Desert Race
A 35-year-old Arcade Video Game by Enter-Tech
Not emulated in MAME
DESCRIPTION
Desert Race © 1983 Enter-Tech.
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TECHNICAL INFORMATION
Main CPU : MOS Technology M6502 (@ 2 Mhz )
Sound Chips : General Instrument AY8910 (@ 2 Mhz)
Screen orientation : Vertical
Video resolution : 224 x 240 pixels
Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz
Palette colors : 256
Players : 1
Control : 2-way joystick
Buttons : 1
Sound Chips : General Instrument AY8910 (@ 2 Mhz)
Screen orientation : Vertical
Video resolution : 224 x 240 pixels
Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz
Palette colors : 256
Players : 1
Control : 2-way joystick
Buttons : 1
TRIVIA
Desert Race was the second in the series of Moppet Video games. The 'Moppet Video' games had small cabinets about four feet high, and were designed specially for young children from about 5-8 years old.
Desert Race was basically a re-skinning of the original Moppet Video game, Tugboat. Many similarities are evident including the 'river' is now the 'road', the Tugboat is now the 'race car'. There was a relatively small amount of programming involved to handle the differences between Tugboat and Desert Race that involved more than new graphics and sounds.
Desert Race was basically a re-skinning of the original Moppet Video game, Tugboat. Many similarities are evident including the 'river' is now the 'road', the Tugboat is now the 'race car'. There was a relatively small amount of programming involved to handle the differences between Tugboat and Desert Race that involved more than new graphics and sounds.