May 1974 · Game
Gran Trak 10 (1974)
Atari's Gran Trak 10, released in May 1974, was the first arcade driving game with a steering wheel and probably the first to use IC-based ROM.
Manufacturing and pricing miscalculations cost Atari about $100 per cabinet and contributed to a $500,000 loss that fiscal year.
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Facts
- Date
- May 1974
- Kind
- Game: Arcade driving
- Maker or publisher
- Atari
- Developer
- Cyan Engineering
- Platforms
- Arcade
- Genre
- Racing
- Format
- Arcade
Source: Wikipedia
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