Richard Petty's Talladega
Developer(s)Cosmi
Publisher(s)Cosmi
Designer(s)Robert T. Bonifacio[1]
Platform(s)Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64
Release1984: Atari
1985: C64
Genre(s)Racing
Mode(s)Single-player

Richard Petty's Talladega (later reissued simply as Talladega)[1] is an arcade-style racing game featuring Richard Petty and Talladega Superspeedway. It was published by Cosmi in 1984 for the Atari 8-bit family.[1] A Commodore 64 port followed in 1985.[2] It is the first home video game to feature NASCAR racers.

Gameplay

This driver is going the maximum speed possible without a turbo boost.

The player races against "The King" and eighteen other professional drivers. The player must maintain his automobile through strategic pit stops after qualifying. Vehicles in the game have the capability of going 250 miles per hour (402 km/h) without turbo boost and 294 miles per hour (473 km/h) with a turbo boost.[3]

Players that do not qualify are not entitled to race in that particular race. However, they can receive the results of that race, and are given a chance to qualify for the next race. The race automatically ends when the player crashes the vehicle, runs out of gasoline, blows a tire or completes the race.[4]

Reception

Commodore User said the game was similar to Pole Position and Pitstop. They felt the strategic elements of the game made it worth playing but the slow start was a weakness. They also criticised the game for being too long and said they had no idea who Richard Petty was. The game was rated 4/5 for value for money.[5]

Zzap!64 thought the graphics "tacky" and the sound "irritating" but found the gameplay to have "quite an addictive quality." They found the presentation inferior to Pitstop II. The game was given a 69% rating.[6]

Zzap reviewed the game again a few months later in a feature on racing games. Julian Rignall was unimpressed by the "flickery graphics and pretty feeble sound" but said the game was "pretty addictive and challenging", although not as good as Speed King or Pitstop II. This time a 64% overall rating was given.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Richard Petty's Talladega". Atari Mania.
  2. ↑ "ZZap!64 Magazine Issue 002". June 1985.
  3. ↑ "Advanced summary". Zzap64. Retrieved 2008-10-08.
  4. ↑ "Racing information". Project 64. Retrieved 2008-10-09.
  5. ↑ "Commodore User Magazine Issue 21". June 1985.
  6. ↑ "ZZap!64 Magazine Issue 002". June 1985.
  7. ↑ "ZZap!64 Magazine Issue 007". November 1985.


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