List of Atari arcade games
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Year

Max Players

Description

S.T.U.N. Runner

1989

1

The player drives a futuristic motorcycle-like vehicle. Running time trials, he can hinder other players with his weapons, including the eponymous S.T.U.N. gun.

San Francisco Rush: Extreme Racing

1996

2, simultaneous

A racing game set in San Francisco, California.

San Francisco Rush: The Rock

1997

2, simultaneous

A sequel to San Francisco Rush with extra, harder tracks, including one set on the former prison island, Alcatraz.

San Francisco Rush 2049

1999

2, simultaneous

A sequel to San Francisco Rush, a futuristic racing game which takes place in the eponymous city.

Sebring

1979

1

An unreleased first-person racing game.

Shark Jaws

1975

2, alternating

The player is a diver trying to catch small fish while a great white shark tries to eat him.

Shuuz

1990

2, alternating

A video game of horseshoes with a distinct redneck theme.

Skull & Crossbones

1989

2, simultaneous

The players control pirates on a quest to kill the evil wizard, along the way battling and dispatching enemies.

Sky Diver

1978

2, simultaneous

The player tries to land a skydiver to a marked position on the ground, accounting for wind speed and timing the opening of the diver's chute.

Sky Raider

1978

1

The player pilots an aircraft and tries to destroy as many of a variety of enemies as possible in the allotted time.

Smokey Joe

1978

1

One-player version of Fire Truck where the player drives a fire engine through a crowded street to a fire and must avoid obstacles such as parked cars.

Solar War

1979

4, alternating

An unreleased space-themed video pinball game.

Space Duel

1982

2, simultaneous

A space combat game where players fight one another and shoot various geometric objects which float about.

Space Lords

1992

8, simultaneous

An ambitious space combat game with numerous options where the player has to complete several phases of the game.

Space Race

1973

2, simultaneous

Player attempts to guide a spaceship to the top of the screen, avoiding asteroids along the way.

Sparkz

1992

2, simultaneous

A puzzle game where players attempt to connect both sides of a pit using falling blocks.

Sprint 1

1978

1

A racing game with a variety of tracks with hazards.

Sprint 2

1976

2, simultaneous

The first game in Atari's Sprint line of racing games.

Sprint 4

1977

4, simultaneous

A racing game with a variety of tracks with hazards.

Sprint 8

1977

8, simultaneous

An 8-player variant of Atari's Sprint line of racing games.

