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IGDB / 11552

Space Race

1973 67 / 100 Arcade Racing

Space Race is the second arcade game created by Atari and was released in July, 1973. The two players each control a rocket ship; the object of the game is to make it from the bottom of the screen to the top, while avoiding obstacles such as asteroids. Score is kept electronically and the background consists of a simple starfield.

World design Nicht eindeutig Game modeMultiplayer

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Space Race is the second arcade game created by Atari and was released in July, 1973. The two players each control a rocket ship; the object of the game is to make it from the bottom of the screen to the top, while avoiding obstacles such as asteroids. Score is kept electronically and the background consists of a simple starfield.

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Space Race: release, platforms, and facts

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Studios & ownership

Studio & publishing

Developer
Atari
Publisher
Namco, Atari
Franchise
Standalone
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So spielt es sich

Spielprofil

Modi
Multiplayer
Perspective
Side view
Themes
Science fiction
03
Wo & wann

Platform releases

  • Arcade Jul 1974
  • Arcade Jul 16, 1973

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