Summary
Freeway is an action video game written by David Crane for the Atari 2600 and published by Activision in 1981.
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| Publisher(s) | Activision |
| Designer(s) | David Crane[1] |
| Platform(s) | Atari 2600 |
| Release | 1981 |
| Genre(s) | Action |
| Mode(s) | 1-2 player simultaneous |
One or two players control chickens who can be made to run across a ten lane highway filled with traffic in an effort to "get to the other side". Every time a chicken gets across a point is earned for that player. If hit by a motorist, a chicken is forced back either slightly, or pushed back to the bottom of the screen, depending on what difficulty the switch is set to. The winner is the player who has scored the most points in the time allotted.
Development edit
David Crane got the idea from the SCES in Chicago, where a man tried to cross the street.
Patch edit
If a player scored 20 or more points on either Road 3 or Road 7 and mailed a photograph of the television screen, Activision would send the player a cloth "Save The Chicken Foundation" patch with the Activision logo and the stylized "running chicken" image from the game package.
Reception edit
Freeway received an Honorable Mention for "Most Innovative Game" in 1982 at the Third Annual Arkie Awards.[2]: 28
See also edit
- List of Atari 2600 games
- List of Activision games: 1980–1999
- Frogger, another 1981 video game with an animal crossing a road concept
References edit
- ^ "The Giant List of Classic Game Programmers".
- ^ Kunkel, Bill; Laney, Frank Jr. (January 1982). "Arcade Alley: The Third Annual Arcade Awards". Video. 5 (10). Reese Communications: 28, 76–77. ISSN 0147-8907.
External links edit
- Freeway at Atari Mania