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Hi-way
Developer(s)Atari Inc.
Platform(s)Arcade
ReleaseNorth America 1975
Genre(s)Driving

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.