I realized how innovative this game was. At first glance, I thought the surface was moving, but was just an optical illusion created by the special lighting. I bet this game ate a lot of quarters back in its day!

@Vicus_of_Utrecht

7 жыл бұрын

plb525 Damn you're right. I too thought the track was rolling up.

@lemono1664

6 жыл бұрын

it's rolling around 3:07 you can see the conveyor.

@NicholasChorba

5 жыл бұрын

@ Lemon O, that isn't a conveyor. It is the bottom of the 4 competitors moving around through the table. When the game is off, there is no line on the street because the light that projects it is shut off. The line moving gives the illusion of movement down the road. You can see the moving lighting device above the road at 2:57 - the dashed road line is visible on the spinning clear plastic drum.

@omegamark4155

4 жыл бұрын

You can see from the back view that the lines get projected onto the bikes. The field itself is not moving.

I loved this game as a kid in the early 80s. As a kid you couldn't imagine how this worked, now as an adult I got to see the curtain pulled back, how neat is this. I can still remember the ratcheting sound it would make when you bumped another racer. It almost seemed that the other racers would cut you off or run you into the wall while playing, nothing personal I guess it was just the way the gears turned, ha! Thanks for the post.

My hats off to whatever innovative designer created this pre-video game.

I remember seeing these in the arcades of the early/mid 70s, _before_ everything resided totally within the microchip and the CRT screen! I had no idea Sega had made them! Thanks for sharing this!

The bike movement is controlled by a set of two cams that spin and activate several switches that reverse the voltage being applied to the turntable motors that the bikes are mounted on. The cams have a pattern cut into their outside diameter. This pattern activate the switches at different times to give the appearance of random bike movement. No transistors involved. It's all electromechanical.

@Vicus_of_Utrecht

7 жыл бұрын

Kevin Keinert Possible to get an image of the inside?

Wow, this is really clever! To be honest, even as a videogame fan, I would MUCH rather play one of these vintage electromechanical games than Pong or Space Invaders nowadays.

I’ve never seen this but now I want to go play it!

I remember this game from when I was a kid at the arcades. This is a great rabbit hole to go down reminding me of the games we played before the video game era started rolling in.

I have not seen this before. That’s quite clever how it works

Damn.. im old... I remember this game and many others from this era at an arcade on the beach near me.

I wish I could find more games like this!!! That is beautiful!!!

That is so cool!!! games of this era are so unappreciated..and over looked, .

Never seen this before, brilliant idea. A modern version would be great.

Back when arcade games were like medical imagery devices

It's just pure Magic at work here. I believe I have a rare game from Japan called Gakken Dynamic Derby that works in a similar way but I could be wrong. Still just a wonderful gem.

You can see where hang on and road rash got their inspiration. And the way the rod lifts your bike up when you lose a life (thats how i perceived this footage atleast). That reminds me of mario kart when you get placed back on track by the ghost/boo/whatever it is.

Awesome jewel dude. Thanks for taking care the classics. The mechanical aspect of the game is actually more exciting than a graphics video.

Hi Mr. destroyed, The sound is recorded, as it is on most 1970s vintage dames, on an 8-track tape tape. The motorcycle engine sounds are on one channel and the trumpet fanfare that you hear if you win the game is on another channel. The games switches some relay contacts when it needs to change from engine to fanfare sounds. Kevin.

Absolutely Amazing!!

Awesome! I love these old electromechanical games

Absolutely super restoration! Thanks for taking the time to show how it works and some real details!

This is fascinating!

No, the movements are controlled by several sets of rotating cams that open and close electrical contacts. The contacts send electricity to different motors which turn large discs under the roadway. The bikes are held to the rotating discs by magnets. A good few of this entire mechanism is shown on my website. Have a good day, Kevin.

These mechanical arcade games have a certain charm, don't they?

Excellent presentation! Think of the genius minds that designed this gem! Thanks!

I love getting to see how these machines work! Very cool!

Another game I played at Canobie Lake Park (Amusement Park) in Salam New Hampshire. It was a blast as a kid!!

This is awesome. I was trying to figure out what keeps the bikes positioned so they are facing the right way on the road, but then i finally spotted the belt that runs around all the positioning magnets.

@chantingmammal

2 жыл бұрын

this was made before sega created sonic the hedgehog in 1991

@klausstock8020

Жыл бұрын

​@@chantingmammal Yes, Sega couldn't market an electromechanical Sonic The Hedgehog (*) because PETA complained about shoving a magnet into an actual hedgehog. So they had to develop an electronic version. (*) Yes, the "T" in "The" is a capital "T". I guess that was done for the trademarking registration. The "The" is not an English article here, but actually Sonic's middle name! So, according to trademark laws, it's not just some hedgehog whose name happens to be "Sonic", but the whole phrase "Sonic The Hedgehog" is a trademarked name. (**) (**) Yes, the first two sentences were a joke (I hope), but the rest was not.

