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Space Race
Atari
July 15, 1973
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Racing, ArcadeDevelopers
AtariRelease Date
July 15, 1973 (51 years and 10 months ago)Publishers
Namco, AtariFranchises
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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.
Genres
Racing, ArcadePlatforms
ArcadeDevelopers
AtariRelease Date
July 15, 1973 (51 years and 10 months ago)Publishers
Namco, AtariFranchises
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