Arcade Video game published 30 years ago:
Super Monaco GP [Upright model] (c) 1989 Sega Enterprises, Limited.
A superb Formula One racing game from Sega that took sprite-scaled graphics to a whole new level. The game's single track offered a very reasonable representation of the famous Monaco Grand Prix circuit.
Players could chose to race with one of three different skill/gear settings :
Beginner : Automatic Gears
Intermediate : 4-Speed Manual gears
Professional : 7-Speed Manual Gears
Before entering the Grand Prix, a qualification lap had to be completed. In the event of qualifying, the qualifying time determined the player's position on the starting grid. During the race itself, checkpoints had to be reached within a set time, or the race was over.
- TECHNICAL -
Sega X board hardware
Game ID : 0124a / 0125a / 0126 / 0126a
Main CPU : (2x) Motorola 68000 (@ 12.5 Mhz), Zilog Z80 (@ 4 Mhz)
Sound CPU : Zilog Z80 (@ 4 Mhz)
Sound Chips : Yamaha YM2151 (@ 4 Mhz), Sega (@ 4 Mhz)
Players : 1
Control : steering wheel
Buttons : 2
- TRIVIA -
Released in May 1989 in Japan.
Also released as :
"Super Monaco GP [Cockpit model]"
"Super Monaco GP [Deluxe model]"
"Super Monaco GP [2-Player Sit-Down model]"
- UPDATES -
317-0124a
* Select message : 'Select By Steering...'
* Select text : B, A, Super A Class, like on Megadrive
* Qualification : preliminary race
317-0126
* Select message : 'Push Start Button'
* Select text : B, A, Super A Class, like on Megadrive
* Qualification : preliminary race
Other versions :
* Select message : 'select by Steering'
* Select text : Beginner Intermediate Professional
* Qualification : Qualifying Lap
Versions without billboards (0124a, Rev C 0125a, 0126a) :
* On these versions, Marlbobo, Modil, Hoster's billboards are replaced by Flicky's.
* Ajip, Pibelly billboard's are modified to be unreadable.
* Conan, Henda, Fodo, Flippy, BF billboards are unmodified.
* The billboard after the tunnel is always a Flicky (the Sega game).
* Renamed brands on the billboards :
Marlbobo => Marlboro (you can see Marlboro on the title screen tho)
Ajip => Agip
Conan => Canon
Modil => Mobil
Pibelli, Flippy => Pirelli
Henda => Honda
Fodo => Ford
BF => BP
Hoster's => Foster's
Note : US versions have the "Winners Don't Use Drugs" screen.
- TIPS AND TRICKS -
Do not steer through the chicane; just hold a straight line and the game will take your car through it under full acceleration.
- SERIES -
1. Monaco GP (1979)
2. Pro Monaco GP (1980)
3. Super Monaco GP [Upright model] (1989)
3. Super Monaco GP [Cockpit model] (1989)
3. Super Monaco GP [Deluxe model] (1989)
- PORTS -
* CONSOLES:
[US] Sega Genesis (1990)
Sega Master System [US] [EU] (1990) "Super Monaco GP [Model 7043]"
Sega Mega Drive [BR] (1990) by Tec Toy
[JP] Sega Mega Drive (aug.9, 1990) "Super Monaco GP [Model G-4026]"
[EU] Sega Mega Drive (jan.4, 1991)
Sega Master System [BR] (1992) "Super Monaco GP [Model 025310]"
* HANDHELDS:
[JP] Sega Game Gear (oct.6, 1990) "Super Monaco GP [Model G-3201]"
Sega Game Gear [US] [EU] (1991)
Sega Game Gear [BR] (1991) "G.P. Monaco" by Tec Toy
* COMPUTERS:
[EU] Atari ST (1991)
[EU] Commodore C64 (1991)
[EU] Commodore Amiga (1991)
[EU] Sinclair ZX Spectrum (1991)
[EU] Amstrad CPC (1991)
- CONTRIBUTE -
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