ATARI RACER is an exciting arcade-style racing game where you dodge traffic, collect coins, and set high scores. The game features 3 difficulty levels, 8 car skins with unique speed bonuses, boost mechanics and a combo multiplier system.
git clone https://github.com/VIDAKHOSHPEY22/Atari-Racer.git
cd Atari-Racer
pip install -r requirements.txt
python atari.py| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Car Skins | 15 different skins with unique speed bonuses |
| Boost System | Press SPACE to activate speed boost (costs 50 points) |
| Combo Multiplier | Chain obstacles and coins for multipliers up to x4 |
| Sound Effects | Procedurally generated audio for coins, boost, hits, and more |
| Particle Effects | Explosions, sparks, and boost trail effects |
| Power-Ups | Shield and Time Freeze pickups |
| Weather | Rain that affects grip and scroll speed |
| Difficulty Levels | Easy, Medium, and Hard modes |
| High Score | Automatically saves your best score |
| Garage Upgrades | Spend coins on permanent speed and life upgrades |
| Pause / Resume | Press P anytime |
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| ← → | Steer left / right |
| SPACE | Boost (50 points) |
| P | Pause / Resume |
| R | Restart |
- Removed the police chase mechanic to keep the core dodge-and-collect loop tighter
- Removed the Magnet power-up; Shield and Time Freeze remain
- Removed screen shake on collisions for a calmer, steadier camera
- Removed fog weather, Cone and the Speed Bump hazard to simplify the hazard set down to Barrier and Oil Slick
- Reduced the particle pool size to match the trimmed effect set
- Corrected the README to no longer claim dynamic responsive resizing, since the window size is currently fixed
- Updated
Checklist.mdto track these changes - Renamed from racing-car-game to Atari-Racer for clarity
- Removed the day/night cycle, which had no effect on gameplay and only added rendering overhead
- Simplified pause controls to a single key (P); ESC no longer pauses or backs out of menus
- Fixed police escape bonus so it is awarded consistently on a successful escape
- Corrected the HUD speed bar to reflect true maximum scroll speed at higher levels
- Streamlined power-up icon rendering for a small performance improvement
- Python 3.13
- pygame
- numpy (optional, used for sound effects)
pip install pygameFor sound effects:
pip install pygame numpypip install pyinstaller
pyinstaller --onefile --windowed atari.py
👑 TheM1ddleM1n  |
Yalda Contributor |
Ananya Contributor |
Saurav Contributor |
Mukesh Contributor |
Email: vidatwin18@gmail.com
This project is licensed under the MIT License.
Ready, Set, GO! Enjoy the race!