<s>
is	O
an	O
arcade	O
racing	O
game	O
released	O
by	O
Sega	O
in	O
November	B-Application
1979	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
January	B-Application
1980	I-Application
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
upgraded	O
version	O
,	O
Pro	O
Monaco	B-Application
GP	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
later	O
in	B-Application
1980	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
last	O
Sega	O
games	O
to	O
use	O
TTL	B-General_Concept
chips	O
instead	O
of	O
a	O
microprocessor	B-Architecture
CPU	B-General_Concept
,	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
players	O
race	O
against	O
a	O
clock	O
and	O
pass	O
rival	O
racers	O
while	O
attempting	O
to	O
earn	O
points	O
driving	O
through	O
five	O
areas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
among	O
the	O
top	O
three	O
highest-grossing	O
games	B-Application
of	I-Application
1979	I-Application
and	O
top	O
five	O
in	B-Application
1980	I-Application
,	O
while	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
top-grossing	O
driving	O
game	O
of	B-Application
1981	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monaco	B-Application
GP	I-Application
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
SG-1000	B-Operating_System
in	O
1983	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
also	O
had	O
later	O
releases	O
Super	B-Application
Monaco	I-Application
GP	I-Application
and	O
Ayrton	B-Application
Senna	I-Application
's	I-Application
Super	I-Application
Monaco	I-Application
GP	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monaco	B-Application
GP	I-Application
is	O
a	O
racing	O
game	O
played	O
from	O
an	O
overhead	O
perspective	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
main	O
objective	O
is	O
to	O
finish	O
a	O
course	O
before	O
time	O
runs	O
out	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
game	O
progresses	O
,	O
rival	O
cars	O
controlled	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
get	O
faster	O
,	O
the	O
road	O
narrows	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
road	O
surface	O
changes	O
to	O
ice	O
and	O
gravel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pro	O
Monaco	B-Application
GP	I-Application
,	O
an	O
upgraded	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
released	O
later	O
,	O
features	O
a	O
higher	O
difficulty	O
level	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monaco	B-Application
GP	I-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
last	O
arcade	O
games	O
made	O
by	O
Sega	O
to	O
use	O
transistor	B-General_Concept
–	I-General_Concept
transistor	I-General_Concept
logic	I-General_Concept
(	O
TTL	B-General_Concept
)	O
based	O
discrete	O
logic	O
circuits	O
instead	O
of	O
a	O
microprocessor-based	O
central	B-General_Concept
processing	I-General_Concept
unit	I-General_Concept
(	O
CPU	B-General_Concept
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Images	O
are	O
stored	O
in	O
small	O
custom	O
read-only	B-Device
memory	I-Device
(	O
ROM	B-Device
)	O
chips	O
,	O
including	O
sprites	O
,	O
cars	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
game	B-Application
over	I-Application
"	O
message	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pro	O
Monaco	B-Application
GP	I-Application
also	O
features	O
a	O
battery	O
backup	O
system	O
to	O
save	O
high	O
scores	O
if	O
the	O
cabinet	O
loses	O
power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
displayed	O
at	O
the	O
Japan	O
Amusement	O
Association	O
show	O
in	O
Tokyo	O
in	O
1979	O
,	O
Monaco	B-Application
GP	I-Application
received	O
a	O
positive	O
reception	O
at	O
its	O
debut	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monaco	B-Application
GP	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
November	B-Application
1979	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
January	B-Application
1980	I-Application
worldwide	O
via	O
Sega/Gremlin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pro	O
Monaco	B-Application
GP	I-Application
,	O
an	O
upgraded	O
version	O
with	O
a	O
higher	O
difficulty	O
level	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
March	O
1980	O
,	O
and	O
worldwide	O
in	O
July	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
SG-1000	B-Operating_System
and	O
SC-3000	O
,	O
Sega	O
's	O
first	O
video	O
game	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SG-1000	B-Operating_System
port	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1983	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
by	O
March	O
1984	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monaco	B-Application
GP	I-Application
became	O
highly	O
successful	O
in	O
arcades	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
third	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1979	I-Application
,	O
then	O
the	O
fifth	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1980	I-Application
,	O
and	O
then	O
the	O
20th	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1982	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Japanese	O
magazine	O
later	O
listed	O
Monaco	B-Application
GP	I-Application
on	O
their	O
July	O
15	O
,	O
1983	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
fifth	O
top-grossing	O
upright/cockpit	O
arcade	O
cabinet	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
Cashbox	O
reported	O
that	O
Monaco	B-Application
GP	I-Application
was	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
arcade	O
driving	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
in	B-Application
1981	I-Application
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
among	O
the	O
highest-grossing	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
appeared	O
on	O
the	O
monthly	O
arcade	O
earnings	O
charts	O
of	O
arcade	O
industry	O
magazine	O
RePlay	O
from	O
April	O
1980	O
until	O
April	O
1987	O
,	O
a	O
record	O
number	O
of	O
appearances	O
to	O
which	O
Namco	O
's	O
Galaga	B-Application
was	O
the	O
next	O
closest	O
to	O
reaching	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1985	O
,	O
Eddie	O
Adlum	O
of	O
RePlay	O
called	O
Monaco	B-Application
GP	I-Application
the	O
"	O
most	O
evergreen	O
"	O
arcade	O
hit	O
to	O
emerge	O
from	B-Application
1979	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
later	O
revived	O
the	O
Monaco	B-Application
GP	I-Application
series	O
with	O
Super	B-Application
Monaco	I-Application
GP	I-Application
in	O
1989	O
,	O
and	O
Ayrton	B-Application
Senna	I-Application
's	I-Application
Super	I-Application
Monaco	I-Application
GP	I-Application
II	I-Application
in	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Monaco	I-Application
GP	I-Application
designer	O
Hisao	O
Oguchi	O
had	O
played	O
Monaco	B-Application
GP	I-Application
before	O
working	O
for	O
Sega	O
,	O
and	O
when	O
Oguchi	O
decided	O
to	O
design	O
a	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
Formula	O
One	O
,	O
he	O
started	O
with	O
a	O
different	O
name	O
but	O
chose	O
Super	B-Application
Monaco	I-Application
GP	I-Application
after	O
listening	O
to	O
opinions	O
that	O
the	O
name	O
was	O
a	O
good	O
one	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
referenced	O
a	O
parallel	O
between	O
the	O
Monaco	B-Application
Grand	I-Application
Prix	I-Application
being	O
the	O
top	O
event	O
in	O
racing	O
and	O
Sega	O
being	O
the	O
top	O
company	O
in	O
arcades	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2003	O
,	O
Sega	O
made	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
Monaco	B-Application
GP	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
as	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Sega	O
Ages	O
2500	O
collection	O
.	O
</s>
