A.B. Cop (World)

Console: Arcade
Players: 1P

About A.B. Cop (World)

Arcade Video game published 36 years ago:

A.B. Cop is a futuristically-themed racing game from Sega in which the player takes on the role of a law enforcement officer - riding a heavily armoured and heavily armed hover-bike - who must chase down and destroy the perpetrators of an armed robbery before the time limit expires.

At the start of each level the player's bike is equipped with a limited number of 'Jumps' which, when utilized, allows the bike to temporarily take to the air; useful in avoiding the many vehicles - both enemy and benign - that litter the tracks. Also, if a jump is timed correctly it's possible to drop onto and attack enemy targets from above. Additional jumps can be earned by riding over the blue 'Jump' icons that occasionally appear on the track.

In addition to the jumps, pushing UP on the joystick gives the bike a short speed boost; necessary if the levels are to be completed within the tight time limits the game imposes. Unlike the jumps, the bike has an unlimited number of speed boosts.

A huge, heavily-armed guardian appears at the end of each stage - a first for the racing genre - which takes multiple hits to destroy.

A.B. Cop is hugely reminiscent of Taito's superb racing legend, "Chase HQ", released two years earlier.

- TECHNICAL -

Cabinet dimensions: 76'' (193cm) High x 24,8'' (63cm) Wide x 58,7'' (149cm) Deep. Cabinet weight: 271 lbs (123 kg)

Sega X Board hardware Game ID: 317-0169b

Main CPU: (2x) Motorola 68000 (@ 12.5 Mhz) Sound CPU: Zilog Z80 (@ 4 Mhz) Sound Chips: Yamaha YM2151 (@ 4 Mhz), Sega (@ 4 Mhz)

Players: 1 Control: paddle Buttons: 1

- TRIVIA -

A.B. Cop was released in December 1990.

Player layout in our catalog: 1P.

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1PArcade Driving Arcade

A.B. Cop (World) — play guide

What A.B. Cop wants from you

A.B. Cop (Sega) is a futuristic bike chase racer: catch criminals across scaled roads with boost and contact tools under sit-down spectacle. Always-max boost into every hairpin is a self-KO. Racing line plus boost honesty decide whether the timer dies before the arrest. Treat ramming as a timed tool, not as a lifestyle—traffic and walls still end the credit while the attract mode sells speed.

First minutes in A.B. Cop

Learn the first chase’s braking points and when a boost is worth the risk. Stay on the target’s line instead of scenic crashes into roadside props. Continues fund route memory for each suspect; wreck tourism does not. Reset composure after a crash before the next boost stab so you do not chain failures into a timer death that looked busy.

Boost, chase timers, traffic

Chase or stage timers, boost meters, bike handling, and traffic define A.B. Cop. Position and contact efficiency over smash comedy. Continues teach which corners punish early boost. Traffic is both obstacle and timing puzzle—dive-bombs dump the clock as surely as missing the criminal’s line. Trust this ROM’s grip, not another Sega racer’s muscle memory.

Arrests with time left

Chase finishes and clean arrests score the run; crashes and timer fails tax continues. Continues are coins. Fewer panic boosts and fewer ignored peeks keep credits alive. Farming easy chases forever without reading denser suspect scripts still leaves A.B. Cop unread. Progress is Sega chrome that no longer forces crash loops mid-chase on later boards, not a pasted arrest.

Mistakes that burn A.B. Cop credits

Mash-boosting every straight, ignoring brake peeks, never waiting for a clean line, tunneling on scenery while a crash finishes you, and rage-continuing after crash streaks burn credits. Power-cycling mid-tilt without a plan burns another credit. Next credit: brake first, boost on plan—stop mash tourism for scenery and chase panic on later Sega boards.

After A.B. Cop

Chase H.Q. is Taito’s foundational chase teacher with nitro bumps and clearer timer lessons for many players. Super Hang-On and Hang-On are Sega bike line exams without the arrest fantasy—useful if boost discipline is your weak point. OutRun is Sega branching roads if you want tourism with checkpoints instead of suspects after A.B. Cop’s chase clocks feel honest. Finish one full careful chase before you chase vanity arrests again.

Sources cited below under Further reading.

Cabinet dossier

Player layout on this cabinet: 1P.

Genre tags on Classic Arcade Games: Driving, Arcade.

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Ace Driver: Racing Evolution (Rev. AD2, World) · Armadillo Racing (Rev. AM2 Ver.A, World) · Air Race (prototype) · Attack Pla Rail (Japan, AP1/VER.A) · Aqua Jet (Rev. AJ2 Ver.B, World) · Backfire! (Japan, set 1) · Big Run (11th Rallye version, Europe?) · Blomby Car (Version 1P0) · Buggy Boy/Speed Buggy (cockpit, rev. D) · California Speed (Version 2.1a Apr 17 1998, GUTS 1.25 Apr 17 1998 / MAIN Apr 17 1998) · CART Fury Championship Racing (ver 1.00) · Chase Bombers (World)

How to play A.B. Cop (World) online

Arcade stick feel: Arrow keys for the joystick, X/Z (and nearby keys) for buttons, Enter=Start.
USB / Bluetooth pads map cleanly; six-button fighters use the face-button cluster.
On phones, open the on-screen pad from the emulator bar; rotate sits next to fullscreen.
Save states, load, volume, and fullscreen stay on the emulator bar between credits.

Questions about A.B. Cop (World)

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What controls does A.B. Cop (World) support?

Arcade stick feel: Arrow keys for the joystick, X/Z (and nearby keys) for buttons, Enter=Start. USB / Bluetooth pads map cleanly; six-button fighters use the face-button cluster.

What genre is A.B. Cop (World) on Classic Arcade Games?

Our catalog tags A.B. Cop (World) under Driving, Arcade. Open those genre rooms from the tags on this page to find more playable cabinets in the same feel.

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