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S.T.U.N . Runner ( Spread Tunnel Underground Network Runner ) [ citation needed ] is 3D racing/shooter released in arcades by Atari Games in 1989 . The player pilots a futuristic vehicle which can exceed 900 mph , through various tunnels and courses with changing environments , hazards and enemies . S.T.U.N . Runner uses polygonal graphics for the vehicles and track , and is based on an evolution of Atari 's Hard Drivin ' hardware . The custom cabinet was designed to resemble the craft that the player pilots in-game . Home ports were released for the Atari ST , Amiga , Commodore 64 , Amstrad CPC , and ZX Spectrum . An Atari Lynx version was published by Atari Corporation in 1991 .
1989 has seen many sequels and prequels in video games and several new titles such as Phantasy Star II , Golden Axe and Bonk 's Adventure , and Super Mario Land
A motorcycle , often called a motorbike , bike , or cycle , is a two- or three-wheeled motor vehicle . Motorcycle design varies greatly to suit a range of different purposes : long distance travel , commuting , cruising , sport including racing , and off-road riding . Motorcycling is riding a motorcycle and related social activity such as joining a motorcycle club and attending motorcycle rallies . The 1885 Daimler Reitwagen made by Gottlieb Daimler and Wilhelm Maybach in Germany was the first internal combustion , petroleum fueled motorcycle . In 1894 , Hildebrand & Wolfmüller became the first series production motorcycle . In 2014 , the three top motorcycle producers globally by volume were Honda ( 28% ) , Yamaha ( 17% ) ( both from Japan ) , and Hero MotoCorp ( India ) . In developing countries , motorcycles are considered utilitarian due to lower prices and greater fuel economy . Of all the motorcycles in the world , 58% are in the Asia-Pacific and Southern and Eastern Asia regions , excluding car-centric Japan . According to the US Department of Transportation the number of fatalities per vehicle mile traveled was 37 times higher for motorcycles than for cars .
San Francisco Rush : Extreme Racing is a video game developed by Atari Games and published by Midway Games . This game was first released in arcades in 1996 and was ported to Nintendo 64 in 1997 and the PlayStation in 1998 . San Francisco Rush : Extreme Racing is the first game in the Rush series .
1996 has seen many sequels and prequels in video games and several new titles such as Blazing Heroes , Super Mario 64 , NiGHTS into Dreams. , Crash Bandicoot , Resident Evil , Dead or Alive , Duke Nukem 3D and Tomb Raider .
The racing video game genre is the genre of video games , either in the first-person or third-person perspective , in which the player partakes in a racing competition with any type of land , water , air or space vehicles . They may be based on anything from real-world racing leagues to entirely fantastical settings . In general , they can be distributed along a spectrum anywhere between hardcore simulations , and simpler arcade racing games . Racing games may also fall under the category of sports games .
San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco and colloquially known as SF , San Fran , Frisco , or The City , is the cultural , commercial , and financial center of Northern California . San Francisco is the 15th most populous city in the United States , and the fourth most populous in California , with 883,305 residents as of 2018 . It covers an area of about 46.89 square miles ( 121.4 km2 ) , mostly at the north end of the San Francisco Peninsula in the San Francisco Bay Area , making it the second most densely populated large U.S. city , and the fifth most densely populated U.S. county , behind only four of the five New York City boroughs . San Francisco is the 12th-largest metropolitan statistical area in the United States by population , with 4.7 million people , and the 4th-largest by economic output , with GDP of $ 549 billion in 2018 . With San Jose , it forms the fifth most populous combined statistical area in the United States , the San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland , CA Combined Statistical Area ( 9.67 million residents in 2018 ) . As of 2018 , San Francisco was the seventh-highest-income county in the United States , with a per capita personal income of $ 130,696 . In the same year , San Francisco proper had a GDP of $ 183.2 billion , and a GDP per capita of $ 207,371 . The CSA San Francisco shares with San Jose and Oakland was the country 's third-largest urban economy as of 2018 , with a GDP of $ 1.03 trillion . Of the 500+ primary statistical areas in the U.S. , this CSA had among the highest GDP per capita in 2018 , at $ 106,757 . San Francisco was ranked 12th in the world and 2nd in the United States on the Global Financial Centres Index as of September 2019 . As of 2016 , the San Francisco metropolitan area had the highest GDP per capita , labor productivity , and household income levels in the OECD . San Francisco was founded on June 29 , 1776 , when colonists from Spain established Presidio of San Francisco at the Golden Gate and Mission San Francisco de Asís a few miles away , all named for St. Francis of Assisi .
