Gran Trak 10 - Revision history

Somewhere: Swapping two sections and updating one to use the newer gallery templates

2025-03-01T01:23:30Z

Swapping two sections and updating one to use the newer gallery templates

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	== ~~Advertisement~~ ==		== Flyers ==
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	~~=== Flyers ===~~		{{GalleryCard
	~~<gallery widths="180px" heights~~=~~"180px">~~		\|file=GranTak10Flyer01-01.jpg
	GranTak10Flyer01-01.jpg\|~~Front page of the first Gran Trak 10 flyer.~~ (1974)		\|title=Flyer (front)
	GranTak10Flyer01-02.jpg\|~~Back page of the first Gran Trak 10 flyer.~~ (~~1974~~)		\|date=1974
	~~</gallery>~~		\|country=US
			\|description=
	=~~== Ads ===~~		}}
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			\|file=GranTak10Flyer01-02.jpg
			\|title=Flyer (back)
			\|date=1974
			\|country=US
			\|description=
			}}
			{{GalleryEnd}}

			== Advertising ==
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	{{GalleryCard		{{GalleryCard

HistoryofHowWePlay: Updated galleries and reorganized sections. Removed history for later elaboration.

2025-02-24T18:29:09Z

Updated galleries and reorganized sections. Removed history for later elaboration.

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HistoryofHowWePlay: Added italics to They Create Worlds' description

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	\|title=They Create Worlds: The Story of the People and Companies That Shaped the Video Game Industry, Vol. I: 1971-1982		\|title=They Create Worlds: The Story of the People and Companies That Shaped the Video Game Industry, Vol. I: 1971-1982
	\|author=Alexander Smith		\|author=Alexander Smith
	\|description=They Create Worlds, Volume 1: The Story of the People and Companies That Shaped the Video Game Industry (published November 2019) covers how the most renowned game creators overturned technology, pop culture, and birthed a whole new medium. From the very first video games up to the edge of the traumatic North American market crash in 1983, this book illuminates the people, business decisions, and market forces which brought video games to the height of popular culture in the early 1980s. It shows how technological innovations in research labs and in the realm of coin-operated games were propelled by visionaries who saw potential in the then new and expensive technology. The first Volume of this work covers important landmarks such as Spacewar!, Atari, Space Invaders, the early console market, electronic handheld games, and the commercial industry underlying them all.		\|description=''They Create Worlds, Volume 1: The Story of the People and Companies That Shaped the Video Game Industry'' (published November 2019) covers how the most renowned game creators overturned technology, pop culture, and birthed a whole new medium. From the very first video games up to the edge of the traumatic North American market crash in 1983, this book illuminates the people, business decisions, and market forces which brought video games to the height of popular culture in the early 1980s. It shows how technological innovations in research labs and in the realm of coin-operated games were propelled by visionaries who saw potential in the then new and expensive technology. The first Volume of this work covers important landmarks such as ''Spacewar!'', Atari, ''Space Invaders'', the early console market, electronic handheld games, and the commercial industry underlying them all.
	\|isbn=978-1138389908		\|isbn=978-1138389908
	\|cover_filename=They-Create-Worlds-Video-Game-History-Book-Cover.jpg		\|cover_filename=They-Create-Worlds-Video-Game-History-Book-Cover.jpg

HistoryofHowWePlay: Updated Business is Fun cover.

2025-02-15T16:47:50Z

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	\|description=An amazing 800 pages (including nearly 300 pages of rare, never before seen photos, memos and court documents), this book details Atari's genesis from an idea between an engineer and a visionary in 1969 to a nearly $2 billion dollar juggernaut, and ending with a $538 million death spiral during 1984. A testament to the people that worked at this beloved company, the book is full of their personal stories and insights.		\|description=An amazing 800 pages (including nearly 300 pages of rare, never before seen photos, memos and court documents), this book details Atari's genesis from an idea between an engineer and a visionary in 1969 to a nearly $2 billion dollar juggernaut, and ending with a $538 million death spiral during 1984. A testament to the people that worked at this beloved company, the book is full of their personal stories and insights.
	\|isbn=978-0985597405		\|isbn=978-0985597405
	\|cover_filename=~~They-Create-Worlds-Video-Game-History-Book-~~Cover.jpg		\|cover_filename=Atari Inc Business is Fun (Cover).jpg
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	[[Category:Game]]		[[Category:Game]]

HistoryofHowWePlay: Updated book section.

2025-02-15T16:46:31Z

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	== Books ==		== Books ==
			{{Book
	* ''They Create Worlds: The Story of the People and Companies That Shaped the Video Game Industry, Vol. I: 1971-1982~~'' by~~ Alexander Smith.		\|title=They Create Worlds: The Story of the People and Companies That Shaped the Video Game Industry, Vol. I: 1971-1982
	* ''Atari Inc. Business is Fun~~'' by~~ Marty Goldberg ~~and~~ Curt Vendel.		\|author=Alexander Smith
			\|description=They Create Worlds, Volume 1: The Story of the People and Companies That Shaped the Video Game Industry (published November 2019) covers how the most renowned game creators overturned technology, pop culture, and birthed a whole new medium. From the very first video games up to the edge of the traumatic North American market crash in 1983, this book illuminates the people, business decisions, and market forces which brought video games to the height of popular culture in the early 1980s. It shows how technological innovations in research labs and in the realm of coin-operated games were propelled by visionaries who saw potential in the then new and expensive technology. The first Volume of this work covers important landmarks such as Spacewar!, Atari, Space Invaders, the early console market, electronic handheld games, and the commercial industry underlying them all.
			\|isbn=978-1138389908
			\|cover_filename=They-Create-Worlds-Video-Game-History-Book-Cover.jpg
			}}
			{{Book
			\|title=Atari Inc.: Business is Fun
			\|author=Marty Goldberg, Curt Vendel
			\|description=An amazing 800 pages (including nearly 300 pages of rare, never before seen photos, memos and court documents), this book details Atari's genesis from an idea between an engineer and a visionary in 1969 to a nearly $2 billion dollar juggernaut, and ending with a $538 million death spiral during 1984. A testament to the people that worked at this beloved company, the book is full of their personal stories and insights.
			\|isbn=978-0985597405
			\|cover_filename=They-Create-Worlds-Video-Game-History-Book-Cover.jpg
			}}

