MotoPolo

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MotoPolo
System(s): Electro-mechanical arcade
Publisher: Sega Enterprises, Ltd.
Developer:
Genre: Sports

















Number of players: 2
Release Date RRP Code
Arcade (Electro-Mechanical)
JP
¥180,000[1] ?
Arcade (Electro-Mechanical)
US
$495[3] ?



































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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) and Atari's Pong (1972). 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) and Sand Buggy (1972).

Gameplay

Specifications

Dimensions[6]

914.4 mm (36")
1.829 m (72")
1.676 m (66")


Promotional material

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Flyer (front)
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Flyer (back)
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Print advert in Billboard (US) #1968-04-20: "April 20, 1968" (1968-04-20)
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