RACING
THE BEAM
Fire
Racing The Beam.
Halloween Edition
Six spooky Atari 2600 carts, raced on the beam
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ACTIVE
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VISIBLE
Ghost
A big see-through ghost drifts, wobbles and fades among fireflies and wisps over a misty graveyard, the sky glowing through it as it woos.
Pumpkin
A jack-o'-lantern bounces to the top of the screen and lands with a squash, glowing with flickering candlelight. Every bounce brings a new carved face and a new shape, round, tall, squat, lumpy, ribbed or pear, while its big eyes roll around, then follow you.
Witch
A parallax demo: a witch on her broomstick races across a giant full moon, faster toward the edges, her broom trail streaming behind her as hills, bats, wind dust and a graveyard all sweep past at their own speeds.
Bats
A swarm of flapping bats pours out of a belfry into a blood-red sunset, chasing their black leader, which grows and shrinks as it flies.
Skeleton
A big skeleton dances on a candlelit stage under a spotlight while a spider drops on its thread and the skull floats off, turning gold as it comes home. Lightning strikes. 8K (F8).
Haunted House
A mansion on a hill in a storm: every window glows up to yellow one by one until the whole house is lit and a ghost looks out, then they go dark again. The moon arcs behind the house, two bats ride the wind and lightning strikes.
The Voice
The console speaks. Listen closely...
Fire
Switches
power
on
off
tv type
color
b-w
left
difficulty
a
b
video computer system
insert a cartridge
tap, or drop a .bin / .a26
Empty slot
URL
recent
right
difficulty
a
b
game
select
game
reset