Night Driver

1976 arcade video game by Ted Michon

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Publisher: Atari, Inc.
Released: October 1976
, 1976
Platforms: Atari 2600
, Commodore 64
Genre: racing video game
Game mode: single-player video game

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Night Driver is a 1976 racing video game developed and published by Atari, Inc. for arcades. It is one of the earliest first-person racing video games and is commonly believed to be one of the first published video games to feature real-time first-person graphics. Night Driver has a black and white display with the hood of the player's car painted on a plastic overlay. The road is rendered as scaled rectangles representing "pylons" that line the edges.

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Country of origin: United States
Title: Night Driver
Inspired by: Nürburgring 1
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1.“The 10 most influential driving games – in pictures”theguardian.com/technology/gallery/2017/may/26/retro-driving-games-in-pictures-night-driver-pole-position-and-out-run-to-daytona-usa-ridge-racer-and-gran-turismoRetrieved 2022-10-14
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