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+ | | Title = Enduro | ||
+ | | Image = Enduro - 2600 - USA.jpg | ||
+ | | ImageDescription = Atari 2600 - USA - 1st edition. | ||
+ | | Developer = {{VideoGameDeveloper|Activision}} | ||
+ | | Publisher = {{VideoGamePublisher|Activision}} | ||
+ | | PublishedYear = 1983 | ||
+ | | PublishedMonth = 02 | ||
+ | | PublishedDay = 01 | ||
+ | | Platforms = {{Platform|Atari 2600}}, {{Platform|ZX Spectrum}} | ||
+ | | Genres = {{VideoGameGenre|Racing video game|Racing}} | ||
+ | | Themes = {{MediaTheme|Powersports}} | ||
+ | | Distributions = {{VideoGameDistribution|Commercial}} | ||
+ | }} | ||
− | '''''Enduro''''' is a racing game developed by [[Larry Miller]] and published by [[Activision]] on the [[Atari 2600]] on 1983-02-01 and later ported to the [[ZX Spectrum]] in 1984 | + | '''''Enduro''''' is a racing game developed by [[Larry Miller]] and published by [[Activision]] on the [[Atari 2600]] on 1983-02-01 and later ported to the [[ZX Spectrum]] in 1984. |
− | + | In the game, you race in a long endurance drive. Each day you must qualify by passing your competitors. On the first day you must pass 200 racers or be disqualified, on each subsequent day, 300. The road conditions change throughout the race from ice, fog, and night driving, and your opponents get better and faster as well. You win a little trophy if you can make it five days, but the game continues so you can try for the highest score. The game never ends, instead the days roll back to 0 after you pass 99, and the miles roll back to zero after you pass 999,999.9. | |
− | == | + | ==Personal== |
− | I | + | {{VideoGameStatus |
+ | | Own = | ||
+ | | CantOwn = | ||
+ | | Won = | ||
+ | | CantWin = No. The game doesn't have an ending. | ||
+ | | Finished = | ||
+ | }} | ||
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+ | Although my family had an Atari in the mid-1980s, we didn't have ''Enduro''. It wasn't until years later, long after my brother and I had an [[NES]], that I was at my aunt's house where I discovered ''Enduro''. I remember playing it and getting the green flags and assuming I had beaten it. My uncle told me that the game doesn't end, and, without the manual, I didn't know if there was anything else. They either gave me their Atari after I asked for it, or I borrowed it from them, because I remember playing ''Enduro'' at my house afterward and beating the first day again. Assuming there was nothing else to it, I got bored with the game and stopped playing it. | ||
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+ | I have not reached the trophy. My high score is 586.2. | ||
+ | [[Category: Video Games I Haven't Beaten]] | ||
==Review== | ==Review== | ||
− | + | {{Video Game Review|3|3|3|1|2|Atari 2600}} | |
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{{Spoilers}} | {{Spoilers}} | ||
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===Documentation=== | ===Documentation=== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
− | Enduro - 2600 - Manual.pdf|2600 | + | Enduro - 2600 - Manual.pdf|Manual - Atari 2600. |
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
===Videos=== | ===Videos=== | ||
− | + | {{YouTube|jvli9CXSqP4|Longplay, 10 days.}} | |
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+ | ==Play Online== | ||
+ | {{PlayOnline|https://www.free80sarcade.com/atari2600_Enduro.php|Atari 2600}} | ||
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+ | ==Representation== | ||
+ | {{Representation | ||
+ | | Media = Video games | ||
+ | | StrongFemaleCharacterStatus = Fail | ||
+ | | StrongFemaleCharacterNotes = There are no characters. | ||
+ | | BechdelTestStatus = Fail | ||
+ | | BechdelTestNotes = There are no characters. | ||
+ | | StrongPOCCharacterStatus = Fail | ||
+ | | StrongPOCCharacterNotes = There are no characters. | ||
+ | | QueerCharacterStatus = Fail | ||
+ | | QueerCharacterNotes = There are no characters. | ||
+ | }} | ||
==Credits== | ==Credits== | ||
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{{Link|MobyGames|https://www.mobygames.com/game/enduro}} | {{Link|MobyGames|https://www.mobygames.com/game/enduro}} | ||
{{Link|Wikipedia|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enduro_(video_game)}} | {{Link|Wikipedia|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enduro_(video_game)}} | ||
+ | {{Link|AtariAge|2=https://atariage.com/software_page.php?SoftwareLabelID=163}} | ||
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[[Category: Video Game Prime Order - Action, Adventure, Strategy]] | [[Category: Video Game Prime Order - Action, Adventure, Strategy]] | ||
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[[Category: 4-bit Color Graphics]] | [[Category: 4-bit Color Graphics]] |
Latest revision as of 15:39, 7 March 2024
Enduro | ||||||||||||||
Atari 2600 - USA - 1st edition. |
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Enduro is a racing game developed by Larry Miller and published by Activision on the Atari 2600 on 1983-02-01 and later ported to the ZX Spectrum in 1984.
