Speed King

Description

Speed King was produced by Chicago Coin Machine Co. in 1970.

Chicago Coin Machine Co. released 455 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1931. Chicago Coin Machine Co. was based in United States.

Other machines made by Chicago Coin Machine Co. during the time period Speed King was produced include: Varsity, Top Hat, Galaxy, Champagne, Citation, Motorcycle, Apollo 14, Big Flipper, Cowboy, and Motocycle 1970 version, white sides

Specs

Name	Speed King
Developer	Chicago Coin Machine Co. (United States)
Year	1970
Type	Arcade
KLOV/MOG #	5614
Sub-Type	Driving game
Class	Wide Release
Genre	Racing
# Simultaneous Players	1
# Maximum Players	1
Game Play	Single
Control Panel Layout	Single Player

Game Play

You start off in 5th place and try to pass as many cars as possible without wrecking. There are two ways to wreck - you can hit the guard rails and you can hit other cars. You have 1 minute to get into the best position and most miles possible. You can earn a time bonus by completing 250 miles within the one minute of allotted time.

Speed King KLOV/IAM 5 Point User Score: 4.47 (1 vote)

Fun Factor: 4.75

Overall Like	5.00
Fun (Social)	5.00
Fun (Solo)	5.00
Collector Desire	-1.00

Technical Rating: 4.25

Gameplay	5.00
Graphics	5.00
Originality	2.00
Sound/Music	5.00

Personal Impressions and Technical Impressions each account for half of the total score. Within the Personal Impressions category, Like carries a little more weight than the other factors.

Images

VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Speed King Census

There are 15,315 members of the Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 9,687 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 167,130 machines (7,009 unique titles).

Scarce - There are 4 known instances of this machine owned by Speed King collectors who are active members. Of these, 4 of them are original dedicated machines.

For Sale - There is one active VAPS member with a Speed King machine for sale.

Wanted - No active members have added this machine to their wish list.

This game ranks a 1 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records.

Rarity and Popularity independently are not necessarily indications of value. [More Information]

Flyers

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Arcade Treasures Kurtz (ISBN 088740619X) Page: 106; Color photo

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