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| Developer(s) | Atari, Inc. |
| Publisher(s) | Atari, Inc. |
| Designer(s) | Carla Meninsky Ed Riddle[1] |
| Programmer(s) | Ed Riddle[2] |
| Platform(s) | Atari 2600 |
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| Genre(s) | Racing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Indy 500 is a 1977 racing video game developed by Atari, Inc. for its Video Computer System (later known as the Atari 2600). It is themed around the Indianapolis 500, and is based on Atari's earlier 8-player arcade game, Indy 800.
Indy 500 was one of the nine launch titles offered when the Atari 2600 went on sale[3] in September 1977. Sears Tele-Games later re-released it as Race. Included with each game was a set of two driving controllers, which were identical in appearance to the 2600 paddle controller but could rotate indefinitely in either direction, among other differences. The game was once again renamed to Race 500 in the 2022 compilation, Atari 50.[4]
- ^ "Indy 500". Atari Mania.
- ^ Montfort, Nick; Bogost, Ian (2009). Racing the Beam. MIT Press. p. 163. ISBN 978-0-262-01257-7.
- ^ "Atari Video Game, "Indy 500", 1977 - the Henry Ford".
- ^ Machkovech, Sam (September 12, 2022). "The 103 classic games that did, and didn't, make the Atari 50 anniversary cut". Ars Technica. Retrieved May 24, 2023.