Often times I wouldįind it alone in the arcade. This game, like the sport, wasn't for everyone. Touchy steering also kept arcade players on edge and the races close. Push the pedal too hard or missĪ shift and you would get a blown engine. Keeping a careful eye on the RPM's, knowing when to shiftĪnd how much gas to give the dragster. The magic of the Atari game was in the balancing of all the dragsterĬomponents. Wheels grew exponentially to reflect this newfound love of drag racing. Pink dragster put up awesome races against the legend Don Garlits. Highlighted in the televised rivalries of people like Don "the Snake" This was an electronic version of one of myįavorite forms of racing, this was the future!ĭrag racing has its roots in hot rod culture. Two sets of steering wheels, gas pedals and a Split screen, in (limited) color, when so many other games were still Was one of those cabinets that immediately caught my eye. Bright colorsĪnd unique layouts helped differentiate them from the crowd. However my love of cars blended with this new form ofĮntertainment and I was hooked from then on.Īrcade cabinets were very gimmicky in the early days. To understand the controls of Drag Race it too was being replaced by I was fortunate enough to enjoy theīest of both worlds during my formative years. The last of the great pinball machines were slowly being weaned out byįirst generation of videogames. Thankfully likeĪ lot of arcades the late 70's and early 80's was a transition period. Was barely three-years-old when these games came out. The first two titles come from some of my earliest arcade memories.ġ977's Drag Race and SuperBug by Atari and Kee Games respectively. Finally we'll get around to talking about the games these I talked about myĪppreciation of Sega's track design aesthetic it a long time ago with My skin stay with me for years, or even decades. Only theīest of most unique ideas can hold my attention. When it comes to racing games I am very particular. See all of the things that interest me then you'll get a good idea of The same obsessive traits could be said about all my other hobbies.Įverything that I am interested in says a little bit about me. Perhaps not as obsessive as the people that wrote about every VW Beetle inĬomputer and video games but still pretty obsessive. When it comes to cars in gaming I can be a little obsessiveĬompulsive. The entire series, so don't ask what happened to. Know well in advance there are two titles that I will not mention in I will share why these games were important to me. Origins and influences of car titles by finding relationships between This series will not move chronologically between the Others puzzle games and a few will simply be about driving with no NotĮvery game will be about racing, some will be action / adventures, Major players in the racing genre because of those limitations. Wipeout because they don't meet my criteria. Not talk about motorcycle or even flying car games like F-Zero and Series will not be a review of every major car game published. Hello friends, today we'll begin looking at cars in video games.
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