<s>
Auto	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
is	O
a	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
written	O
by	O
Larry	O
Zwick	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Mattel	O
for	O
its	O
Intellivision	B-Operating_System
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
in	O
1980	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Auto	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
pits	O
two	O
players	O
against	O
each	O
other	O
(	O
or	O
a	O
single	O
player	O
against	O
the	O
clock	O
)	O
using	O
a	O
top-down	O
perspective	O
on	O
one	O
of	O
five	O
different	O
race	O
courses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Auto	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
was	O
released	O
under	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
by	O
Sears	O
for	O
its	O
private-label	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Intellivision	B-Operating_System
console	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
Super	O
Video	O
Arcade.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Auto	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
,	O
players	O
begin	O
by	O
selecting	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
five	O
numbered	O
courses	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
higher	O
numbers	O
representing	O
increased	O
difficulty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
,	O
players	O
select	O
from	O
one	O
of	O
five	O
Formula	B-Application
One	I-Application
racing	O
vehicles	O
,	O
each	O
with	O
a	O
different	O
set	O
of	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
initial	O
release	O
,	O
Auto	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
used	O
a	O
"	O
directional	O
"	O
steering	O
mechanic	O
,	O
where	O
players	O
pressed	O
the	O
disc	O
to	O
steer	O
the	O
car	O
towards	O
a	O
screen	O
direction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
emphasized	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
which	O
were	O
compared	O
favorably	O
to	O
those	O
of	O
Armor	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
,	O
and	O
praise	O
was	O
given	O
to	O
the	O
realistic	O
gameplay	O
feel	O
afforded	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
zoomed-in	O
scrolling	O
section	O
of	O
racetrack	O
rather	O
than	O
a	O
birds-eye	O
view	O
of	O
the	O
entire	O
track	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Auto	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
was	O
later	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Intellivision	B-Application
Lives	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