California is a state in the Pacific Region of the United States . With 39.5 million residents across a total area of about 163,696 square miles ( 423,970 km2 ) , California is the most populous U.S. state and the third-largest by area . The state capital is Sacramento . The Greater Los Angeles Area and the San Francisco Bay Area are the nation 's second- and fifth-most populous urban regions , with 18.7 million and 9.7 million residents respectively . Los Angeles is California 's most populous city , and the country 's second-most populous , after New York City . California also has the nation 's most populous county , Los Angeles County , and its largest county by area , San Bernardino County . The City and County of San Francisco is both the country 's second most densely populated major city after New York City and the fifth most densely populated county , behind only four of the five New York City boroughs . California 's economy , with a gross state product of $ 3.0 trillion , is the largest sub-national economy in the world . If it were a country , California would be the fifth-largest economy in the world ( larger than the United Kingdom , France , or India ) , and the 36th-most populous as of 2017 [ update ] . The Greater Los Angeles Area and the San Francisco Bay Area are the nation 's second- and third-largest urban economies ( $ 1.3 trillion and $ 1.0 trillion respectively as of 2018 [ update ] ) , after the New York metropolitan area . The San Francisco Bay Area PSA had the nation 's highest gross domestic product per capita in 2018 ( $ 106,757 ) among large primary statistical areas , and is home to three of the world 's ten largest companies by market capitalization and three of the world 's ten richest people . California culture is considered a global trendsetter in popular culture , communication , information , innovation , environmentalism , economics , politics , and entertainment .
San Francisco Rush : Extreme Racing is a video game developed by Atari Games and published by Midway Games . This game was first released in arcades in 1996 and was ported to Nintendo 64 in 1997 and the PlayStation in 1998 . San Francisco Rush : Extreme Racing is the first game in the Rush series .
1997 saw many sequels and prequels in video games and several new titles such as GoldenEye 007 , Star Fox 64 , Turok : Dinosaur Hunter , Gran Turismo , Mortal Kombat 4 , Diddy Kong Racing , Grand Theft Auto , Blast Corps and Castlevania : Symphony of the Night .
Alcatraz Island ( /ˈælkəˌtræz/ ) is located in San Francisco Bay , 1.25 miles ( 2.01 km ) offshore from San Francisco , California , United States . The small island was developed with facilities for a lighthouse , a military fortification , a military prison , and a federal prison from 1934 until 21 March 1963 . The water currents around the island were high at all times , which presumably decreased the chance of an inmate escaping . Beginning in November 1969 , the island was occupied for more than 19 months by a group of Native Americans from San Francisco , who were part of a wave of Native American activism across the U.S. , with public protests through the 1970s . In 1972 , Alcatraz became part of Golden Gate National Recreation Area and received designation as a National Historic Landmark in 1986 . Today , the island 's facilities are managed by the National Park Service as part of Golden Gate National Recreation Area ; it is open to tours . Visitors can reach the island in a little under 15 minutes by ferry ride from Pier 33 , located between the San Francisco Ferry Building and Fisherman 's Wharf , San Francisco . Hornblower Cruises and Events , operating under the name Alcatraz Cruises , is the official ferry provider to and from the island . Alcatraz Island is home to the abandoned prison , the site of the oldest operating lighthouse on the West Coast of the United States , early military fortifications , and natural features such as rock pools and a seabird colony ( mostly western gulls , cormorants , and egrets ) . According to a 1971 documentary on the history of Alcatraz , the island measures 1,675 feet ( 511 m ) by 590 feet ( 180 m ) and is 135 feet ( 41 m ) at highest point during mean tide . The total area of the island is reported to be 22 acres ( 8.9 ha ) . Landmarks on the island include the Main Cellhouse , Dining Hall , Lighthouse , the ruins of the Warden 's House and Social Hall , Parade Grounds , Building 64 , Water Tower , New Industries Building , Model Industries Building , and the Recreation Yard .
San Francisco Rush 2049 is a racing video game developed by Atari Games and published by Midway Games for the arcade , Nintendo 64 , Game Boy Color , and Dreamcast . It was released on September 7 , 2000 in North America and November 17 , 2000 in Europe . It is the third game in the Rush series and the sequel to San Francisco Rush : Extreme Racing and Rush 2 : Extreme Racing USA . It is also the last game in the Rush series to be set in the city of San Francisco , and the last released on a Nintendo console . It also serves as the final game for the Atari Games label , which was retired shortly after the arcade release . The Dreamcast version was later re-released as part of Midway Arcade Treasures 3 for the PlayStation 2 , Xbox , and GameCube ; and later Windows as part of Midway Arcade Treasures Deluxe Edition .
1999 has seen many sequels and prequels in video games and several new titles such as Mario Party , Sonic Adventure , Pokémon Snap , Legacy of Kain : Soul Reaver ' , Heroes of Might and Magic III , Super Smash Bros. , Pokémon Stadium , Donkey Kong 64 , Ape Escape , Mario Golf 64 and Tomb Raider : The Last Revelation .
