Death Race

Here's a quick video we shot of Exidy's Death Race arcade game from FunSpot. Believe it or not this game sparked a huge controversy when it came out in 1976. In the game you play as one of two Grim Reapers trying to put "gremlins" back to the grave. Of course, people saw this and though you were killing pedestrians. So think of it as Grand Theft Auto 76'.

This machine at FunSpot is very rare because the cabinet is all in yellow. Most of the machines of Death Race know to exist were all black and white. They spent a lot of time getting this machine back in full working order and it looks and plays great, hopefully they'll fix the first player wheel and find the person who stole the skull shifters.

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[stephen keeler]

where is funspot ??

[PressStartComic]

Weirs Beach New Hampshire. look up FunSpot online, you should be able to find their website with more info.

[djargus]

Maybe you could do a video series of controversial arcade games, maybe Timekillers next one around.

[PressStartComic]

Timekillers will definitely have a very special video in the near future. I am going to be purchasing a Timekillers PCB for my home arcade that we will also use for the video.

[shorty1k]

Exidy always had the most screwed-up/friggen awesome games. Ever played Chiller? Hehehehe.

[PressStartComic]

Yes, as a matter of fact I did and we have a video of it, just look for Chiller and you'll find it.

[WillieManga]

This may look primative, but at the time, it was all they had. This game is still violent, but sometimes, that's the point of video games. You're not supposed to take games seriously and, like, start running over real people.

[NeptuneNavigator01]

Since the game had no CPU, it would be quite difficult to emulate it (but not impossible). It would basically need to be simulated (similar to Pong or other really early arcade games). So far the only emulator I've heard of that's doing accurate emulation of analog circuitry (since it's very difficult work) is DICE, but the game is not emulated there yet.

[1xWertzui]

Thanks.

[KrazieKennie]

I was doing BA Journalism Studies in England. It has to be Culture Related with a Journalism twist. It cased quite a lot of debate in my group of friends.

[1xWertzui]

What do you study where you have to write a dissertation about video games? Where I live, people's reaction to anyone who has got anything to do with video games are like "You must be a slacker" or "VIDEO GAMES?! XDXDXD GROW UP KID!"

I still don't know what to study, but what I am doing most in my free time is playing recent or researching for very old console/computer/arcade games.

[Alaska1925]

I beg someone to program the rom of this game!!! It would be a bombshell on MAME :D

[str8ballistik]

OMFG This violence disgusts me and I am going to write my senator that they should ban this. Because Fox news in 1976 told me so lol j/k idk about that last part. But WOW hahahahahahaa

[Sillyrobert255]

VECTOR GRAPHICS!!

[THEMACHINESOFDEATH]

I USED TO LIKE THIS GAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!