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Pole Position (PC)

 

Newest Review: ... voice saying “prepare to qualify” and “prepare to race.” It’s also very fun to hit other drivers or sign posts and see your ... more

 ... car immediately explode in a ball of flames before reanimating. Namco came up with another coin-op winner here – it may not have Nigel Mansell on the cover, but it’s got irritating computer-generated engine noises aplenty. I'm aware that it's obviously not as enjoyable or fun as a modern racing game, I'm not that weird, but I do love these arcade classics. Perhaps I should seek counselling for these strange fetishes with games that were popular before I was even conceived, but in the meantime I’ll stick to PacMan, Dig...more

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Premium Review Pole Position (PC): ...The More They Stay the Same (682 words)
by Frankingsteins - written on 17/06/04 (Very useful, 56 readings)
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It could be argued that the genre of racing games has altered very little since the introduction of the 1982 arcade game Pole Position, however it can also be argued that it has clearly improved loads; are you mad? In reality, or at least my version thereof, both statements are true as the general style and control of this Namco classic set the pole by which the position of all future racing games would be judged. Or something like that. PREMISE From the demo playing behind the “Insert Coin” screen it’s clear that this is a racing game, to some extent a simulator of a Formula 1 race. The car is fairly bland and non-descript and at the ...

 

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