	[[Category:Game]]		[[Category:Game]]

MorticianBot: Bot: Changing template: Infobox

2024-09-05T13:28:47Z

Bot: Changing template: Infobox

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	\|title = Gran Trak 10		\|title = Gran Trak 10
	\|image = GranTak10Flyer01-01.jpg		\|image = GranTak10Flyer01-01.jpg
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	\|publisher = Atari Inc		\|publisher = Atari Inc
	\|date = March 1974		\|date = March 1974
	\|mobygames = https://www.mobygames.com/game/arcade/gran-trak-10		\|mobygames = https://www.mobygames.com/game/arcade/gran-trak-10}}
	}}

	''Gran Trak 10'' was released in March 1974 by Atari Inc, co-developed with the firm Cyan Engineering. Based off of existing electro-mechanical arcade driving games and inspired by a Scientific American mathematical game by Martin Gardner called ''Racetrack'', ''Gran Trak 10'' was the first graphical car racing video game ever released.		''Gran Trak 10'' was released in March 1974 by Atari Inc, co-developed with the firm Cyan Engineering. Based off of existing electro-mechanical arcade driving games and inspired by a Scientific American mathematical game by Martin Gardner called ''Racetrack'', ''Gran Trak 10'' was the first graphical car racing video game ever released.

HistoryofHowWePlay: /* Advertisement */

2022-01-29T02:20:38Z

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	GranTak10Flyer01-01.jpg\|Front page of the first Gran Trak 10 flyer. (1974)		GranTak10Flyer01-01.jpg\|Front page of the first Gran Trak 10 flyer. (1974)
	GranTak10Flyer01-02.jpg\|Back page of the first Gran Trak 10 flyer. (1974)		GranTak10Flyer01-02.jpg\|Back page of the first Gran Trak 10 flyer. (1974)
			</gallery>

			=== Ad Pages ===
			<gallery widths="180px" heights="180px">
			1974-03 Vending Times pg 73.png\|(1974)
	</gallery>		</gallery>

HistoryofHowWePlay at 04:17, 28 January 2022

2022-01-28T04:17:02Z

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	== Articles ==		== Articles ==
	<gallery widths="180px" heights="180px">		<gallery widths="180px" heights="180px">
			1974-09 Vending Times pg 74 01.png\|(1974)
	1975-03 Play Meter pg 20.png\|A report on the static coin reset problem of Gran Trak 10. (1975)		1975-03 Play Meter pg 20.png\|A report on the static coin reset problem of Gran Trak 10. (1975)
	1975-03 Play Meter pg 59 03.png\|Proposed fixes for Atari's Gran Trak series and other games. (1975)		1975-03 Play Meter pg 59 03.png\|Proposed fixes for Atari's Gran Trak series and other games. (1975)
			</gallery>

			== Photos ==
			<gallery widths="180px" heights="180px">
			1974-10 Vending Times pg 108 01 04.png\|(1974)
			</gallery>

			=== Trade Shows ===
			<gallery widths="180px" heights="180px">
			1974-07 Vending Times pg 54 01.png\|(1974)
	</gallery>		</gallery>

HistoryofHowWePlay at 04:08, 28 January 2022

2022-01-28T04:08:24Z

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	== ~~Flyers~~ ==		== Announcement ==

			<gallery widths="180px" heights="180px">
			1974-04 Vending Times pg 61 02.png\|(1974)
			</gallery>

			== Advertisement ==

			=== Flyers ===
	<gallery widths="180px" heights="180px">		<gallery widths="180px" heights="180px">
	GranTak10Flyer01-01.jpg\|Front page of the first Gran Trak 10 flyer. (1974)		GranTak10Flyer01-01.jpg\|Front page of the first Gran Trak 10 flyer. (1974)
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	== Histories ==		== Histories ==

	* https://edfries.wordpress.com/2017/06/14/fixing-gran-trak-10/ — ''Fixing Gran Trak 10'' by Ed Fries.		* [https://edfries.wordpress.com/2017/06/14/fixing-gran-trak-10/ ''Fixing Gran Trak 10''] by Ed Fries.

	== Books ==		== Books ==

HistoryofHowWePlay: Added articles section

2022-01-14T00:39:18Z

Added articles section

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	GranTak10Flyer01-01.jpg\|Front page of the first Gran Trak 10 flyer. (1974)		GranTak10Flyer01-01.jpg\|Front page of the first Gran Trak 10 flyer. (1974)
	GranTak10Flyer01-02.jpg\|Back page of the first Gran Trak 10 flyer. (1974)		GranTak10Flyer01-02.jpg\|Back page of the first Gran Trak 10 flyer. (1974)
			</gallery>

			== Articles ==
			<gallery widths="180px" heights="180px">
			1975-03 Play Meter pg 20.png\|A report on the static coin reset problem of Gran Trak 10. (1975)
			1975-03 Play Meter pg 59 03.png\|Proposed fixes for Atari's Gran Trak series and other games. (1975)
	</gallery>		</gallery>