Dodge Racer | |
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Developer(s) | Synapse Software |
Publisher(s) | Synapse Software |
Designer(s) | Rob Re[1] |
Platform(s) | Atari 8-bit |
Release | 1981 |
Genre(s) | Maze |
Mode(s) | 1-4 players alternating turns 2 player competitive |
Dodge Racer (also shown in the manual as Dodge-Racer and DodgeRacer)[2] is a maze video game programmed by Rob Re for Atari 8-bit computers and published by Synapse Software in 1981.[1] It is a clone of the 1979 arcade video game Head On,[3] where the player drives around a rectangular track, divided into lanes, collecting dots and avoiding collisions. Dodge Racer was the second release from Synapse and the company's first game.