|released=1984: Atari
1985: C64
|genre=Racing
|modes=Single-player
|platforms=Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64
}}Richard Petty's Talladega (later reissued simply as Talladega)[ is an arcade-style racing game featuring Richard Petty and Talladega Superspeedway. It was published by Cosmi in 1984 for the Atari 8-bit family;][ a Commodore 64 port followed in 1985. It is the first home video game to feature NASCAR racers.{{Citation needed|date=January 2019}}]
Gameplay
The player races against "The King" and eighteen other professional drivers. The player must maintain his automobile through strategic pit stops after qualifying.[1] Vehicles in the game have the capability of going 250 miles per hour (402.3 kilometres per hour) without turbo boost and 294 miles per hour (473.2 kilometres per hour) with a turbo boost.[2]
Players that do not qualify are not entitled to race in that particular race. However, they can receive the results of that race, and are given a chance to qualify for the next race. The race automatically ends when the player crashes the vehicle, runs out of gasoline, blows a tire or completes the race.[3]
References
1. ^{{cite web | url = http://www.mobygames.com/game/c64/richard-pettys-talladega| title = Basic analysis | publisher = MobyGames| date = | accessdate = 2008-10-08}}
2. ^{{cite web | url = http://www.zzap64.co.uk/cgi-bin/displaypage.pl?issue=002&page=038&thumbstart=0&magazine=zzap&check=1| title = Advanced summary | publisher = Zzap64| date = | accessdate = 2008-10-08}}
3. ^{{cite web | url = http://project64.c64.org/games/m-z/Talladega.txt| title = Racing information | publisher = Project 64| date = | accessdate = 2008-10-09}}