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1 Race - Spin-out - Cryptogram


Release Date: 1978
COLLECTING

You would be hard-pressed not to find the mainstream versions of this game in most standard Philips (Europe) and Magnavox (US) versions. As you can see by the variants also available, almost every company did a release of this title, including a plus version release for the 7400+ console. The Rarity of this cart is at 52, which representing the weeks of the year you can find this on eBay, which means a week will not go by without you being easily able to track down and buy a standard copy of this game. Some of the more exotic variants like the plus version, or jopac ones are for the hardcore collectors and will drive the price up. but for someone to just re-live that nostalgia experience with a cartridge in their hands and a console to play on. you can pick one up in a good conditioned box for buttons. If you're buying a console with games, odds are this game is included as it was a staple for the Videopac owner. You will find prices where probably the post costs more than the game itself, Prices on this website are based on the price for a cart in like new condition, or an insurance valuation. With that in mind they will be at the upper end of the carts value. Use your judgement when either buying or selling your cart. Bos, all parts, label.


PLAYING

This cart comprises of the three games listed, each played quite distinctly. The first one being Race is your average vertical scrolling car game, reminiscent of the old handheld game "Demon Driver" where you avoid the approaching obstacles "Race cars of a different colour" with your car at the bottom of the screen. There are only two options, left and right, other joystick functions don't do anything. The longer you manage to avoid the oncoming bouncing cars that move from left to right as you approach, the further you travel, the higher you score. There is no chequered flag in this game, the fun is in just continuing to survive as far as you can go. It's a fun game showing off the consoles use of larger sprites. scrolling is smooth and flicker free for its age. Collision detection works well. Spinout. A great 2 player game, you have a top view of a race track, and you race around the grid avoiding each other and the maze (track) complete the laps ahead of your opponent and you win, hitting the sides causes a "spinout!" which slows you down. Cryptogram is what happens when you have some spare space on your rom to fill. a simple 2 player "game" where player one types in a word, while player 2 covers their eyes and pinky promises not to peek. when submitted the super genius computer uses all its cryptographic algorithms to jumble the letters up. Its player twos challenge to unscramble the fiendish anagram.

 

Front
This Variations Cover
Cart
This Variations Cartridge
Screen Shots

Product Number :
1
Author :
Ed Averett
Value :
£10 Value as complete and in as new condition

Binary Rom Size :
2k
Box Type :
Plastic
Region :
Europe (UK)
AKA
Race
Autorennen
Course de Voitures
Corsa a Cronometro
Tidskorsel
Racing
Speedway!


Spin-out
Wirbelwind
Autodrome
Formula Uno
Racerlob
Stock
Car
Grand Premio

Crytogram
Geheimschrift
Cryptogramme
Crittogramma
Ordgaetteieg
Krypto
Criptograma



Variants


Philips
Europe (UK)
Plastic

Radiola
Europe Germany
Platic

Siera
Europe
Plastic

Jopac
Europe France
Plastic

Philips
Europe
Card

Philips
Brazil
Card

Philips
Europe
Clear Plastic

Magnavox
USA
Card

Radiola
Europe
Card

Magnavox
Asia (Japan)
Card

Magnavox
Canada
Card and plastic