Space Race (Arcade)
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Space Race
Arcade 1973
         Developer : Atari
          Graphics : 1-bit Graphics
                     Pixel Art
        Other Tags : Discrete Circuit Games
                     DICE Emulator

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not completed.

One of Atari's earliest games, this is a two-player versus game where you control a rocket moving vertically, trying to move to the top of the screen as many times in a row as possible.

Other games by Atari:

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Image source: mobygames.com

Analysis

  • This game doesn't have a CPU or ROM memory, and the rocket graphics is actually represented directly on the board as diodes. The art for the space ship are clearly visible in both the schematics and the physical board:
    Space Race schematics and board photo

  • Thanks to the Retrogame Deconstruction Zone for finding this example.

Log entries

    2022-11-08
  • I played a bit of this in the DICE emulator. I think it needs a second player to be fun.

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