Gee Bee © 1978 Namco.
A Pinball-flavored ball-and-paddle game.
Main CPU : Intel 8080 (@ 2.048 Mhz)
Sound Chips : Custom (@ 2.048 Mhz)
Players : 2
Control : paddle
Buttons : 1
Gee Bee was released in October 1978. It was the very first video game released by Namco.
About Namco : Founded in 1955 in Tokyo, Namco means 'Nakamura Manufacturing Co.'. Before video games, Namco was originally a 'rocking-horse rides' manufacturer.
Joining Namco, Toru wanted to design pinball games. Gee Bee, Cutie Q and Bomb Bee were his arcade game hybrids. Toru would achieve later, greater fame by designing Pac-Man.
| Pop Bumpers | 10 or 100 points. |
| Spinner | 10 or 100 points. |
| 1st row of drops | 20 points. |
| 2nd row of drops | 50 points. |
| 3rd row of drops | 100 points. |
| NAMCO lights | 50 points. |
| Adjustments to scoring | |
| Finishing the side drop target banks puts in a barrier to the side drain and increases the pop bumper points on the side cleared. | |
| Finishing the top drop targets increases the spinner award. | |
| Lighting all NAMCO lights increases bonus multiplier to 2X. | |
