Atari Video Game, "Indy 500," 1977
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Artifact Overview
When the Atari 2600 launched in 1977, Indy 500 was one of the first nine titles advertised. It was made in the spirit of full-size coin-operated arcade racing games. The home version of Indy 500 was played using a special driving controller with a fully rotating dial that gave players greater control over their vehicles.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Video game
Date Made
1977
Place of Creation
Location
at Henry Ford Museum in Driven to Win: Racing in America
Object ID
2018.19.1
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:
game program / indy 500 / 1-4 RACE CARS / 5-8 CRASH N' SCORE / 9-10 TAG / 11-14 ICE RACE / ATARI / CX-2611
on top of game cartridge:
11 indy 500
on front of packaging:
INDY 500 / GAME PROGRAM / 14 VIDEO GAMES / RACE CARS CRASH N' SCORE / TAG / ICE RACE / ATARI / A Warner Communications Company / CX 2611
on side of packaging:
11 INDY 500 / ATARI / CX 2611
on back of packaging:
INDY 500 / GAME PROGRAM / 1-4 RACE CARS / 5-8 CRASH N' SCORE / 9-10 TAG / 11-14 ICE RACE / Use your Driving Controller to play all the racing games. [...]
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