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Car Wars

In this combination racing game and maze game, you have to maneuver your race car around the track, clearing the dots from all five lanes. The catch is, there's another car (controlled by the computer) driving…

1 December 1981

Car Wars is an arcade, released 1 December 1981 on Texas Instruments TI-99.

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What Car Wars is

Car Wars was released in 1981. It was published by Texas Instruments Incorporated. It is available on Texas Instruments TI-99 only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

In this combination racing game and maze game, you have to maneuver your race car around the track, clearing the dots from all five lanes. The catch is, there's another car (controlled by the computer) driving around the track, in the opposite direction, bent on stopping you. You have to be quick with the lane changes, or the computer car will crash into you. You start with three cars, and can gain extra cars by clearing all the dots from the track. But watch out! The computer adds an an additional opponent on the third round, and another every second round after that!
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

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When did Car Wars come out?
Car Wars was released on 1 December 1981 for Texas Instruments TI-99.

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