Motos

Description

Maneuver a bumper car to bump enemies off the edge of the playfield while they attempt to do the same to you. Power-ups give your car extra bumping power and the ability to jump over gaps in the playfield.

Motos was produced by Namco in 1985.

Namco released 310 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1977. Namco was based in Japan.

Other machines made by Namco during the time period Motos was produced include: Tower Of Druaga, The, TX-1, Super Xevious, Shoot Away, Grobda, Alien Sector, Baraduke, Dig Dug II, MetroCross, and Sky Kid

Specs

Name	Motos
Developer	Namco (Japan)
Year	1985
Type	Videogame
KLOV/MOG #	8762
Class	Wide Release
Genre	Puzzle
Monitor	Orientation: Vertical Type: Raster: Standard Resolution Color: Color
Conversion Class	unique
# Simultaneous Players	1
# Maximum Players	2
Game Play	Alternating
Control Panel Layout	Single Player
Controls	Joystick: 8-way Buttons: 1 - Jump
Sound	Amplified Mono (one channel)
Cabinet Styles	Upright/Standard

Motos KLOV/IAM 5 Point User Score: 3.68 (1 vote)

Fun Factor: 3.60

Overall Like	4.00
Fun (Social)	2.00
Fun (Solo)	4.00
Collector Desire	4.00

Technical Rating: 3.75

Gameplay	4.00
Graphics	4.00
Originality	3.00
Sound/Music	4.00

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.

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VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Motos Census

There are 15,264 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 9,669 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 166,973 machines (7,000 unique titles).

Uncommon - There are 8 known instances of this machine owned by Motos collectors who are active members. Of these, One is a conversion in which game circuit boards (and possibly cabinet graphics) have been placed in (and on) another game cabinet. 7 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.

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

This game ranks a 2 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

Technical

The game uses two 6809 microprocessors and a Namco 8-channel PSG for sounds.

Manuals

Pinout and DIP Switch Settings - Motos Manual — **Pinout and DIP Switch Settings**
(3 pages, 461 kB File)

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