▁not ▁out ▁of ▁a ▁desire ▁to ▁develop ▁a ▁video ▁game , ▁but ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁working ▁driving ▁simulation . ▁Unable ▁to ▁find ▁a ▁way ▁to ▁cheap ly ▁scale ▁down ▁the ▁earliest ▁driving ▁sim ul ators ▁by ▁Volks wagen ▁and ▁B P , ▁he ▁decided ▁to ▁build ▁one ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁technology ▁he ▁found ▁inside ▁a ▁P ong ▁video ▁game ▁machine . ▁The ▁resulting ▁ar cade ▁game ▁had ▁no ▁CPU , ▁and ▁instead ▁used ▁ 2 8 ▁separate ▁circuit ▁bo ards . ▁ ▁The ▁game ▁Night ▁Driver ▁was ▁inspired ▁when ▁the ▁lead ▁programmer , ▁Dave ▁She pp erd , ▁saw ▁a ▁picture ▁of ▁the ▁ar cade ▁cabinet ▁in ▁a ▁fly er ▁that ▁had ▁a ▁small ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁screen ▁visible . ▁As ▁At ari ▁was ▁much ▁better ▁at ▁mini atur izing ▁the ▁game ▁idea ▁to ▁a ▁single ▁board , ▁they ▁ultimately ▁capital ized ▁on ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁would - be ▁success ▁of ▁N ür bur gr ing ▁ 1 ▁and ▁caused ▁it ▁to ▁become ▁obsc ure ▁and ▁largely ▁unknown . ▁ ▁Se qu els ▁ ▁Several ▁other ▁versions ▁of ▁the ▁game ▁were ▁created . ▁The ▁second ▁install ment ▁in ▁the ▁series ▁had ▁motor cycle ▁handle bars , ▁while ▁the ▁third ▁was ▁in ▁full ▁color ▁with ▁select able ▁background s . ▁Other ▁versions ▁of ▁the ▁third ▁game ▁in ▁the ▁series ▁had ▁cabin ets ▁that ▁sw ive led ▁back ▁and ▁forth ▁on ▁a ▁tur nt able , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁bank ed ▁back ▁and ▁forth . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 7