Race – Spin-out – Cryptogram
1978 video game
Cartridge number 1 in the official Philips line of games for the Philips Videopac contains three games: Race, Spin-out, and Cryptogram. In the United States, it was distributed as the launch title for the Magnavox Odyssey² as Speedway / Spin-out / Cryptologic.
Gameplay
Race
Race is a fairly simple game where the player controls a car travelling on an infinite straight stretch of road. The player starts from a standstill, and can move the stick up to accelerate, down to decelerate, or right and left move the car sideways. Players attempt to drive as far as they can within two minutes, receiving a time penalty every time they crash into another car. If you ever slow to a stop then your car gets run over.
Spin-out
Spin-out is a two-player game, in which each player controls a car around a loop of racetrack. The winner is the one who completes three or fifteen laps the fastest, there are time penalties for crashing into a wall or spinning when hit by the other car. This game comes with four variations.
Cryptogram
Cryptogram is also for two players, one types in a message of up to fourteen characters, then hits enter to scramble it.
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