Pole Position for Atari 2600

Atari 2600

Racing Formula 1
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Pole Position

Online version of Pole Position for Atari 2600. Pole Position is a racing video game released in 1982 by Namco. The game popularized the use of sprite-based, pseudo-3D graphics with its `rear-view racer format` where the player’s view is behind and above the vehicle, looking forward along the road with the horizon in sight, which would remain in use even after true 3D computer graphics became standard for racing games. In this game, the player controls a Formula One race car...

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Released in
1982
Publisher
Atarisoft
Developer
Namco Limited
Platforms
Arcade (1982), Atari 8-bit / 2600 / 5200, Commodore 64, Vectrex, VIC-20, ZX Spectrum (1983), TI-99/4A (1984), DOS (1986), Intellivision (1987)
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Atari 2600 Console

Online emulated version of Pole Position was originally developed for the Atari 2600 branded as the Atari Video Computer System (Atari VCS) until November 1982 - home video game console developed and produced by Atari, Inc. Released on September 11, 1977, it is credited with popularizing the use of microprocessor-based hardware and games stored on ROM cartridges. The VCS was bundled with two joystick controllers, a conjoined pair of paddle controllers, and a game cartridge: initially Combat, and later Pac-Man.

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