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Sprint 2

Sprint 2 is the first game of the Sprint series (the "2" instead referring to the fact that two people can play simultaneously, which in this case is a requirement), which quickly become a major hit in the arcades and spawned numerous sequels. Fun and speed are guaranteed!

Revisional Differences#

Two years later, Atari released Sprint 1, which is nothing more than a single-player version of the original.

Title Screen#

Sprint 2

Sprint 1

  • The "KEE GAMES" was positioned a bit lower in Sprint 1.
  • "1 COIN PER PLAYER" was changed to "1 COIN PER GAME" and moved to the bottom of the screen.
  • "12 DIFFERENT TRACKS" was changed to "TRACKS CHANGE AUTOMATICALLY" to reflect the new behavior explained in the gameplay section.
  • "GREY CARS DRIVE AUTOMATICALLY" was changed to an awkward/questionable "BLACK CARS DRIVE AUTOMATICALLY" (while in Sprint 1 the black car is exclusively controlled by the CPU, the other two cars are grey and not black). The text's position was changed as well.

Gameplay#

  • In Sprint 2 you can choose in which track you want to play. In Sprint 1 this is no longer possible, as tracks change automatically every two laps.