1979 has seen many sequels and prequels in video games and several new titles such as Galaxian , Warrior and Asteroids .
Shark Jaws is a single-player arcade game by Atari Inc. under the name of Horror Games , originally released in 1975 . An unlicensed tie-in to the movie Jaws , and believed to be the first commercially released movie tie-in , it was created to be a game about sharks eating people . Atari head Nolan Bushnell originally tried to license the Jaws name for the game , but was unable to secure a license from Universal Pictures . Deciding to go ahead with the game anyway , it was retitled Shark JAWS , with the word Shark in tiny print and JAWS in large all caps print to create greater prominence . Bushnell also created a second hidden subsidiary corporation , Horror Games - the previous being Kee Games , to help isolate Atari from a possible lawsuit . According to Bushnell , the game was successful enough to sell approximately two thousand units . The player controls a deep-sea diver trying to catch small fish while avoiding a great white shark that is trying to eat him . Points are scored by running over the fish to catch them .
1975 has several new titles such as Western Gun , Dungeon and dnd .
The great white shark ( Carcharodon carcharias ) , also known as the great white , white shark or white pointer , is a species of large mackerel shark which can be found in the coastal surface waters of all the major oceans . The great white shark is notable for its size , with larger female individuals growing to 6.1 m ( 20 ft ) in length and 1,905-2,268 kg ( 4,200-5,000 lb ) in weight at maturity . However , most are smaller ; males measure 3.4 to 4.0 m ( 11 to 13 ft ) , and females measure 4.6 to 4.9 m ( 15 to 16 ft ) on average . According to a 2014 study , the lifespan of great white sharks is estimated to be as long as 70 years or more , well above previous estimates , making it one of the longest lived cartilaginous fish currently known . According to the same study , male great white sharks take 26 years to reach sexual maturity , while the females take 33 years to be ready to produce offspring . Great white sharks can swim at speeds of over 56 km/h ( 35 mph ) , and can swim to depths of 1,200 m ( 3,900 ft ) . The great white shark has no known natural predators other than , on very rare occasions , the killer whale . The great white shark is arguably the world 's largest known extant macropredatory fish , and is one of the primary predators of marine mammals , up to the size of large baleen whales . It is also known to prey upon a variety of other marine animals , including fish , and seabirds . It is the only known surviving species of its genus Carcharodon , and is responsible for more recorded human bite incidents than any other shark . The species faces numerous ecological challenges which has resulted in international protection . The IUCN lists the great white shark as a vulnerable species , and it is included in Appendix II of CITES .
1990 has seen many sequels and prequels in video games and several new titles such as Metal Gear 2 : Solid Snake , Fire Emblem : Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light , Dr. Mario , and Super Mario World .
Horseshoes is a lawn game played between two people ( or two teams of two people ) using four horseshoes and two throwing targets ( stakes ) set in a lawn or sandbox area . The game is played by the players alternating turns tossing horseshoes at stakes in the ground , which are traditionally placed 40 feet ( 12 m ) apart . Modern games use a more stylized U-shaped bar , about twice the size of an actual horseshoe .
Redneck is a derogatory term chiefly but not exclusively applied to white Americans perceived to be crass and unsophisticated , closely associated with rural whites of the Southern United States . Its usage is similar in meaning to cracker ( especially regarding Texas , Georgia , and Florida ) , hillbilly ( especially regarding Appalachia and the Ozarks ) , and white trash ( but without the last term 's suggestions of immorality ) . In Britain the Cambridge Dictionary definition states : a poor , white person without education , esp . one living in the countryside in the southern US , who is believed to have prejudiced ideas and beliefs . This word is usually considered offensive . People from the white South sometimes jocularly call themselves rednecks as insider humour . By the 1970s , the term had become offensive slang , its meaning expanded to include racism , loutishness , and opposition to modern ways . Patrick Huber , in his monograph A Short History of Redneck : The Fashioning of a Southern White Masculine Identity , emphasized the theme of masculinity in the 20th-century expansion of the term , noting , The redneck has been stereotyped in the media and popular culture as a poor , dirty , uneducated , and racist Southern white man .
Skull & Crossbones is a 1987 two-player arcade game developed by Atari Games .
