Tumbleweeds

created and published by Atari in 1982, running on Atari 5200

This game has not passed the prototype stage.

type: racing/driving, action/reflex
genre: Serious game, Exergame
perspective: 1st person push-scroll
player options: single player

other: Prototype
languages: eng

Description

Designed solely for the Puffer Bike controller. Simply pedal forward and dodge the tumbleweeds and steer around the cacti. The difficulty of dodging obstacles is dependent on how fast you pedal. Tumbleweeds is not so much of a game as an activity to make riding an exercise bike slightly less boring. Since the main purpose is exercise, this game qualifies as 'serious'.
The only known prototype was produced in a regular Star Raiders cartridge, and so it went unidentified for quite sometime.

(Zerothis) - # 2007-12-23 09:45:45