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|title = Pace Car Pro | |title = Pace Car Pro | ||
|image = 1975 Pace Car Pro Flyer - Front.jpg | |image = 1975 Pace Car Pro Flyer - Front.jpg | ||
|developer = Universal Research Laboratories | |developer = [[Universal Research Laboratories]] | ||
|publisher = Electra Games | |publisher = Electra Games | ||
|date = November 1974 | |date = November 1974 | ||
|mobygames = https://www.mobygames.com/game/arcade/pace-car-pro}} | |mobygames = https://www.mobygames.com/game/arcade/pace-car-pro}} | ||
''Pace Car Pro'' | ''Pace Car Pro'' is a four-player racing game released by Electra Games in 1974. The game is notable for both an early use of color graphics in video games as well as the earliest known use of ball-top joysticks in arcade video games. | ||
A monochrome of the game was released in 1975 called ''Pace Race'' which also reduced the game to two players. | A monochrome of the game was released in 1975 called ''Pace Race'' which also reduced the game to two players. | ||
== Gameplay == | |||
Up to four players compete to complete six or eight laps (adjustable by the operator) before their opponents. The length of the game is set by an AI opponent - or "robot" - which completes laps independent of the human players. Each car on the field is represented by a dot of a different color: Red, yellow, purple, and blue. Players can crash into the side of the track but do not lose anything other than their pace. | |||
=== Controls === | |||
''Pace Car Pro'' features the earliest example of the ball-top joystick, made famous by games like [[Galaxian]] and [[Pac-Man]]. The joysticks are analog in function with no self-centering, enabling them to utilize the full range of motion of the vehicles. | |||
== Advertisement == | == Advertisement == | ||
=== Flyers === | === United States === | ||
==== Ads ==== | |||
{{GalleryStart}} | |||
{{GalleryCard | |||
|file=1974-10 Vending Times pg 124.png | |||
|title=Vending Times | |||
|date=October 1974 | |||
|country=US | |||
|description=Full page ad for ''Pace Car Pro''. | |||
}} | |||
{{GalleryEnd}} | |||
==== Flyers ==== | |||
<gallery widths="180px" heights="180px"> | <gallery widths="180px" heights="180px"> | ||
1975 Pace Car Pro Flyer - Front.jpg|(1974) | 1975 Pace Car Pro Flyer - Front.jpg|(1974) | ||
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</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
=== | == Announcements == | ||
== | === United States === | ||
{{GalleryStart}} | |||
1974-10 Vending Times pg 123 04.png| | {{GalleryCard | ||
1974-11 Vending Times pg 66 03.png| | |file=1974-10 Vending Times pg 123 04.png | ||
1975-01 Play Meter pg 41-42.png| | |title=Vending Times | ||
1975-03 Play Meter pg 58 02.png| | |date=October 1974 | ||
|country=US | |||
|description=Announcement of ''Pace Car Pro'' with a notice of its showing at the 1974 MOA. | |||
}} | |||
{{GalleryCard | |||
|file=1974-11 Vending Times pg 66 03.png | |||
|title=Vending Times | |||
|date=November 1974 | |||
|country=US | |||
|description=Announcement of ''Pace Car Pro'' availability. | |||
}} | |||
{{GalleryCard | |||
|file=1975-01 Play Meter pg 41-42.png | |||
|title=Play Meter | |||
|date=January 1975 | |||
|country=US | |||
}} | |||
{{GalleryCard | |||
|file=1975-03 Play Meter pg 58 02.png | |||
|title=Vending Times | |||
|date=March 1975 | |||
|country=US | |||
|description=Announcement for the black and white version of the game, ''Pace Race''. | |||
}} | |||
{{GalleryEnd}} | |||
== Photos == | == Photos == | ||
=== Screenshots === | === Screenshots === | ||
{{GalleryStart}} | |||
1975-02 Play Meter pg 24 01.png|Gameplay of Pace Car Pro. | {{GalleryCard | ||
|file=1975-02 Play Meter pg 24 01.png | |||
|title=Play Meter | |||
|date=February 1975 | |||
|country=US | |||
|description=Gameplay of ''Pace Car Pro''. | |||
}} | |||
{{GalleryEnd}} | |||
=== Trade Shows === | === Trade Shows === | ||
1974-11 Vending Times pg 47 06.png| | ==== 1974 MOA ==== | ||
{{GalleryStart}} | |||
{{GalleryCard | |||
|file=1974-11 Vending Times pg 47 06.png | |||
|title=Vending Times | |||
|date=November 1974 | |||
|country=US | |||
|description=''Pace Car Pro'' demonstrated at the Electra Games booth at the 1974 MOA show. | |||
}} | |||
{{GalleryEnd}} | |||
[[Category:Game]] | [[Category:Game]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:24, 19 February 2025
Pace Car Pro is a four-player racing game released by Electra Games in 1974. The game is notable for both an early use of color graphics in video games as well as the earliest known use of ball-top joysticks in arcade video games.
A monochrome of the game was released in 1975 called Pace Race which also reduced the game to two players.
Gameplay[edit]
Up to four players compete to complete six or eight laps (adjustable by the operator) before their opponents. The length of the game is set by an AI opponent - or "robot" - which completes laps independent of the human players. Each car on the field is represented by a dot of a different color: Red, yellow, purple, and blue. Players can crash into the side of the track but do not lose anything other than their pace.
Controls[edit]
Pace Car Pro features the earliest example of the ball-top joystick, made famous by games like Galaxian and Pac-Man. The joysticks are analog in function with no self-centering, enabling them to utilize the full range of motion of the vehicles.
Advertisement[edit]
United States[edit]
Ads[edit]
Flyers[edit]
(1974)
(1974)
