box cover
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Game title: |
Steeplechase |
Console: |
Atari 2600 |
Author (released): |
Atari (1975) |
Genre: |
Action, Sport |
Mode: |
Multiplayer |
Design: |
Jim Huether |
Music: |
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Game manual: |
manual.pdf
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File size: |
1173 kB |
Download: |
not available (stream only)
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Game size: |
2 kB |
Recommended emulator: |
Stella |
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
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Steeplechase is a 6-player arcade game by Atari Inc., originally released in 1975. Developed by Atari subsidiary Kee Games, it simulates a steeplechase-style horse race.
Up to six players (4 in Atari 2600 version) can play against each other, each choosing a horse while the computer controls the seventh horse on the bottom. Each player's horse begins galloping, and the players must jump over obstacles in their lanes by pressing their colored buttons. The horse that successfully jumps all obstacles smoothly becomes the fastest horse and wins.
A European version was released by Löwen-Automaten. A port for the Atari 2600 was released under the same name in 1980. It was programmed by Atari and distributed under Sears' Tele-Games label. It was one of three games to be created by Atari exclusively for the Tele-Games line.
More details about this game can be found on
Wikipedia.org.
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For fans and collectors:
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Find this game on video server
YouTube.com
or
Vimeo.com.
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Buy original game or Atari 2600 console on
Amazon.com
or
eBay.com.
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Find digital download of this game on
GOG
or
Steam.
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Videogame Console: |
This version of Steeplechase was designed for Atari 2600, which was commercially very successful video game console of second generation produced by Atari from 1977 to 1992. It was the first console that used removable memory modules with games. At the time of its greatest fame, more than 30 million units of this console were sold for about $ 200 a piece. To date, the game library for this console contains nearly 1,000 original games. More information about the
Atari 2600 can be found here. |
Recommended Game Controllers:
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You can control this game easily by using the keyboard of your PC (see the table next to the game). However, for maximum gaming enjoyment, we strongly recommend using a USB joystick that you simply plug into the USB port of your computer. If you do not have a joystick, buy a suitable USB controller in Amazon or in some of your favorite online stores.
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Available online emulators: |
4 different online emulators are available for Steeplechase. These emulators differ not only in the technology they use to emulate old games, but also in support of various game controllers, multiplayer mode, mobile phone touchscreen, emulation speed, absence or presence of embedded ads and in many other parameters. For
maximum gaming enjoyment, it's important to choose the right emulator, because on each PC and in different Internet browsers, the individual emulators behave differently. The basic
features of each emulator available for this game Steeplechase are summarized in the following table:
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Emulator
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Technology
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Multiplayer
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USB gamepad
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Touchscreen
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Without ads
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Javatari
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JavaScript
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YES
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YES
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NO
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YES
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NeptunJS
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JavaScript
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YES
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YES
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NO
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NO
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EmulatorJS
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JavaScript
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YES
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YES
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YES
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NO
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JStella
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Java applet
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YES
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NO
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NO
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YES
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