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.
The arcade cabinet cost ¥180,000 to purchase, without a sound system.[1] An additional background music system with electronic sound and an 8-track player could be purchased for an unknown price.[5][1]
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), Atari's Pong (1972) and Sega's Pong-Tron (1973). MotoPolo was also the first arcade game with a joystick a year before Sega's Missile (1969). In addition, MotoPolo was the first electronic game to playback recorded sounds, via tape from an 8-track player, which Sega later used to playback music in Jumbo (1969), Sand Buggy (1972) and Dan-Bo (1973). 8-track players were later also used for Midway's electro-mechanical Sea Rescue (1971)[6] and Sega's video game Fonz (1976).
Contents
Gameplay
Specifications
Dimensions[7]
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 1.2 File:SEGA Price List 1972-09-01 JP.pdf, page 6
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 1977 Sega Price List, page 7
- ↑ https://www.pinrepair.com/arcade/searesc.htm
- ↑ Billboard, "April 20, 1968" (US; 1968-04-20), page 45