Indy 500 (1977 video game)

Indy 500, one of the Atari 2600's launch titles, is a series of 14 Top Down View, Player Versus Player or Player Versus the Clock, racing or driving games, based on Atari's earlier arcade games Sprint 2 and Crash 'N Score. Game variations include:


 * Two-player racing around a couple of track designs.
 * Single-player racing against the clock on the same tracks.
 * "Crash n' Score", in which players compete to crash into dots that appear randomly.
 * One-player Crash n' Score against the clock.
 * Tag, the player who is "it" chases the other one around.
 * Ice racing, one or two players on an ice track.

Indy 500 provides examples of:

 * Color-Coded Multiplayer
 * Driving Game
 * The Golden Age of Video Games
 * In Vehicle Invulnerability
 * No Plot, No Problem
 * Player Versus Player
 * Scoring Points: Crash n' Score and Tag.
 * Slippy-Slidey Ice World: May be the Ur Example.
 * Timed Mission: One minute for one-player modes.
 * Top Down View
 * Wrap Around: The barriers are not solid walls; more like dirt or mud. This includes the outer barrier.