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Your Children Will Love A Car Racing Game

17 January, 2009 (11:09) | Auto Racing | By: WeekendWarrior

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If you have teenage children, then you most likely know what a car racing game is. These types of games have taken on a new life over the past few years and have made their way into households all across America. Years ago, when video games first came on the market, there wasn't a lot to choose from in car race games. Today, it is possible to find Indy car race games and motorcycle racing games and many, many more.

In 1974, the Atari Company came out with the Arcade game, Gran Trak 10. This game is considered to be forefather of this group of video games. This particular racing game showed the player the track from an overhead view. The player gained points by racing around a track against the game's clock. The games that followed had more definition to their graphics and offered more exciting play. But it was not until Namco came out with the Pole Position game did players actually get to race against other vehicles. This was the beginning of true car racing videos. This video game was also the first to be based on an actual racing circuit. The game was quite challenging for its time; however, it was not in the league of the fantasy auto racing games that are on the market today.

The car racing game systems of today are hugely realistic. They give the individual who is playing the feel of actually being behind the wheel of a race car and racing against various other vehicles on the track. Many individuals become entranced in these games and can spend hours playing them, mainly because of how realistic the games can seem. The popularity of the car auto racing game play is overwhelming. Not only can gamers enjoy the video games themselves, but they can also join an online community to share game stories, chat with fellow gamers and even learn about new "cheats" for their video games.

While video games were once considered only child's play, today there are many adults who love to play sports auto racing games, such as stock car race games, which are highly popular. Many of these adults can remember playing one of the many car racing game systems that were available at the time, as a child; perhaps the games of today bring back those memories.

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