Monaco GP simulator...

[councilface]

Does anybody know if this was ever completed? It cant be emulated on MAME for various reasons.  I can only find a smattering of posts on various forums saying that it was a WIP.

If it ever did get working I'll be getting a wheel for my cab ASAP!

[bkenobi]

It's currently not in MAME (and likely never will) because of the discrete circuits used to build the machine rather than a CPU, right?  Was it ever in MAME?  I mean, Pong was way back when before it was removed, right?  Were there other games like Pong that were removed because they weren't strictly emulation?

[Turnarcades]

Was/is this a video simulation similar to laserdisc games or like tose rollercoaster simulators you sometimes see?

[NoOne=NBA=]

No.
It was a video game, but the entire board was built using discreet circuits, rather than a processor-based board.
That is why it's not in MAME.
There was someone working on a simulator at one point.
The original poster is asking about the status of that simulator.

[ahofle]

Yes, this is such a great game and it's a shame it was never fully simulated.
There is a Monaco GP at the local arcade (Arcade Amusements in Manitou Springs, CO).  I'd rate it as one of the best driving games of all time.  It's such a pure reflex/skill game, I still enjoy it today.  The steering wheel almost seems to physically control the car on the screen (hard to describe, it's just extremely accurate).

[RandyT]

I'd rate it as one of the best driving games of all time.  It's such a pure reflex/skill game, I still enjoy it today.  The steering wheel almost seems to physically control the car on the screen (hard to describe, it's just extremely accurate).

I agree.  Sitting in that cockpit was one of the first major video gaming thrills I can recall.  The first time I saw the headlight effects, I almost lost it.  It's crazy how something so simple was as awe inspiring as it was at that time.  The wheel controlled the car like a paddle game.  It got very "zen" like and you almost had to disconnect from the idea that you were supposed to be driving, in order to do well at it.

I'd love to see an accurate simulator.

[councilface]

Doing some more digging it seems that it was simulated in either a very early mame build or in an early build of misfitmame. I must do some more digging to find the bugger.

For me there isnt a racing game that comes close to it. 

[ahofle]

I can't find it either.  It was written by Phil Stroffolino.  If I remember correctly it was pretty cool, but not very accurate or complete.

[bkenobi]

According to the following MAMEWorld link, MisFitMAME does support Monaco GP as of 0.122.

http://misfitmame.mameworld.info/

[Ummon]

It does, but I think it's still missing analog control support.

[councilface]

Ok, I've got misfitmame running now (I can see why most games are excluded from Mame!). Unfortunately it seems that Monaco GP was never fully simulated, and it appears not to have any sound.

Oh well.


Anyone in the UK with a monaco GP cab for sale? 

[Congui]

NoName mame also supports Monaco (unfortunately no sound).

[GaryMcT]

I LOVE that game when I was a kid!  Played it at the skating rink!!

[Ummon]

There's sound in misfit 127E - but, as I thought, there's no analog control emulation.

[councilface]

Is the sound in sample form?

[Ummon]

Yes, but it's incomplete and ---fouled up beyond all recognition--- up anyways. Plus, the controls handling is ---fouled up beyond all recognition--- over, and doesn't play right, regardless.