[tsuujin]

Who else grew up playing Night Driver on the Atari 2600?

[ASalazarMX]

I was pleasantly surprised the article actually had something resembling Night Driver. Such a simple concept, but it was a game that stimulated your imagination. That and star Riders were brilliant for their time.

[pronlover723]

I played it at the arcade (pre 2600)

https://www.google.com/search?q=night+driver+arcade&oq=night...

[Animats]

Night Driver (1976) was the first video game with a first person 3D mode.[1] It's about as minimal a 3D system as you can get. The picture of the car is painted on, not on screen.

[1] https://youtu.be/n5I2oh_ecvk?t=7

[axus]

First thing I thought of when I saw the title. Was using the paddle control less or more frustrating than the typical game?

[ASalazarMX]

I loved using the paddle. Atari controls were not very durable, and the paddle's potentiometer degraded into a simple switch, which Night Driver handled perfectly too.

[tsuujin]

The paddle was awful but it was also novel so young me loved it.