Space Race cover

Space Race

Main Game
Racing Arcade Science fiction

Space Race is a Racing / Arcade game released on July 16, 1973 for Arcade. 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 …

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9 ratings
July 16, 1973
Released 19467 days ago
Arcade

About

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.

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Release Dates by Platform

Arcade Worldwide
Jul 16, 1973
Arcade Worldwide
Jul 1, 1974

Game Info

Developer
Atari
Publisher
Namco, Atari
Game Modes
Multiplayer
Perspective
Side view
Genres
Racing Arcade
Themes
Science fiction

Multiplayer

Split-screen Yes

Languages

Text / Subtitles
English

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