This article is for the video game for the race please see Indianapolis 500.
Indy 500 is a video game developed by Atari for its Video Computer System (later known as the Atari 2600). The game was one of the nine launch titles offered when the Atari 2600 went on sale October 1977. Sears Telegames later released Indy 500 as Race; no changes were made to the gameplay. Indy 500 was based on the earlier 8-player arcade game Indy 800.
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This article is for the video game for the race please see Indianapolis 500.
Indy 500 is a video game developed by Atari for its Video Computer System (later known as the Atari 2600). The game was one of the nine launch titles offered when the Atari 2600 went on sale October 1977. Sears Telegames later released Indy 500 as Race; no changes were made to the gameplay. Indy 500 was based on the earlier 8-player arcade game Indy 800.
This video car racing game — ostensibly named after the Indianapolis 500 — offered a number of games (listed below).
Included with each game was a set of two driving controllers, which were identical in appearance to the paddle controller except they could rotate continuously.
Among the racing games included:
Each game allowed the player to determine the following:
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