Pole Position
- Quick-Paced Track Fun!
- For use with the Atari 2600 Video Game System
- Catalog no. CX2694
- Programmed by Doug Macare
- One Player
Product Description
POLE POSITION consists of two races: the Qualifying Lap and
the Grand Prix. In both races you’re racing against time and
other cars. The longer you race and the more cars you pass,
the more points you score. You earn 10,000 points for
completing a lap and 50 bonus points for each car you pass. A
lap is one complete circuit of the race course (see diagram).
The Qualifying Lap is 90 seconds long, but you must complete
it in 73 seconds (L/73″00) or less to qualify for a position
in the Grand Prix.
If you don’t qualify, you can continue racing until the Race
Timer counts down to zero. Then your car stops, a bonus for
the number of cars passed is added to your score, and the game
ends.
If you qualify, your car is positioned for the Grand Prix and
a bonus for qualifying is added to the 10,000 points you
scored for completing the lap. The quicker your lap time, the
better your position and the larger your qualifying bonus (see
SCORING). Go for POLE POSITION, the number one starting spot.
It’s worth 4000 bonus points.
In the Grand Prix, your object is to end the race in the
shortest possible time. At the end of the last lap, a time
bonus for each second left on the Race Timer is added to your
score, in addition to a bonus for the number of cars passed.
The race is four laps long. Complete each lap before the Race
Timer runs out to earn “extended play” time and go on racing.
If the timer runs out before you end a lap, your car stops,
your passing bonus is added to your score, and the game ends.
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This is one of my favorite sports meeting on the atari. It is similar to Enduro but it is more realistic. The graphics r really excellent for the atari and the track is like real. The car is just the same as the others but it is a different affect. The object is to try to pass everyone and not hit them or crash and try to get in first. It has many twists and turns while u try to avoid hitting oil sliks, water, going off of the track, and hitting ur opponents. This is one of my favorite atari sports meeting.
Rating: 5 / 5
one of the 1st 5 sports meeting I ever played in my life–deffinitaly a collectable
fun from the past.
basic controls simple to play hard to beat.
Rating: 5 / 5
Pole Position for the Atari 2600 is a decent arcade port! Graphics are decent for the Atari 2600. Sound effects and music are barely adequate. Controls take some getting used to but are pretty simple (in this version you are constantly moving…only controls are left to steer left, right to steer right, up to shift to high gear, down to shift to low gear, and the red fire button acts as your brakes). Gameplay is the same as the arcade classic. You get one track (Mt. Fuji), and the scoring table is the same as the arcade version. For the Atari 2600, Pole Position is a decent arcade port!
Rating: 4 / 5