In the late 1970s, the recording industry created the forgotten archetype: the interactive eight-track.

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Rush’s foray into interactive 8-tracks is unique in that the game had nothing to do with the album. Instead of a game based on the hit songs like “Freewill” or “Jacob’s Ladder,” the band gave us “Geddy’s Lee’s Pancake Canoe,” where the player is Geddy Lee, riding a pancake canoe down a syrup creek, trying to get the best time while avoiding forks and butter pats downstream.

Stick It In The Slot: A VGG Salute to the Atari 2600.