Steeplechase (arcade game)

Infobox VG
title= Steeplechase


caption=
developer= Atari Inc.
distributor= Atari Inc.
released= ^{North America} 1975
genre= sports simulation
platforms=Arcade
input= 6 oversized buttons
cabinet= unique
cpu= discrete
sound= Amplified Mono (one channel)
display= Horizontal orientation, raster (black and white), Standard Resolution, color overlays

"Steeplechase" is an 6 player arcade game by Atari Inc., originally released in 1975cite web
title = Steeplechase Killer List of Video Games Entry
url=http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?letter=S&game_id=9787
accessdate = 2007-07-14 ] . Developed by Atari subsidiary Kee Games, it simulates a Steeplechase style horse race.

Technology

Originally called AstroTurf, all pcb's still have the name on the boardcite web
title = Steeplechase Killer List of Video Games Entry
url=http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?letter=S&game_id=9787
accessdate = 2007-07-14 ] . The game is housed in a custom extra wide cabinet that six individually colored and lit buttons used to make a player's horse jump. The monitor is a 23" black and white CRT monitor with 6 color overlays to make each of the 6 horizontally stacked lanes match their colored button counterparts. Sounds include a bugle, galloping hoof beats, and crowd cheers.

Gameplay

Up to six players can play against each other, each choosing a horse. Each player's horse begins galloping, and the player must jump over obstacles in their lane by pressing their colored button. The horse that successfully jumps all obstacles smoothly becomes the fastest horse and wins.

Legacy

* A European version was released by Löwen-Automaten.cite web
title = Steeplechase German Flyer
url=http://www.arcadeflyers.com/?page=flyer&db=videodb&id=3586&

accessdate = 2007-07-14 ] .
* A port for the Atari 2600 was released in 1980, programmed by Atari and distributed under Sears' Tele-Tames label. cite web
last = Yarusso
first = Albert
title = Steeplechase entry
url=http://www.atariage.com/software_page.html?SoftwareLabelID=508
accessdate = 2007-07-14 ]

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