A single player race-against-the-clock game where the driver races around a track to accumulate points. The player's car is the only one on the track. This was one of the first video driving games.
Gran Trak 10 was produced by Atari in 1974.
Atari released 137 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1972. Atari was based in United States.
Other machines made by Atari during the time period Gran Trak 10 was produced include: Doctor Pong, Gotcha, Coupe Davis (Pong Doubles), Pong Doubles, Snoopy Pong, Pursuit, Puppy Pong, Pin Pong, Quadrapong, and Gran Trak 20
Name | Gran Trak 10 |
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Developer | Atari (United States) |
Year | 1974 |
Type | Videogame |
KLOV/MOG # | 7992 |
Class | Wide Release |
Genre | Racing |
Monitor |
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Conversion Class | unique |
# Simultaneous Players | 1 |
# Maximum Players | 1 |
Game Play | Single |
Control Panel Layout | Single Player |
Controls |
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Sound | Amplified Mono (one channel) |
Cabinet Styles |
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Control Panel | Gran Trak 10 Control Panel Image |
Side Art | Gran Trak 10 Side Art Image |
The player races against the clock to accumulate points for distance covered driving around a 2-D track. The car will spin out if it runs into the "pylons" (white blips) along the side of the road. There are also a few "oil slicks" (dark patches) on the course where the car's direction of travel cannot be manipulated.
The vehicle must pass check points in order. When the timer reaches 0, the player can compare his score to a small chart on the machine for a play rating.
Although the manual says that the controls accurately simulate a 'real automobile', the claim is not quite true. The car changes direction while the steering wheel is being turned. When you stop turning the steering wheel, the car continues straight in its current direction (not quite like a real car).
Overall Like |
5.00 |
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Fun (Social) | 2.00 |
Fun (Solo) | 3.33 |
Collector Desire | 4.00 |
Gameplay | 4.50 |
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Graphics | 4.50 |
Originality | 5.00 |
Sound/Music | 3.50 |
Personal Impressions and Technical Impressions each account for half of the total score.
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The first driving video game. The first game to use ROM memory. The game PCB is interchangeable with Atari's LeMans game. The only difference between the two is the gear stick. Gran Trak 10 has a 3-speed with reverse while LeMans has a 4-speed.
This machine weighs quite a bit. The brochure says 400 lbs!
There are 15,211 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 9,644 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 166,563 machines (6,981 unique titles).
Common - There are 22 known instances of this machine owned by Gran Trak 10 collectors who are active members. Of these, 20 of them are original dedicated machines. 2 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.
For Sale - There are 2 active VAPS members with a Gran Trak 10 machines for sale.
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This game ranks a 8 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records.
This game ranks a 2 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census want list records.
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