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Fire Truck (ファイアートラック)

Released in 1978

Developer: Kee
Manufacturer: Atari
Distributor: Atari

***** (1 total votes)

Game Summary

1 or 2 player simulataneous driving game - with a twist. The earliest video game with 2-player cooperative gameplay.

Hardware Platform

Atari 6800 Based

Game Details

Driving game where you rush a hook-and-ladder to fires. If the second player played, he controlled the back of the truck.

A single-player version was released as Smokey Joe. In the United States, RePlay magazine listed Smokey Joe as the ninth highest-grossing arcade game of 1978, and the original Fire Truck as the year's 12th highest-grossing title.




"Maybe" Images

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Fire Truck flyer: 1 FrontFire Truck flyer: 2 Back

Coinop.org Member Ratings / Comments

***** by juandzine. Comment: "I seldom play games, but this is the most fun I've ever had in a bar. It was the only time I ever saw this game (at a lodge in Canada in 1986). I'd like to buy one." 2004-01-05 20:03:26Z

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This game page was created 8/3/1998 12:00:00 AM and last updated 12/13/2021 6:38:28 AM