Description: Dune Buggy, Midway, 2/72, #552. Inside the cabinet is large flat black course with hills, which a small florescent dune buggy model car rides upon. Vertically mounted is the land scape with lighted area. The two landscapes are combined into a single viewable landscape using a double sided mirror. The player's dune buggy is attached to a boom and the player manuvers about the course against time while scoring points for clearing obstacles and running over lighted bridges and dunes. If the player misses a bridge or hits the obstacle car (motorized back and forth), a large crash solenoid pulls in multiple times (which is loud and felt in the steering wheel), and the player's dune buggy stops movement. Game is timed (operator adjustable.) If player exceeds stated score, more time is awarded. Probably similar to the Midway Jet Rider (1/71).

The game has two sounds - a sound for the dune buggy engine, which varies in pitch from the player's gas pedal. There is also a constant background song using an 8-track player. Each of the two 8-track channels has a different tune. The same pair of tunes is on all four tracks of the 8-track tape. Both tunes are similar twangy-guitar surfing style music, two minutes long. The default right channel has "Lies" by Buddy Randell and Beau Charles, made famous by the Knickerbockers in 1965. This music track can be heard by clicking here (3meg).

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