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469:. Vol. 4, no. 11. 15 June 1978. p. 2.
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1193:Vertically scrolling video games
215:. It is internally identical to
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520:from the original on 2010-11-23
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463:"Atari. The investment"
409:"Fire Truck - Overview"
280:In the United States,
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348:"Production Numbers"
190:cooperative gameplay
323:Media Arts Database
290:arcade game of 1978
1173:Racing video games
1163:Atari arcade games
1153:Arcade video games
627:Museum of the Game
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1142:Categories
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1071:Fire Truck
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1011:Destroyer
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368:April 19,
276:Reception
269:Super Bug
203:Super Bug
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884:Indy 800
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413:allgame
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951:LeMans
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148:Racing
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670:Atari
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162:co-op
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