In the game, you race in a long endurance drive. Each day you must qualify by passing your competitors. On the first day you must pass 200 racers or be disqualified, on each subsequent day, 300. The road conditions change throughout the race from ice, fog, and night driving, and your opponents get better and faster as well. You win a little trophy if you can make it five days, but the game continues so you can try for the highest score. The game never ends, instead the days roll back to 0 after you pass 99, and the miles roll back to zero after you pass 999,999.9.
Contents
Personal
Own? | No. |
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Won? | No. The game doesn't have an ending. |
Although my family had an Atari in the mid-1980s, we didn't have Enduro. It wasn't until years later, long after my brother and I had an NES, that I was at my aunt's house where I discovered Enduro. I remember playing it and getting the green flags and assuming I had beaten it. My uncle told me that the game doesn't end, and, without the manual, I didn't know if there was anything else. They either gave me their Atari after I asked for it, or I borrowed it from them, because I remember playing Enduro at my house afterward and beating the first day again. Assuming there was nothing else to it, I got bored with the game and stopped playing it.
I have not reached the trophy. My high score is 586.2.
Review
3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Best Version: Atari 2600
— This section contains spoilers! —
Good
- As single-player racing games go, this is probably the most interesting for the platform with the varying environments including ice, fog, and transition from day to night and back to day. This gives the game extra character.
- The day-to-night transition with the sunset and gray morning is graphically impressive for the Atari.
- The parallax scrolling of the mountains in the background is ahead of its time.
- The scrolling odometer is a nice touch.
- The box art is great.
Bad
- Crashing looks pretty ridiculous. It's like you're driving a bouncy ball rather than an automobile.
Ugly
- The actual game play is very basic. You drive, avoid cars, turn left and right, and recover from the occasional collision. That's the whole game. Even with the attractive backgrounds, you see everything the game has to offer after a few minutes.
Media
Box Art
Documentation
Videos
Play Online
Representation
Strong female character? | Fail | There are no characters. |
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Bechdel test? | Fail | There are no characters. |
Strong person of color character? | Fail | There are no characters. |
Queer character? | Fail | There are no characters. |
Credits
Role | Staff |
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Entire Game | Larry Miller |
Titles
Language | Native | Transliteration | Translation |
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English (North American) | Enduro | ||
English (Europe, 2600) | Super-Ferrari |
Links
- Video Games
- 1983 Video Games
- Video games developed by Activision
- Video games published by Activision
- Atari 2600 Games
- ZX Spectrum Games
- Video Game Genre - Racing
- Media Theme - Powersports
- Software Distribution Model - Commercial
- Video Games I Don't Own
- Video Games That Can't Be Beaten
- Video Games I Haven't Beaten
- Video Game Rating - 3
- Video Game Graphics Rating - 3
- Video Game Sound Rating - 1
- Video games which can be played online
- Video games without a strong female character
- Video games that fail the Bechdel test
- Video games without a strong person of color character
- Video games without a queer character
- Video Game Prime Order - Action, Adventure, Strategy
- 4-bit Color Graphics