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Prop Cycle

Prop Cycle - Japanese Title

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Name: Prop Cycle
Manufacturer: Namco
Year: 1996
Type: Videogame

Class: Wide Release
Genre: Simulator
Monitor:

  • Orientation: Horizontal
  • Type: Raster: Medium Resolution
  • CRT: Color
Conversion Class: Namco System 22 - JAMMA+

Number of Simultaneous Players: 1
Maximum number of Players: 1
Gameplay: Single
Control Panel Layout: Single Player
Controls:

  • Bicycle Handlebars [Left|Right|Ascend|Descend]
  • Bicycle Pedals

Sound: Amplified Stereo (two channel)

Cabinet Styles:

  • Upright/Standard
Prop Cycle


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Prop Cycle Description

Prop Cycle was produced by Namco in 1996.

Namco released 307 different machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1978.

Other machines made by Namco during the time period Prop Cycle was produced include Namco Classic Collection Volume 2, Ace Driver Victory Lap, Alpine Surfer, Aqua Jet, Pocket Racer, Dunk Mania, Air Combat 22, Cyber Cycles, Dirt Dash, and Alpine Racer.

You pilot a winged bicycle and try to earn points by popping the hot-air balloons you see ahead of you. You have to reach the minimum quota of points in order to advance.

Cabinet Information

This game comes in either the standard version with a monitor or the deluxe version with a projection TV. Both cabinets feature a fan to simulate that you are actually flying.

Cabinet Style Weights and Measures

Type
Upright/Standard

Game Introduction

Three mystic lands have risen into the sky. Take flight aboard a whimsical bicycle flying machine and challenge the three floating lands. Master the Art of Flying and become the Savior of Solitar.

Game Play

Within a certain time limit, you need to locate and pop (by flying through) the balloons scattered throughout each of the three stages. The balloons are typically placed in a formation that allows for efficient flight paths if you can figure them out. Most balloons are worth points, but some add time to the clock.

You can either try the Time Attack (where you try for maximum score on a single stage) or play the Story Mode (and try to make it through all three lands).

In Time Attack, you will be rated based on how many balloons you pop. If you clear a Time Attack, you will receive bonus points based on the time remaining. This is your key to high scores.

You receive less time in Story Mode and must learn the difficult flight paths that will lead you to the best balloons so you can pop them before time runs out. You must meet the quota to move on to the next land.

VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Prop Cycle Census

There are 12,046 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 9,473 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 158,505 machines (6,668 unique titles).

Uncommon - There are approximately 13 known instances of this machine presumably owned by our current and past members. More are likely owned by non-members. 6 of these machines are owned by our active Prop Cycle collectors. And of these, 3 are original dedicated machines, and 3 are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.

For Sale - There is one active VAPS member with an extra Prop Cycle circuit board for sale.

Wanted - No active members have added this machine to their wish list.

At any given time, our active members are listing on VAPS on average of 4,400 games they are looking for, and 3,600 games for sale.

This game ranks a 2 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records.

Rarity and Popularity independently are NOT necessarily indications of value. [More Information]

Additional References
(logged in members often see more)

  1. The Arcade Flyer Archive (TAFA): Prop Cycle Flyer #4763    
  2. The Arcade Flyer Archive (TAFA): Prop Cycle Flyer #6057    
  3. The Arcade Flyer Archive (TAFA): Prop Cycle Flyer #5032    

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Prop Cycle

1. original ad 11- 8.5'' prop cycle namco dlx ARCADE VIDEO GAME FLYER

Auction ends in: 5 days, 16 hours

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$5.49
 
2. ORIGINAL 1996 ad 11- 8.5'' prop cycle namco 2 page ARCADE VIDEO GAME FLYER

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$7.49
 
3. Namco Prop Cycle Arcade blower motor

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$70.00
 
4. PROP CYCLE ARCADE VIDEO GAME MANUAL

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$9.95
 
5. 1996 Namco PROP CYCLE video game advertising flyer

Auction ends in: 2 weeks, 4 days

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$10.00
 
6. DAMAGED original PROP CYCLE NAMCO arcade video game owners manual

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$27.89
 
7. Namco Prop Cycle Arcade Game Parts Tested Working

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