Dragster , released in 1980 for Atari 2600, was the first video game developed by Activision. It was programmed by David Crane, who later wrote Pitfall! The object of the game is to defeat a player's opponent on screen, or to race against the best time, depending on the settings used. Dragster is an unauthorized adaptation of the 1977 Kee Games coin-op Drag Race .
Video Dragster (video game)
Reception
Dragster has been reviewed by the Video magazine in the "Arcade Gang" column where it is described as having an "attractive premise" and as "undeniably smart and, with a lot of patience,... may be fun "but the reviewers also call it" the least "of Atari 2600 Activision's early release. Special criticism is given to "clumsy" and "obnoxious" game mechanics, and game design is characterized as "incompatible with Atari's control system".
Maps Dragster (video game)
World record and controversy
In 1982, video gamer Todd Rogers claimed to have set a world record for Dragster with a time of 5.51 seconds. Until January 29, 2018, this claim was accepted by the video gaming storage organization Twin Galaxy, and Guinness World Records, which later also acknowledged the achievement as the world's oldest video-game record. Rogers had previously said he put the car into second gear when the countdown timer reached zero. Eric "OmniGamer" Koziel, a speedrunner and creator of tool-assisted speedruns, analyzes game codes. He did not find anything that allowed a person to shift from first gear during a countdown. In addition, he created a spreadsheet that replicates the game speed system. The best observed time of the generated data is 5.57. He decided that it was impossible to get 5.51 legally. After this, the claim is mired in controversy, and many believe it is invalid.
On January 29, 2018, the administrative staff of the Twin Galaxies removed all Todd Rogers records and prohibited him from participating in their competitive leaderboards. Guinness World Records also removed the scores from its database and revoked its Guinness World Record for the highest score of the longest video game.
The current world record is 5.57 seconds. This time has been achieved by many players. Based on the analysis of game codes and spreadsheet derivatives of optimal time, this is believed to be the fastest time.
The computer simulation of this game should be able to get 5.54, but there seems to be no example of this.
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External links
- Age of Atari
- Manual saw
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