Monaco GP (video game)

Monaco GP is an arcade racing game released by Sega in November 1979 in Japan, and January 1980 worldwide. An upgraded version, Pro Monaco GP, was released later in 1980. One of the last Sega games to use TTL chips instead of a microprocessor CPU, the game has players race against a clock and pass rival racers while attempting to earn points driving through five areas.

Monaco GP
Developer(s)Sega
Publisher(s)
Platform(s)Arcade, SG-1000
ReleaseMonaco GP Arcade
  • JP: November 1979
  • WW: January 1980
Pro Monaco GP Arcade
  • JP: March 1980
  • WW: July 1980
SG-1000
  • JP: December 1983
  • EU: 1984
Genre(s)Racing
Arcade systemTTL-based

The game was commercially successful in arcades. In Japan, it was among the top three highest-grossing games of 1979 and top five in 1980, while in the United States it was the top-grossing driving game of 1981. It continued to regularly appear on Japanese arcade charts through 1983, and made a record number of appearances on US arcade charts from 1980 through 1987. Monaco GP was ported to the SG-1000 in 1983. The series also had later releases Super Monaco GP and Ayrton Senna's Super Monaco GP II.

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