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Pole Position

Developer: Namco Publisher: Namco
July 1982
Arcade
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#4,109 All-time
#18 for 1982
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Pole Position
1982 • Namco  
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Pole Position
1982 • Namco Atari  
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1983 • Namco GCE  
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1983 • Namco Atari  
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If you want to get an authentic feeling of Pole Position while playing, set up MAME so you can control the analog steering with a mouse. Another alternative is to play it from Namco Museum on the Gamecube.

I'd say it's a fun game with some tight controls(might be even more sensible with the actual arcade machine), and is a welcome gene link to the wider racing games genre. I also like how your racing car just explodes when it hits something, no holds barred. That escalated quickly!

The Atari 5200 port is also surprisingly fair, as long as you use the trackball controller.

Can I add that the American arcade flyer is making me feel very uncomfortable?
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ernumpo Pole Position 2024-04-28T19:54:23Z
Arcade • JP
2024-04-28T19:54:23Z
3.5
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hevykofe Pole Position 2024-01-14T06:24:04Z
Arcade • JP
2024-01-14T06:24:04Z
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Avirumque Pole Position 2022-06-12T22:42:38Z
Arcade • JP
2022-06-12T22:42:38Z
2.5
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vrsk Pole Position 2021-10-13T21:35:42Z
Arcade • JP
2021-10-13T21:35:42Z
2.5
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666LILGILGAMESH666 Pole Position 2021-09-25T05:07:52Z
Arcade • JP
2021-09-25T05:07:52Z
4.0
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OvertakenBurner Pole Position 2021-07-28T18:39:06Z
Arcade • JP
2021-07-28T18:39:06Z
2.5
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chumlum Pole Position 2021-06-06T15:05:57Z
Arcade • JP
2021-06-06T15:05:57Z
1.5
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Sisu Pole Position 2017-11-23T12:29:34Z
Arcade • JP
2017-11-23T12:29:34Z
3.0
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Clownboss Pole Position 2016-07-23T20:32:39Z
Arcade • JP
2016-07-23T20:32:39Z
3.5
2
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VALIS666 Pole Position 2016-06-14T07:41:13Z
Arcade • JP
2016-06-14T07:41:13Z
4.0
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letmetrythisname Pole Position 2016-06-01T01:57:38Z
Arcade • JP
2016-06-01T01:57:38Z
2.5
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Namco Museum 64 Namco Museum Namco Museum Virtual Arcade Namco Museum: 50th Anniversary Namco Museum Namco Museum Vol. 1
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    Worst drifting sound ever.
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