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{{Infobox | {{Infobox | ||
|title=Indy 500 | |title=Indy 500 | ||
| | |image=[[Image:Indy 500 2600 box.jpg|250px]] | ||
|developer=[[Atari]] | |developer=[[Atari]] | ||
|publisher=[[Atari]] | |publisher=[[Atari]] | ||
| | |released={{rd|1977}} | ||
|genre=[[Racing]] | |genre=[[Racing]] | ||
|platform=[[Atari 2600]] | |platform=[[Atari 2600]] | ||
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'''Indy 500''' was one of the nine [[Atari 2600]] titles that launched with the system in [[1977]]. There are four different styles of game contained on the cartridge, each with their own variations. In "Race Car," you drive around two styles of race tracks in an effort to complete the most laps. In "Crash n' Score" you must crash your car into a target as many times as possible before time runs out. Be the winner of "Tag" by outlasting your opponent as "not it." And compete on a slippery ice covered track in "Ice Race." Time trial versions of each game last 60 seconds, while other versions end when a certain score is attained. | '''Indy 500''' was one of the nine [[Atari 2600]] titles that launched with the system in [[1977]]. There are four different styles of game contained on the cartridge, each with their own variations. In "Race Car," you drive around two styles of race tracks in an effort to complete the most laps. In "Crash n' Score" you must crash your car into a target as many times as possible before time runs out. Be the winner of "Tag" by outlasting your opponent as "not it." And compete on a slippery ice covered track in "Ice Race." Time trial versions of each game last 60 seconds, while other versions end when a certain score is attained. | ||
Indy 500 is a simplified presentation of [[Atari | Indy 500 is a simplified presentation of [[Atari]]'s many early arcade racing games such as Grand Trak 10, and Sprint 4. After revolutionizing the arcade scene with [[Pong]], and subsequently losing the market to a number of companies manufacturing Pong clones, Atari looked for a way to differentiate itself from the other Pong makers, and created an elaborate system of racing games that presented the track from a bird's eye view, and allowed players to steer their vehicle with an actual steering wheel. | ||
The Indy 500 cartridge came packaged with a pair of additional controls called the Driving Controllers. They looked and felt nearly identical to Atari's ordinary Paddle Controllers, except that the knob could rotate indefinitely, where as the Paddles could only turn so far in either direction. This allowed players to continue to rotate their car beyond 360 degrees. One player games were presented as time trials while two player games were lap competitions. The difficulty switches gave the player control over just how fast each car could travel. It was released as ''Race'' under the Sears Telegames label. | The Indy 500 cartridge came packaged with a pair of additional controls called the Driving Controllers. They looked and felt nearly identical to Atari's ordinary Paddle Controllers, except that the knob could rotate indefinitely, where as the Paddles could only turn so far in either direction. This allowed players to continue to rotate their car beyond 360 degrees. One player games were presented as time trials while two player games were lap competitions. The difficulty switches gave the player control over just how fast each car could travel. It was released as ''Race'' under the Sears Telegames label. | ||
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Game variations 11 through 14 are the "Ice Race" games. Ice Race is much like "Race Car", except that the track is covered with ice and is much more slippery. Your car will slide across the track when taking sharp turns, so you may wish to slow your car down when taking turns in order to maintain better control. If you slide into a barrier, you will immediately slow down and regain control over your car. You can drive around the simple Ice Sprint track (game 11 and 12) or an icy version of the easy Race Car track known as the Ice Rally track (game 13 and 14). Games 11 and 13 are a two player competition for the first player to complete 25 laps. Games 12 and 14 are a single player time trial mode to see how many laps you can complete in 60 seconds. | Game variations 11 through 14 are the "Ice Race" games. Ice Race is much like "Race Car", except that the track is covered with ice and is much more slippery. Your car will slide across the track when taking sharp turns, so you may wish to slow your car down when taking turns in order to maintain better control. If you slide into a barrier, you will immediately slow down and regain control over your car. You can drive around the simple Ice Sprint track (game 11 and 12) or an icy version of the easy Race Car track known as the Ice Rally track (game 13 and 14). Games 11 and 13 are a two player competition for the first player to complete 25 laps. Games 12 and 14 are a single player time trial mode to see how many laps you can complete in 60 seconds. | ||
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[[Category:Atari 2600]] | [[Category:Atari 2600]] | ||
