Activision Video Game, "River Raid," 1982
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Artifact Overview
Artifact Details
Artifact
Video game
Date Made
1982
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2018.17.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Plastic
Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 7.5 in (Packaging)
Width: 5.5 in (Packaging)
Length: 0.938 in (Packaging)
Inscriptions
on front of game cartridge:
ACTIVISION PRESENTS / RIVER RAID / For use with Atari Video Computer System / Program Contents, Audio Visual Display, and Label (c)Activision 1982 / AX-020-04
on top of game cartridge:
RIVER RAID
on bottom of game cartidge:
ACTIVISION
on front of packaging:
ACTIVISION / PRESENTS / RIVER RAID / VIDEO GAME CARTRIDGE / FOR USE WITH THE ATARI VIDEO COMPUTER SYSTEM
on sides of packaging:
RIVER RAID / ACTIVISION / AX-020
on back of packaging:
ACTIVISION PRESENTS RIVER RAID / Conceived and designed by Carol Shaw. / For one or two River Raiders. [...]
on bottom of packaging:
RIVER RAID
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