Getaway! (video game)

'''''Getaway!''''' is a crime-themed, multidirectional-scrolling maze game for [[Atari 8-bit computers]]. It was designed by Mark Reid and published by the [[Atari Program Exchange]] (APX) in 1982.<ref name="giantlist"/> In ''Getaway!'', the player drives around a town stealing cash, valuable items, and the contents of [[armored car (valuables)|armored car]]s, then must return the loot to their hideout. Three different police vehicles pursue, getting more aggressive as more crimes are committed.

'''''Getaway!''''' is a crime-themed, multidirectional-scrolling maze game for [[Atari 8-bit computers]]. It was designed by Mark Reid and published by the [[Atari Program Exchange]] (APX) in 1982.<ref name="giantlist"/> In ''Getaway!'', the player drives around a town stealing cash, valuable items, and the contents of [[armored car (valuables)|armored car]]s, then must return the loot to their hideout. Three different police vehicles pursue, getting more aggressive as more crimes are committed.

The game won the 1983 $25,000 [[Atari Star Award]] for best APX submission,<ref name="reid"/><ref name="mace"/> but promotion of the game was affected by the [[video game crash of 1983]]. The Atari Program Exchange also sold {{nowrap|2 × 3}} foot posters of the ''Getaway!'' map.

The game won the 1983 $25,000 [[Atari Star Award]] for best APX submission,<ref name="reid"/><ref name="mace"/> but promotion of the game was affected by the [[video game crash of 1983]]. The Atari Program Exchange also sold {{resx|2|3}} foot posters of the ''Getaway!'' map.

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==Gameplay==