Hi-way

Hi-way
Developer(s) Atari Inc.
Platform(s) Arcade
Release North America 1975
Genre(s) Driving
Cabinet upright and unique cockpit
CPU discrete
Sound Amplified Mono (one channel)
Display Horizontal orientation, raster (Black and White), Standard Resolution, color overlay

HI-way is a single-player arcade game by Atari Inc., originally released in 1975. Marketed with the slogan “Hi Way — All It Needs Is Wheels”, it was Atari's first game to use a cockpit cabinet.[1]

Technology

This was Atari’s first sit-down driving game. The game hardware is a pre-cpu discreet logic design, and used the Durastress process. The cabinet was patented Oct. 20, 1975: (U.S. Patent # D243,626, ).

Gameplay

Dodge cars and negotiate turns down the road.

References

  1. ↑ "Atari Timeline: 1975". Archived from the original on 2007-10-13. Retrieved 2007-08-06.


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