Dodge Racer (also shown in the manual as Dodge-Racer and DodgeRacer)[2] is a maze video game programmed by Rob Re for Atari 8-bit computers and published by Synapse Software in 1981.

[1] It is a clone of the 1979 arcade video game Head On,[3] where the player drives around a rectangular track, divided into lanes, collecting dots and avoiding collisions.

[5] Synapse Software co-founders Ihor Wolosenko and Ken Grant met Rob Re at an Atari computer user group.

[2] Book of Atari Software 1983 gave an overall letter grade of C: "It is an addicting game, although I think it is a bit too fast and frustrating for beginners.

[3] ANALOG Computing reviewer Tony Messina echoed parts of that, labeling the game "frustratingly addictive" and giving an 8 out of 10 for graphics and sound.