<s>
Omega	B-Application
Race	I-Application
is	O
a	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
designed	O
by	O
Ron	O
Haliburton	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
1981	O
by	O
Midway	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
with	O
vector	O
graphics	O
that	O
Midway	O
created	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Omega	B-Application
Race	I-Application
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
VIC-20	B-Device
and	O
Commodore	O
64	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Commodore	O
in	O
1982	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1983	O
,	O
ColecoVision	B-Device
and	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
versions	O
were	O
released	O
by	O
CBS	O
Electronics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
cartridge	O
came	O
bundled	O
with	O
a	O
"	O
booster	O
grip	O
"	O
controller	O
which	O
converted	O
the	O
single-button	O
Atari	B-Device
CX40	I-Device
joystick	I-Device
to	O
having	O
separate	O
buttons	O
for	O
thrust	O
and	O
shoot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Omega	B-Application
Race	I-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
a	O
few	O
CBS	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
with	O
an	O
additional	O
256	O
bytes	B-Application
of	O
RAM	O
in	O
each	O
cartridge	O
,	O
a	O
feature	O
promoted	O
by	O
CBS	O
as	O
"	O
RAM	O
Plus.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Consumer	O
Guides	O
How	O
To	O
Win	O
At	O
Video	O
Games	O
stated	O
in	O
1982	O
of	O
Omega	B-Application
Race	I-Application
that	O
"	O
any	O
unskilled	O
player	O
can	O
pop	O
a	O
quarter	O
into	O
the	O
machine	O
and	O
stay	O
up	O
there	O
for	O
up	O
to	O
20,000	O
points.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Frequently	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
ten	O
money-making	O
arcade	B-Application
machines	O
in	O
any	O
given	O
week	O
in	O
that	O
time	O
period	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
called	O
Omega	B-Application
Race	I-Application
"	O
a	O
real	O
winner	O
for	O
the	O
VIC	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BYTE	B-Application
stated	O
that	O
the	O
VIC-20	B-Device
version	O
"	O
is	O
fast	O
paced	O
,	O
has	O
colorful	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
features	O
good	O
sound	O
effects	O
...	O
Omega	B-Application
Race	I-Application
is	O
a	O
fun	O
game	O
that	O
retains	O
all	O
the	O
best	O
characteristics	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
called	O
the	O
VIC-20	B-Device
version	O
"	O
fairly	O
faithful	O
to	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
,	O
and	O
very	O
exciting	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
VIC-20	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Omega	B-Application
Race	I-Application
was	O
awarded	O
a	O
Certificate	O
of	O
Merit	O
in	O
the	O
category	O
of	O
"	O
Best	O
Solitaire	O
Computer	O
Game	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
4th	O
annual	O
Arkie	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Omega	B-Application
Race	I-Application
was	O
cloned	O
for	O
the	O
TRS-80	B-Device
Color	I-Device
Computer	I-Device
as	O
Space	O
Race	O
in	O
1982	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
update	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
was	O
pitched	O
to	O
Atari	O
Corporation	O
by	O
Temporary	O
Sanity	O
Designs	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
it	O
never	O
moved	O
forward	O
beyond	O
the	O
proposal	O
phase	O
and	O
the	O
document	O
is	O
in	O
the	O
hands	O
of	O
community	O
member	O
joekorali	O
of	O
AtariAge	B-Application
.	O
</s>
