I could remember playing this in the arcades in the early 90's ( while they were still around ), the local pizza places, and at the local YMCA in the summer time before that got replaced with OutRun. ( which off hand is my other most favorite racing arcade game).
This 1 player game allows you to pick your track, pick the number of laps you want to race and then pits you against the track for your qualifying run. You have a time limit to qualify and in the race. However in the race you get extensions for each lap you complete.
Things you need to watch out for include other cars , track signs and the grass ( even though your wont go boom, you will slow down and well yeah you have that time thing to worry about ).
Scoring is quite strait forward the better you qualify the more of a bonus you get all the way to 20,000 pts for the pole. At the end of the race you get extra points for each second you have left on the clock and for each car you passed in the race you get a 50 pt bonus.
The only thing this game really misses out on is a shot of victory lane once you finish the race. I would personally recommend this to anyone with an A8 system that loves racing games. Pitstop is a good game that is similar to this title but when it comes down to the real deal Pole Position is where its at.
This game was fun to play in arcade and the fun was brought to your game room now with this 8-Bit version.
I remember a Pole Position at a local grocery store back in the mid to late 80's. I remember squeezing my mom for change when we went there. Good times.
Not sure it was the first of its kind, but I will always remember those sit-in Pole Position cabs. It was so cool to be immersed into the game one step further when I was a kid.
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