Pole Position cover

Formula 1 Series

Pole Position

Main Game
Racing Sport Arcade Action

Pole Position is a Racing / Sport game released on September 16, 1982 for Commodore VIC-20, Arcade, Vectrex and 8 more. The very first racing game with the rear perspective camera and track based on real life.

70
User Score
47 ratings
60
Critic Score
1 reviews
September 16, 1982
Released 16071 days ago
Commodore VIC-20 Arcade Vectrex BBC Microcomputer System Atari 8-bit Commodore C64/128/MAX ZX Spectrum Intellivision Atari 5200 DOS Texas Instruments TI-99

About

The very first racing game with the rear perspective camera and track based on real life.

Screenshots

Videos

Gameplay Video

Release Dates by Platform

Arcade Worldwide
Sep 16, 1982
Arcade Worldwide
Nov 30, 1982
Arcade Worldwide
Dec 31, 1982
Vectrex Worldwide
Dec 31, 1983
Commodore C64/128/MAX Worldwide
Dec 31, 1983
Atari 5200 Worldwide
Dec 31, 1983
Atari 8-bit Worldwide
Dec 31, 1983
Commodore VIC-20 Worldwide
Dec 31, 1983
ZX Spectrum Worldwide
Dec 31, 1983
Texas Instruments TI-99 Worldwide
Dec 31, 1984
BBC Microcomputer System Worldwide
Dec 31, 1984
Intellivision Worldwide
Dec 31, 1987
DOS Worldwide
Dec 31, 1988

Game Info

Developer
Namco
Publisher
GCE, INTV Corporation, Thunder Mountain, Atari
Game Modes
Single player
Perspective
Third person
Genres
Racing Sport Arcade
Themes
Action

Languages

Text / Subtitles
English

Links

📖 Wikipedia 📺 Twitch

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