Atari Stunt Cycle (1977)

All the thrills stunt motorcycle riding right in your living room, so much fun Evil Knievel must have had one!. Stunt Cycle originally was an Atari arcade coin-op, then made into a video game console shown here.

The initial coin-op had been released in 1975 to take benefit of the popular motorcycle stunt man Evil Knievel. Originally a motorcycle salesclerk who began doing stunts to draw attention to his store, by the early 70's, he was a household name. Atari's coin-op attempted to capture the feel and fun of the stunt jumping Evel Knievel was famous for, and was a success.

Stunt Cycle gave the player a 1st person felt of riding a motorcycle, even although the image on screen was not 1st person. You could leap over the cars and buses, if you played with the control just right you could flinch right off the screens, much fun!