Tank [Upright model], the Video Game by Kee Games

Type of the machine : Video Game
Tank [Upright model] © 1974 Kee Games.

This is a rather basic game. Each player uses a set of 2 levers to control a simple tank inside a maze. Blast mines and your opponent to win (This is a 2-Player only title, so you will need a friend to play).

Upright cabinet with woodgrain sides, and no sideart at all. The main monitor bezel and marquee have all the art (they are done in orange with primitive pictures of tanks). The control panel has 4 joysticks mounted on it (2 for each player). These are of the lever type, and only move up and down.

Tank had no CPU, as its computer was made up entirely of TTL logic. This is a rather historical title, as it was the first game ever to use solid, contiguous characters, and is the earliest known use of ROM chips for video game graphics.

Released in November 1974.

Also released as "Tank [Cocktail Table model]".

This title was so popular that it allowed Atari to drop the Kee name entirely, and put most future games under the Atari label alone (distributors used to require exclusivity, which was why Atari had about 8 names back in the early 70s).

1. Tank [Upright model] (1974)
1. Tank [Cocktail Table model] (1974)
2. Tank II (1974)
3. Tank III (1975)
4. Tank 8 (1976)
5. Ultra Tank (1978)

Started by : Steve Bristow
Finished by : Lyle Rains

Consoles :

Atari 2600 (Combat cartridge)

Machine's picture.