Dodgem
Dodgem is a car race in a two-dimensional maze.
Drive your car to collect all the dots avoiding the enemy cars. To move to the next level, you must collect all the dots.
Enemies change by a maximum of one lane. When your speed is low, you can aim for a lane two levels away.
Dodgem cannot be played on a smartphone with a screen that is too small. It is rather recommended for a tablet.
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History
Dodgem is a video game created for the Atari 2600. It is a reproduction of the arcade game Head On from Sega. This arcade game is one of the first games I discovered. I must have been eleven or twelve years old.
I was playing in a bar where the mythical Space Invader was also.
It is undoubtedly one of the reasons that made me want to do computer science, yet I waited a long time before recreating it. I hope you enjoy this dive into the genesis of video games.
How to play
On a computer
- Click the right arrow and left arrow keys to change lane.
- Click the up arrow key to accelerate.
- Click on the 'New game' button to start a game.
On a tablet
- Press the right and left arrow buttons to change lane.
- Press the up arrow button to accelerate.
- Press the 'New game' button to start a game.
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