many features standard to PC racing games and suffers from mediocre frame rates except when playing in low-resolution mode, in which case it instead suffers from having lower detail and more pixelation than the Saturn version. Mark Clarkson of "Computer Gaming World" found the biggest problem was that, being a port of an arcade game, it lacks the longevity expected of a PC game, though he judged it to be fun while it lasted. "Next Generation" concluded that those looking specifically to play "Sega Rally Championship" on PC would find the conversion sufficient, but that there were better PC racers available. "GameSpot"s Stephen Poole opined that the content of the game was "just not enough".