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River Raid

River Raid, developed by Carol Shaw and published by Activision, was released for Atari 5200 in North America on 1983-11 (exact day not documented). Its documented physical format is Cartridge. The catalog classifies it as Shooter. PLAYBACK links 1 documented physical package to this game family.

Verified catalog factsA source-linked factual history appears below. Undocumented development, regional, and package details are left unclaimed.

River Raid is documented as a physical Cartridge release for Atari 5200. Developer: Carol Shaw. Publisher: Activision. Cataloged genre: Shooter. The archive records this package family for North America with a documented release date of 1983-11 (exact day not documented). This family currently groups 1 documented physical package.

Released
November 1983 · Exact day not documented
Platform / family
Atari 5200
Format / type
Cartridge
Region
North America
Developer
Carol Shaw
Publisher
Activision
Genre
Shooter
Exact physical item

Source-verified package identity

1 ID

This panel separates the exact physical package from its broader game family. Only identifiers and contents tied to a stored source are shown as verified.

Verified identifiers

Documented package components

Manuals, inserts and extras not listed here have not yet been source-verified. They are not assumed absent.

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Documented item history

Release and collector context

Source-linked facts

River Raid is developed by Carol Shaw and published by Activision. The source-linked collector record documents a Cartridge release for Atari 5200 in North America, dated November 1983 (the exact day is not documented). The catalog classifies it as Shooter.

Developer
Carol Shaw
Publisher
Activision
Research status
Structured source record
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Release context

The documented release is November 1983 (the exact day is not documented) for North America on Atari 5200. Date precision is preserved exactly: the archive does not invent a day when the source records only a month or year.

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Regional differences

This record is scoped to North America. The linked structured source does not document a separate regional title or package difference, so PLAYBACK does not infer one.

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Physical packaging

The physical format is documented as Cartridge. The current structured source does not enumerate every insert, manual, sleeve, or bonus item, so no unverified contents are claimed.

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Editions and revisions

No separate limited, bundle, or collector's edition is currently documented beneath this game family.

Research sources

  1. en.wikipedia.org — catalog record ↗