Sprint 2

Sprint 2
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Developer(s)	Kee Games
Publisher(s)	Kee Games
Designer(s)	Dennis Koble & Lyle Rains
Platforms	Arcade
Release date(s)
Genre(s)	Racing
Mode(s)	One-player or Two-player game
Cabinet	Upright
CPU	6502
Display	Raster (black and white), standard resolution

Sprint 2 is a 2 player overhead-view arcade racer released in 1976 by Kee Games, a wholly owned subsidiary of Atari.

Technology

Sprint 2 evolved from Gran Trak 10 and Gran Trak 20, but included a microprocessor (the 6502), a first for racing games. This allowed Sprint 2 to include two computer-controlled cars, better graphics, and more tracks. Unlike Gran Trak, this machine did not have brake pedals, but the players could still make their cars "fishtail" by turning their steering wheels abruptly.

Legacy

Sprint 2 was the first in a long series of games, some of which bore its name into the 1980s.

• Sprint 4 and Sprint 8, a 4 player and 8 player version respectively, were released in 1977. Both were full color raster versions of the game.

• Sprint 1 was released in 1978. The "1" and "2" designations reflect the number of players, rather than indicating it was a prequel.

• Championship Sprint a 2 player version with updated graphics, was released by Atari Games in 1986.

• Super Sprint, a 3 player version of Championship Sprint, was released by Atari Games in 1986.

• Badlands, a 2 player "post-apocalyptic" setting update of Championship Sprint, was released in 1989.

Sprint 2 was also believed to be the first Atari product to feature the well-known 'Atari arcade font'.

Highest score

The current world record holder for Sprint 2 is Alan Radue with a score of 524 points. The record was set on September 24, 2011 at the Tranquility Base Arcade and verified by Twin Galaxies International on September 29, 2011.

External links

• Commentary from GameSpy
• Commentary from Phosphor Dot Fossils
• Sprint 2 at the Killer List of Videogames
• Entry at the Arcade Flyer Archive
• Sprint 2 at ArcadeStuff
• Sprint 2 at GameFAQs