River Raid
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River Raid is a 1982 shoot 'em up video game developed and published by Activision for the Atari 2600 and designed by Carol Shaw. The player controls a fighter jet over the River of No Return in a rai
Atari 2600 cover art featuring the B1 StratoWing Assault Jet in combat
Carol Shaw in 1983 with her award plaque for selling over 500,000 copies of River Raid
Carol Shaw won several awards for River Raid. In 2017, Shaw won The Game Awards Industry Icon Award.
Carol Shaw
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Carol Shaw is an American video game designer. She is best known for creating the Atari 2600 vertically scrolling shooter game River Raid for Activision. She worked for Atari, Inc. from 1978 to 1980,
River Raid
…River Raid is a 1982 shoot 'em up video game developed and published by Activision for the Atari 2600 and designed by Carol Shaw. The player controls a fighter jet over the River of No Return in a raid behind enemy lines. The goal is to navigate the flight by destroying enemy…
Shaw in 1983
Platinum River Raid cartridge, awarded June 27, 1983, for sales of 1,000,000 units
Shaw with some of her awards in 1984