Piracy is an act of robbery or criminal violence by ship or boat-borne attackers upon another ship or a coastal area , typically with the goal of stealing cargo and other valuable items or properties . Those who engage in acts of piracy are called pirates . The earliest documented instances of piracy were in the 14th century BC , when the Sea Peoples , a group of ocean raiders , attacked the ships of the Aegean and Mediterranean civilizations . Narrow channels which funnel shipping into predictable routes have long created opportunities for piracy , as well as for privateering and commerce raiding . Historic examples include the waters of Gibraltar , the Strait of Malacca , Madagascar , the Gulf of Aden , and the English Channel , whose geographic structures facilitated pirate attacks . A land-based parallel is the ambushing of travelers by bandits and brigands in highways and mountain passes . Privateering uses similar methods to piracy , but the captain acts under orders of the state authorizing the capture of merchant ships belonging to an enemy nation , making it a legitimate form of war-like activity by non-state actors . While the term can include acts committed in the air , on land ( especially across national borders or in connection with taking over and robbing a car or train ) , or in other major bodies of water or on a shore , in cyberspace , as well as the fictional possibility of space piracy , it generally refers to maritime piracy . It does not normally include crimes committed against people traveling on the same vessel as the perpetrator ( e.g . one passenger stealing from others on the same vessel ) . Piracy or pirating is the name of a specific crime under customary international law and also the name of a number of crimes under the municipal law of a number of states . In the early 21st century , seaborne piracy against transport vessels remains a significant issue ( with estimated worldwide losses of US $ 16 billion per year in 2004 ) , particularly in the waters between the Red Sea and Indian Ocean , off the Somali coast , and also in the Strait of Malacca and Singapore .
Sky Diver is an arcade video game designed by Owen Rubin , and released by Atari , Inc. in 1978 . It was ported to Atari 2600 in 1979 by Jim Huether . Its interface is a simple third-person view of a parachuting drop zone . Sky Diver is a two-player game , although one player can play .
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Parachuting is a method of transiting from a high point to Earth with the aid of gravity , involving the control of speed during the descent using a parachute or parachutes . It may involve more or less free-falling ( the skydiving segment ) which is a period when the parachute has not yet been deployed and the body gradually accelerates to terminal velocity .
Fire Truck is a black-and-white 1978 arcade game . It was developed and published by Atari , Inc . According to GamesRadar , it was the earliest video game with cooperative gameplay where two players were forced to work together . A one-player version of the game , called Smokey Joe was also released . This was internally identical to Fire Truck . Fire Truck is built on the technology created for Atari 's Super Bug released the previous year . Both games were programmed by Howard Delman .
A firefighting apparatus describes any vehicle that has been customized for use during firefighting operations . These vehicles are highly customized depending on their needs and the duty they will be performing . These duties can include firefighting and emergency medical services .
Pinball is a type of arcade game , in which points are scored by a player manipulating one or more metallic balls on a play field inside a glass-covered cabinet called a pinball machine . The primary objective of the game is to score as many points as possible . Many modern pinball machines include a storyline where the player must complete certain objectives in a certain fashion to complete the story , usually earning high scores for different methods of completing the game . Different numbers of points are earned when the ball strikes different targets on the play field . A drain is situated at the bottom of the play field , partially protected by player-controlled paddles called flippers . A game ends after all the balls fall into the drain a certain number of times . Secondary objectives are to maximize the time spent playing ( by earning extra balls and keeping the ball in play as long as possible ) , and to earn bonus credits by achieving a high enough score or through other means .
Space Duel is an arcade game released in 1982 by Atari , Inc . It is a direct descendant of the original Asteroids , with asteroids replaced by colorful geometric shapes like cubes , diamonds , and spinning pinwheels . Space Duel is the first and only multiplayer vector game by Atari . When Asteroids Deluxe did not sell well , this game was taken off the shelf and released to moderate success . [ citation needed ]
1982 was the peak year of arcade and console games during the Golden age of arcade video games . Troubles at Atari , Inc. late in the year triggered the North American video game crash of 1983 . Many games were released that would spawn franchises , or at least sequels , including Dig Dug , Pole Position , Mr . Do ! , Pitfall ! , Q*bert , and Xevious . Additional consoles add to a crowded market . The new Commodore 64 goes on to eventually dominate the 8-bit home computer market .