Very cool

safe to say this is awesome

thats a fantastic machine! thanks for reviewing! and great vid!

Incredible machine :)

thanks for sharing Kevin Keinert

how absolutely fantastic

awesome, piece of history you got there, subscribed!

Wow what a classic! Awesome job!

First "Quarter Horse Derby" now this Great vid. Fantastic how it works angle.

I think I remember playing this but the bikes would eventually spin into odd directions. Either that or it was a horse racing game I'm thinking of.

That is really neat....

Now just imagine if this were remade but with basic racing AI and a realistic track.

A better picture of the bike mechanism located, under the roadway, can be seen on my website. The bikes are held onto this mechanism by magnets. The mechanism has three motors on it that are controlled by a randomizing cam assembly which change the motors directions at random intervals. Also, one additional large motor causes the whole mechanism to move forwards or backwards in relation to how much gas you give your bike.

That is awesome.

Very cool. Glad to see you're still in the biz, so to speak- this video is nearly thirteen years old, and your last upload is about a year old. Subscribed

je l'ai recherché pendant des années ce jeu !!!!! ...sniff..

the sounds are recorded on an 8-track tape.

@davevincent4349

5 жыл бұрын

Much better than early videogames !

Kevin, this is "landraiderares"...I believe the game I couldn't identify was Bally's Road Runner, as a crash on that machine made the image of your car pirouette back to the shoulder of the road. I must have mistakenly recalled it as a circular "turntable" rather than a straight-ahead track.

Thanks, KK

Sounds better than todays racing games.

@landraiderares I remember playing this game when I was a kid! In fact, I use to dream about playing it long after I had seen one. Must have made an impression on me. lol. I think The Magic Kingdom at Disney World had one in their Penny Arcade shortly after they opened. STAY AWESOME! :)

Replacement 8-track tapes are available, or if you want to replace the entire tape deck, I sell solid state sound units on my website. I have recorded all of the original sounds from the 8-track tape into solid state integrated chips. They sound much better than the original tapes because I have removed all the pops, clicks, and other analog noise.

unbelievable, that has to be video gaming history right there... how have you restored that? wow

Wow.... I'd play this.😄

Too cool.

Amazing.

@keinert Really? I did wonder why it sounded so good, I did think it was the old card flipping through spokes at one point. What happens if that ever needs replacing? I know that some of the audio tapes on Journey arcade machines have rotted over the years and some people have converted them to run on an MP3 player. Or are you one of the "original parts only" guys? :D

You know I think things like this could make a comeback obviously more advanced People are getting fed up with video games

I remember playing this game! And Sega's Periscope. Remember that one? A classic! :) I've subbed. STAY AWESOME! :)

Oh my god............great!

Wow that is cool dude

nice!

That is awesome, what is creating the sound for it?

@keinert Ah, sorry I don't own one sadly, I was just really curious how it worked. Amazing how clever it is. I'd love to buy an R360 though, though getting one in the UK would be pretty slim probably.

woooow

Cool!,60's Games are more advanced than u think!

amazing. what is supplying the sound? is it recorded?

you can see the game from all angles.

yah i get that but how does all the insides work and stuff?

Rolling staaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaart!

Hello, your description doesn't ring a bell but the game sounds cool. Maybe someone will know the game you're talking about and post a reply. I have a Bally Road Runner which is similar to what you describe, but it's not on an LP platter-like track. Have a great day, Kevin.

And it still has better graphics than playstation 3 lol

Hello, this game is in my collection, not for sale at this time. But if you find one somewhere else, I can help you repair or restore it. Thanks, Kevin.

I play this game

Not going to corner that well are they? lol Great game!

This is the prototype version of Hang On. 12 years later it was a reality. LOL!! Only joking, maybe it was an inspiration though.

how does it work?

This is witchcraft! how do the bikes move? LoveSega❤️

how amazing it's still working. it's old and won't entertains anybody nowadays, but it's still looks fun!

How are the other cycles balancing themselves & how do they know where to go without any A.I.?

@GameRoomRepaircom

5 жыл бұрын

Cycles are mounted on small magnetic stands that keep them upright when attached (by magnetic attractive force) to mechanism below.

@SevenDeMagnus

5 жыл бұрын

Cool. Nice simple but effective tech. It doesn't fall once in a while (friction with the road)? These arcades are the best. They are like mechanical watches like Omega or Patek Philippe.

@GameRoomRepaircom

5 жыл бұрын

The white surface that the bikes ride on is a sheet of thin teflon (low friction)

@SevenDeMagnus

5 жыл бұрын

Nice. I hope SEGA and other bring back the electro-mechanical arcade games. How about the A.I. for the enemy bikes? Is it fixed and the same pattern all the time?

@GameRoomRepaircom

5 жыл бұрын

Watch the video from 3:09 to 3:40. The mechanism is a type of "Planetary Gear System" that moves under the roadway. The pattern does repeat.

this was made before sega created sonic the hedgehog in 1991

It works on electricity ;-)