Loco-Motion
Loco-Motion — frequently asked questions
- What platforms is Loco-Motion on?
- Loco-Motion was released on Arcade, Intellivision, MSX.
- When did Loco-Motion release?
- Loco-Motion was first released on March 1, 1982.
About Loco-Motion
Loco-Motion is basically an updated version of a sliding block puzzle game where the player can move pieces horizontally or vertically within a frame to complete a picture. However, the presence of a constantly moving locomotive complicates matters. The player controls the playfield and the aim is to guide the locomotive around the tracks to collect the passengers waiting at the stations located around the edges of the screen. The player uses a joystick to slide a piece of the track into the vacant square. The locomotive is always moving, but the player has the option of making it move faster to get to the passengers more quickly by using a button next to the joystick. The player must avoid crashing the locomotive into the dead-end barricades (shown as a yellow 'X'), and also ensure that it does not run into the edge of the gap or a barrier at the playfield edge, either of which costs a life.
Summary via IGDB.
Loco-Motion on Wikipedia
Guttang Gottong, initially released in North America as Loco-Motion, is a 1982 puzzle video game developed by Konami and published by Sega for arcades. It was released in Japan in March 1982 and North America in April 1982. Centuri released the game in North America before Konami reacquired the rights to release it under its Japanese name. The player builds a path for their unstoppable locomotive by moving tracks which will allow it to pick up passengers.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA 4.0).
Game details
- Platforms
- Arcade, Intellivision, MSX
- Developer
- Konami
- Publisher
- Mattel Electronics
- Game modes
- Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
- Themes
- Non-fiction
Details via IGDB.
Reception
Every version compared
Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release
| Platform | Year | Loose | Complete | Sealed | Fake risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intellivision | 1983 | $6 | $18 | $30 | Low (look-alike) |
Release timeline
- ArcadeMar 1982
- Intellivision1982
- MSX1983
- Tomy Tutor / Pyuta / Grandstand Tutor1983
- Game BoyDec 11, 1997
- Game Boy ColorDec 31, 2000
- Nintendo SwitchOct 12, 2023
- PlayStation 4Oct 12, 2023
First release on each platform, from IGDB’s records of this game’s ports and editions. Remakes are separate games with their own pages, so they are not listed here.
We haven’t priced or authenticated the versions without a section on this page yet.
Collector value & authenticity
Intellivision · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-20
How often it sells
- Loose: about 6 times a year
- Complete: about once a month
- Sealed: about 4 times a year
Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-10-20.
Price over time
- Loose
- Complete
A loose copy sold for about $12.00 in Apr 2009, $4.45 five years ago, and $6.22 as of Oct 2026.
Show as table
| Month | Loose | Complete |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2010 | $1.00 | — |
| Jan 2011 | $5.48 | — |
| Jan 2012 | $7.95 | — |
| Jan 2013 | $6.00 | — |
| Jan 2014 | $7.99 | $10.00 |
| Jan 2015 | $8.99 | $4.25 |
| Jan 2016 | $4.99 | $2.49 |
| Jan 2017 | $5.00 | $5.24 |
| Jan 2018 | $5.38 | $9.95 |
| Jan 2019 | $5.00 | $9.94 |
| Jan 2020 | $5.53 | $10.21 |
| Jan 2021 | $3.98 | $14.73 |
| Jan 2022 | $14.23 | $15.02 |
| Jan 2023 | $10.48 | $14.99 |
| Jan 2024 | $7.23 | $15.91 |
| Jan 2025 | $9.47 | $13.12 |
| Jan 2026 | $5.39 | $15.34 |
| Oct 2026 | $6.22 | $17.99 |
Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Oct 2026.
Release record
| Territory | Product # | Barcode |
|---|---|---|
| North America Mattel Electronics | 4438 | 071200044385 |
- North America: Product number confirmed by the UPC barcode, which encodes it.
- Region
- NA
- Released
- 1983
- Authenticity
- Low
Mattel's late official conversion of the Konami train puzzler, which arrived after Activision had already beaten it to the Intellivision.
Loco-Motion is Konami's arcade game of laying track to keep an unstoppable train moving. Mattel was developing an official Intellivision version when Activision released Happy Trails, Carol Shaw's very similar game, first. Mattel's version is a 1983 release; Electronic Fun with Computers and Games previewed it that year as a train game in which you avoid collisions, pick up passengers and keep to schedule.
That makes it a footnote to the clone story rather than a standout, but it is the licensed version.
How it was made
Mattel Electronics published the Intellivision version in 1983; Wikipedia notes it came out after Activision's Happy Trails.
How the Intellivision version differs
Activision's Happy Trails, which plays much like Loco-Motion, reached the Intellivision first.
Because Happy Trails had been reviewed so well, Mattel sold its Intellivision port of Loco-Motion at a reduced price.
Also on other platforms
MSX · Arcade
| Arcade | Konami |
| MSX | Konami |
- MSX. Konami published its own MSX port under a different name, Crazy Train.
Before you buy
Mattel included two keypad overlays. The box and manual carry most of a complete copy's value; loose carts are inexpensive. Sears sold it in a normal Mattel box. If you only want the gameplay, Happy Trails is the same idea.
Loco-Motion screenshots
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