Polyplay was the only Arcade automat, which was developed in the GDR.

Production

It was developed by the VEB Polytechnik Karl Marx city and manufactured from 1986 to 1989. Altogether approximately 2000 automats left the work in this period. The housing was brown and by the furniture manufacturer VEB space art Mosel (Zwickau) was manufactured.

The automat was sold preferentially to FDGB holiday homes and public mechanisms. An automat cost about 30,000 Marks (east).

Technology

The Polyplay ran with a Zilog Z80 reproduction (U880), which with 2.457600 MHz was clocked, and Custom sound.

It supported a Farbpalette with 8 colors and ran in a picture resolution from 512*256 pixel with 50 Hertz on the colour television set inserted for it behind a windowpane (RFT Colormat 4506).

Plays

Altogether eight plays were available.

• Deer hunt (similar Robotron 2084)
• Hare and wolf (similar Pac One, is based on Russian TV-Trickserie Nu Pagadi. Hare also sheds mentioned)
• Departure run
• Butterflies
• Schiessbude
• Motorrace Gran Trak 10, the 1. Running simulation)
• Noticing play (also Opto akust. Noticing play)
• Wasserrohrbruch (drop fall from above)

Possibly still four further plays were planned. In the source text is referring to the following plays: The gardner, in the greenhouse, hailing clouds, who passed diver which with the plays, is so far unclearly.

Other

The of the automat designed for 50 Pfennig was insufficient. It could be out-cheated relatively easily with a if one pressed this to the upper edge of the and so the Pfennig more kinetic energy for the Einwurf gave, which became pressure sensor so outwitted. Since the automat however to the money do not earn, but for the maintenance in FDGB holiday homes, youth hostels and clubs to serve, this should was frequently tolerated. In some clubs the automat ran also with deactivated however the crush was then very high.

Since 2000 are emulated Polyplay by MAME. Some plays run also on the GDR home computer KC85-4.

There is also a novel of the same name of Marcus Hammerschmitt, which has likewise this play to the topic.

Related links

• Computer and video games in the GDR, Telepolis
• Planning game east, Games_Entertainment_Education
• Empiric report on Agitpopblog.org
• Good Fansite
• www.polyplay.de. , The side approximately around the Poly Play automat
• PolyPlay Download for Mame

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