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Space Race

Space Race is the second arcade game created by Atari and was released in July, 1973. The two players each control a rocket ship; the object of the game is to make it from the bottom of the screen to the top…

16 July 1973

Space Race is an arcade developed by Atari, released 16 July 1973 on Arcade.

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What Space Race is

Space Race is an arcade game developed by Atari and released in 1973. It is available on Arcade only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Space Race is the second arcade game created by Atari and was released in July, 1973. The two players each control a rocket ship; the object of the game is to make it from the bottom of the screen to the top, while avoiding obstacles such as asteroids. Score is kept electronically and the background consists of a simple starfield.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are science fiction. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 2 players.

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When did Space Race come out?
Space Race was released on 16 July 1973 for Arcade.
Does Space Race have multiplayer?
Yes. Space Race supports multiplayer.

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