MotoPolo
From Sega Retro
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| System(s): Electro-mechanical arcade | |||||||||||||
| Publisher: Sega Enterprises, Ltd. | |||||||||||||
| Developer: Sega Enterprises, Ltd. | |||||||||||||
| Genre: Sports | |||||||||||||
| Number of players: 2 | |||||||||||||
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MotoPolo is a 1968 electro-mechanical arcade sports game by Sega Enterprises, Ltd. Based on the sport of motoball, each player controls a small foam motorcycle over a smooth glass "Decola" playfield as they push around a ping pong ball trying to score on the other's goal. The machine has an 8-track player which makes motorcycle noises and a buzzer for early warning of game over. It is also the earliest arcade game with a joystick (predating Sega's Missile a year later in 1969).
MotoPolo was priced at ¥180,000 with the background sound unit,[1] or ¥150,000 without it.[2] The background music system included electronic sound and an 8-track player. The sound unit could be purchased separately for an unknown price.[2]
MotoPolo was one of the first air hockey style games, predating air hockey games such as Brunswick's Air Hockey (1972) and Sega's Speed Hockey (1973) as well as paddle video games such as the Magnavox Odyssey's Tennis (1972) and Atari's Pong (1972). MotoPolo was also the first electronic game to playback pre-recorded sounds from an 8-track player. Sega later used the same sound system to playback music in Jumbo (1969) and Sand Buggy (1972).
Contents
Gameplay
Specifications
Dimensions[6]
Promotional material
Photo gallery
Marquee
Playing field with motorcycles and ball
Three-quarter view of field and side art
Internal mechanics showing how motion works
Side view
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 File:SEGA Price List 1972-09-01 JP.pdf, page 6
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 1977 Sega Price List, page 7
- ↑ https://thetastates.com/eremeka/eremekaDisplay.php?search=yes&nameSearch=Motopolo&yearLow=&yearHigh=&tag=&company=Sega
- ↑ File:CashBox US 1970-11-21.pdf, page 57
- ↑ File:CashBox US 1968-04-13.pdf, page 77
- ↑ Billboard, "April 20, 1968" (US; 1968-04-20), page 45