Space warfare is combat that takes place in outer space . The scope of space warfare therefore includes ground-to-space warfare , such as attacking satellites from the Earth ; space-to-space warfare , such as satellites attacking satellites ; and space-to-ground warfare , such as satellites attacking Earth-based targets . As of 2020 [ update ] no actual warfare has ever taken place in space , [ citation needed ] though a number of tests and demonstrations have been performed . International treaties are in place that regulate conflicts in space and limit the installation of space weapon systems , especially nuclear weapons . From 1985 to 2002 there was a United States Space Command , which in 2002 merged with the United States Strategic Command , leaving the United States Space Force ( formerly Air Force Space Command until 2019 ) as the primary American military space force . The Russian Space Force , established on August 10 , 1992 , which became an independent section of the Russian military on June 1 , 2001 , was replaced by the Russian Aerospace Defence Forces starting December 1 , 2011 , but was reestablished as a component of the Russian Aerospace Forces on August 1 , 2015 . In 2019 India conducted a test of the ASAT missile making it the fourth country with that capability . In April 2019 , the government established the Defence Space Agency , or DSA .
Space Lords is an arcade game released by Atari Games in 1992 . It is a first-person perspective space combat video game which allows the player to fly in any direction . This multiplayer game provides each player with their own cabinet with two screens each and separate controls . Two cabinets can be connected by a link cable , for a total of four screens with potentially eight players . A single cabinet has a red ship on one side , and a green ship on the other . A second cabinet connected to the first has a blue ship and a yellow ship .
1992 has seen many sequels and prequels in video games and several new titles such as Super Mario Land 2 : 6 Golden Coins , Art of Fighting , Super Mario Kart , and Mortal Kombat .
Space Race is an arcade game developed by Atari , Inc. and released on July 16 , 1973 . It was the second game by the company after Pong ( 1972 ) , which marked the beginning of the commercial video game industry . In the game , two players each control a rocket ship , with the goal of being the first to move their ship from the bottom of the screen to the top . Along the way are asteroids , which the players must avoid . Space Race was the first racing arcade video game and the first game with a goal of crossing the screen while avoiding obstacles . Development of Space Race began in Summer 1972 under the name Asteroid by Atari co-founder Nolan Bushnell , based on ideas by him and co-founder Ted Dabney . The final design was done by Dabney , possibly with assistance by Bushnell and Pong designer Allan Alcorn . The game was planned to be quick to create to fulfill an earlier contract with Bally Midway . The engineering and prototyping was done by Alcorn ; after it was completed and the design given to Midway to be released as Asteroid , Atari produced its own nearly identical version as Space Race . Fifty Space Race cabinets were produced using a fiberglass design by George Faraco before the rest of the production was switched to a cheaper standard cabinet . Space Race was not commercially successful ; Bushnell has stated that it was much less popular than Pong . Midway held that the release of Space Race violated Atari 's contract with them for Asteroid , and the companies agreed for Atari to forfeit royalty payments for the game .
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Asteroids are minor planets , especially of the inner Solar System . Larger asteroids have also been called planetoids . These terms have historically been applied to any astronomical object orbiting the Sun that did not resolve into a disc in a telescope and was not observed to have characteristics of an active comet such as a tail . As minor planets in the outer Solar System were discovered that were found to have volatile-rich surfaces similar to comets , these came to be distinguished from the objects found in the main asteroid belt . In this article , the term asteroid refers to the minor planets of the inner Solar System , including those co-orbital with Jupiter . There exist millions of asteroids , many the shattered remnants of planetesimals , bodies within the young Sun 's solar nebula that never grew large enough to become planets . The vast majority of known asteroids orbit within the main asteroid belt located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter , or are co-orbital with Jupiter ( the Jupiter trojans ) . However , other orbital families exist with significant populations , including the near-Earth objects . Individual asteroids are classified by their characteristic spectra , with the majority falling into three main groups : C-type , M-type , and S-type . These were named after and are generally identified with carbon-rich , metallic , and silicate ( stony ) compositions , respectively . The sizes of asteroids varies greatly ; the largest , Ceres , is almost 1,000 km ( 600 mi ) across and massive enough to be a dwarf planet . Asteroids are somewhat arbitrarily differentiated from comets and meteoroids .
Sprint 2 is a two player overhead-view arcade racer released in 1976 by Kee Games , a wholly owned subsidiary of Atari . It was the first auto racing arcade game with computer-controlled opposing drivers .
1977 has several new titles such as Space Wars .
Sprint 2 is a two player overhead-view arcade racer released in 1976 by Kee Games , a wholly owned subsidiary of Atari . It was the first auto racing arcade game with computer-controlled opposing drivers .
1976 has several new titles such as Road Race , Night Driver ( video game ) and Heavyweight Champ .