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Games / Racing / Sport / Formula 1

Pole Position

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

Namco·GCE·INTV Corporation·Thunder Mountain·Atari· September 16, 1982· Main Game
60
Critic Score
1 reviews
65
User Score
48 ratings

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

Released 16 September 1982 for Arcade, Intellivision, Texas Instruments TI-99 and Vectrex by Namco, published by GCE and INTV Corporation. About 1 hours to beat.

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Arcade
Standard
JP
Sep 16, 1982
Arcade
Standard
EU
Dec 31, 1982
Intellivision
Standard
NA
Dec 31, 1987
Texas Instruments TI-99
Standard
NA
Dec 31, 1984
Vectrex
Standard
NA
Dec 31, 1983
Commodore C64/128/MAX
Standard
NA
Dec 31, 1983
DOS
Standard
NA
Dec 31, 1988
BBC Microcomputer System
Standard
EU
Dec 31, 1984
Atari 5200
Standard
NA
Dec 31, 1983
Atari 8-bit
Standard
NA
Dec 31, 1983
Commodore VIC-20
Standard
NA
Dec 31, 1983
ZX Spectrum
Standard
EU
Dec 31, 1983
Arcade
Standard
NA
Nov 30, 1982
Critic Score
60 /100
Mixed or Average
Based on 1 professional review
Aggregated from professional game critics and publications.
User Score
65 /100
Mixed or Average
Based on 48 ratings
Aggregated from player ratings across platforms worldwide.
Score Comparison
Critics
60
Users
65
Score Guide
90–100
Universal Acclaim
75–89
Generally Favorable
50–74
Mixed or Average
CriticsUsers
20–49
Generally Unfavorable
0–19
Overwhelming Dislike