
Enduro
Enduro — frequently asked questions
- Is Enduro on Steam?
- No. Enduro is not distributed on Steam, so there is no Steam Charts or SteamDB player count for it. Its live popularity is tracked here via Twitch viewership instead.
- What platforms is Enduro on?
- Enduro is available on Atari 2600, ZX Spectrum.
- When did Enduro release?
- Enduro was first released on December 31, 1983.
About Enduro
Strap on your goggles. Sink into your seat. And leave all your fears in the pit. You're about to enter the race of your life. You'll be required to pass lots of cars each day. Through sun and snow and fog and ice, sunrise to sunset - as fast as you can. Welcome to the National Enduro!
Summary via IGDB.
Enduro on Wikipedia
Enduro is a racing video game designed by Larry Miller for the Atari 2600 and published by Activision in 1983. The object of the game is to complete an endurance race, passing a certain number of cars each day to continue the next day. The visuals change from day to night, and there is occasional inclement weather.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA 4.0).
Game details
- Platforms
- Atari 2600, ZX Spectrum
- Developer
- Activision
- Publisher
- Activision
- Game modes
- Single player
- Themes
- Action
Details via IGDB.
Reception
Every version compared
Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release
| Platform | Year | Loose | Complete | Sealed | Period reviews | Built by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atari 2600 | 1983 | $10 | $30 | $65 | 3 reviews | Activision (designed by Larry Miller) |
Also released on: ZX Spectrum. We haven’t priced or authenticated that version yet.
Collector value & authenticity
Atari 2600 · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-06
Label variants
| Release | Loose | Complete | Sealed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Label | $6 | $20 | — |
Release record
| Territory | Label | Catalog # | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| North America Activision | Standard | AX-026 | Common+ |
| North America Activision | Blue | AX-026 | Scarce |
| North America Unknown | Taiwan Cooper | — | — |
| North America Unknown | Beagle Brothers | — | — |
| Europe Activision | White | EAX-026-04I | — |
| Europe Unknown | Pet Boat | — | — |
| Australia HES | — | — | — |
Also released in South America by CCE, Dynacom, Intellivision, Maxgames, Microsoft, Play Video, Polygram, Polyvox, Shock Vision, Star Game, Tron, Video Game, Zirok, Cromax, Datavision, Cosmovision, Robby, Genus, Digivision, Digitel.
Source: Catalog numbers, label types, rarity, controllers and player counts: AtariAge 2600 software database
- Region
- NA+EU
- Released
- 1983
- Controller
- Atari Joystick
- Players
- 1
- Authenticity
- Low
Larry Miller's day-and-night endurance racer, often called the best racing game on the 2600, and still cheap.
Enduro is a racing game designed by Larry Miller for the Atari 2600 and published by Activision in May 1983. You must pass a set number of cars each day to continue to the next, while the visuals shift from day to night and the weather turns against you.
Miller, who had already made Spider Fighter for Activision, drew on his own drives through California and built the game in about three months of 100-hour weeks. It was the top-selling console game of the month by June 1983, reviewed well, and both contemporary and retrospective reviews have called it the best racing game on the 2600.
How it was made
Designed by Larry Miller, who previously wrote Spider Fighter for Activision. He built it in about three months of 100-hour weeks, drawing on his own experience of driving through California. Released in May 1983, with a PAL release in the third quarter of that year. A ZX Spectrum port followed later.
What the press said at the time
| Computer Entertainer Vol. 2 No. 1 | April 1983 | Graphics ★★★★ · Play-Action ★★★★ |
| Video Games Player Vol. 2 No. 2 | November 1983 | A |
| Arcade Express Vol. 1 No. 23 | June 19, 1983 | 9/10 |
“For the first time, a home videogame featuring windshield perspective gives the player something to do besides avoid crashes or hug the roadway.”
“It's one of those rare games that elicited comments from our staff like "Wow—this is incredible!" … ENDURO is far superior to existing race games for the 2600 because it makes you part of the action, not just a detached observer/manipulator.”
“Enduro is the best driving game ever created for Atari VCS, Your engine roars as you accelerate, and your mileage is clocked on an odometer that even registers tenths of a mile.”
“"Enduro" is the type of cartridge that keeps home arcaders playing for hours on end to see if they can pass "just one more car" to im- prove their final standing in the race.”
Computer Entertainer rated graphics first and play action second, from four symbols (excellent) to one (poor) — stars in most years, diamonds in 1986–87 — comparing each game only with other games for the same system. Video Games Player graded games like a report card, A+ down to C-.
Cartridge & preservation record
Program size 4 KB, measured from the preserved dump.
Catalogue number as recorded for the physical release.
Also on other platforms
ZX Spectrum
| Atari 2600 | Activision (designed by Larry Miller) |
| ZX Spectrum | James Software |
- ZX Spectrum. Crash found the ZX Spectrum version's graphics not overly detailed but its 3D effect better than average, rating it above Speed Duel but below Full Throttle.
Worth knowing
- 1983 best seller. The Video Game Update's "Top Sellers of 1983", polled from retailers and distributors, ranked Enduro #8.
- 1984 Arkie Award. Enduro won Best Sports Videogame in the 1984 Arkie Awards.
Before you buy
Low risk; Activision carts of this period are not reproduction targets. Two labels are priced: the standard cart and a Blue Label cart. Activision's blue labels are later re-releases of the same game, and here the Blue Label is the cheaper of the two. Check which label a listing shows, and buy whichever suits you if you just want to play.
Enduro screenshots
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