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Sprint 8 Sprint 8 - Japanese Logo - Katakana / Kanji

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Description

An early eight-player black and white driving game with a top-down view of the track. Players could select between about a dozen tracks where oil slicks and other cars (opponent or neutral cars) could make you lose control. Ratings: Granny, Rookie, Pro. Bonus time (extra 30 "seconds") for completing enough laps.

Sprint 8 was produced by Atari in 1977.

Atari released 136 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1972.

Other machines made by Atari during the time period Sprint 8 was produced include: Atarians, LeMans, Breakout, Cops 'N Robbers, Indy 4, Airborne Avenger, Dominos, Canyon Bomber, Boxing, and Destroyer

Sprint 8 - Cabinet - Machine
Cabinet

Specs

Name Sprint 8
Developer Atari
Year 1977
Type Videogame
KLOV/MOG # 9741
Class Wide Release
Genre Racing
Monitor
Conversion Class unique
# Simultaneous Players 8
# Maximum Players 8
Gameplay Competitive
Control Panel Layout Multiple Player
Controls
  • Steering: Wheel
  • Shifter: 4-position (1/2/3/4)
  • Pedals: 1 [Accelerate]
Sound Amplified Stereo (two channel)
Cabinet Styles
  • Upright/Standard

Sprint 8 KLOV/IAM 5 Point User Score: 3.05 (1 vote)

Fun Factor: 3.60

Overall Like 3.00
Fun (Social) 5.00
Fun (Solo) 2.00
Collector Desire 5.00

Technical Rating: 2.50

Gameplay 4.00
Graphics 1.00
Originality 4.00
Sound/Music 1.00

Personal Impressions and Technical Impressions each account for half of the total score. Within the Personal Impressions category, Like carries a little more weight than the other factors.

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VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Sprint 8 Census

There are 14,716 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 9,455 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 164,291 machines (6,886 unique titles).

Very rare - There is one known instance of this machine owned by an active member Sprint 8 collector. It is a set of circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.

Wanted - There are 6 active VAPS members currently looking for Sprint 8.

This game ranks a 10 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census want list records.

Rarity and Popularity independently are not necessarily indications of value. [More Information]

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Legacy

  1. Sprint 2
  2. Sprint 4
  3. Sprint 8
  4. Sprint One
  5. Super Sprint
  6. Championship Sprint
  7. Badlands

Foto-Finder® (Books)

  1. The Encyclopedia of Arcade Video Games Kurtz (ISBN 0764319256) Page: 54; Color photo Price guide: No
  2. Encyclopedia of Arcade Video Games Kurtz (ISBN 0764319256) Page: 54; Color photo

Additional References (logged in members often see more)

  1. 3D Model (External): Upright (8-Player)

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