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Pole Position (ポールポジション)

Released in 1982

Member Rating

*****
(1 total votes)

Manufacturer: Namco
Manufacturer: Atari
Developer: Namco
Distributor: Atari
Distributor: Namco

Display
Raster
Orientation
Horizontal
Resolution
?Unknown? x ?Unknown?
Colors
?Unknown?, Color
Genre
Driving / Racing
Attributes
3D
Controls
Steering / Pedal(s) / Gearshift
Size/Weight of Upright
72.0000 " x 25.2500" x 35.5000"
Size/Weight of Wrong?
76.0000 " x 25.2500" x 65.0000"
'Pole Position' marquee
game marquee

Game Summary

Race around Fuji circuit

Hardware Platform: Z8000

Game Details

Classic realistic(ish) driver - first driving game to feature a real circuit and real corners.

Coinop.org Member Ratings / Comments

***** by Mitzpatrick. Comment: "The thing I remember most about this game is that at the time of its release, there was nothing else quite like it... and as most 11 year-old's at the time would consider your "coolness" based solely on this question: "What's your high score on Pole Position?" which is also quoted in the classic kids movie "The Goonies"" (2006-08-29 13:33:12Z)

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'Pole Position' cabinet photo
cabinet photo
'Pole Position' title screen
title screen
'Pole Position' gameplay screen shot
gameplay screen
'Pole Position' control panel
control panel
'Pole Position' promotional flyer
promotional flyer

"Maybe" Images

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Knowledge Base

Early Atari documentation list
Submitted by Gregg Woodcock (woodcock@bnr.ca) Here is a pretty complete list of documentation for Atari's early arcade video games. Note that "TM" stands for "Technical Manual" and "DP" stands for "Drawing Package [supplement]" which was later renamed to "SP" which stands for "Supplement Package". I am not sure what "CO" stands for but the "C" could be for "Correction" because most of the CO documents were errata or addendums to the manuals. In addition, most Atari games had "ST" documents which w
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/gametech/earlyataridocs.html - 6 K - Updated 2000.01.20
/kb_dl.aspx/KB/monitortech/gwoodcock_xyhelp.txt
HOW TO DIAGNOSE, REPAIR AND UPGRADE YOUR AMPLIFONE AND WELLS-GARDNER COLOR VECTOR (XY) MONITORS version 6.1 (4-6-96) by Gregg Woodcock (woodcock@nortel.com) This article is Copyright worldwide 1991, 1996; all rights reserved. OFFICIAL CYA LEGAL WARNING AND WAIVER: Although I have made every effort to be precise, this article may contain errors. Even if it does not, some people may still damage their machines or themselves while using the
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/monitortech/gwoodcock_xyhelp.txt - 171 K - Updated 1999.08.01
A Random Games-list
Game Name Manufacturer Year Pinout Class ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ V 005 Sega 1981 18 Wheeler Midway 1979 3D Bowling MED 1978 H 720 Degrees Atari Games 1986 800 Fathom USB 1982 H Aeroboto William
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/faqs/list-randomgames.html - 73 K - Updated 1999.10.29
LIST: Atari Games
ROMs Manuals Game Name -------------- --------- --------------------------------------- 422 Super Pong TM-001 Mazer Blazer TM-004 Gran Trak 20 TM-008 Qwak TM-010 Tank TM-011 Gran Trak 10 TM-019 Pursuit TM-021 Twin Racer TM-025 Anti-Aircraft TM-027 Jet Fighte
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/faqs/list-atari.html - 11 K - Updated 1999.07.27
LIST: NAMCO Video Games in Japan
Year Title ------------------------------- 1978 Gee Bee 1979 Bomb Bee Galaxian Cutie-Q 1980 Nabaron Kaitei Takarasagashi SOS Puck-Man King & Balloon Tank Battalion Rally-X 1981 New Rally-X Warp & Warp Galaga Bosconian 1982 Dig Dug Pole Position Super Pac Man Xevious 1983 Mappy Pac & Pal Phozon
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/faqs/list-namcojapan.html - 3 K - Updated 1999.07.27
/kb_dl.aspx/KB/gametech/cinematronicsconversions.txt
STEPS TO RO -> RO + SC or SC -> SC + RO CINEMATRONIC CONVERSION --------------------------------------------------------------- PARTS FOR SIMPLE CONVERSION: Rip Off (RO) control panel and RO (or Star Castle (SC)) motherboard. A SC (or RO) sound board. 9 pin molex connectors (plus 8 male pins and 1 female pin) to power each of the sound boards. One 9 pin molex connector (plus 1 male pin and 8 femail pins) to tap into the cabinets power to the sound board.
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/gametech/cinematronicsconversions.txt - 25 K - Updated 1994.10.19
/kb_dl.aspx/KB/historical documents/atari games vaxmail/vax84.txt
Atari/Atari Games VaxMail 1984 Jed Margolin ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::SUTTLES 9-JAN-1984 11:40 To: @SYS$MAIL:COINOP Subj: A neat trick with mail For all of you who use the MAIL program as a form of the "paperless office", I have discovered a bug (pronounced "fea-ture") in same. It seems that the addressee line (TO: ...) is parsed independently of file handling. Mail looks at each item in the list, and checks for a double colon (
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/historical documents/atari games vaxmail/vax84.txt - 281 K - Updated 2004.09.13
Yet Another List
O-Taito is the Old Taito pinout on wiretap. N-Taito is the New-Taito pinout (Like Elevator Action). Quote by R. Schieve: "Taito.pin will match most for power, ground, monitor, and speaker connections but inputs are usually quite different." DECO/Data East is the Data East pinout. See Ring King.pin or KarateChamp.pin.I AtariV is Black Widow and Gravitar and Space Duel Konami if the Konami pinout. See Konami\Rush'n'Attack.pin. BZone is Battle Zone and Red Baron Tehkan games seem to follow th
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/faqs/list-yetanothergameslist.html - 49 K - Updated 2002.06.10
Samurai Shodown Mini-FAQ
____ _ _ _ _ _ ____ _ _ / ___/ / |/ v \| | | | _ \ / | | | |__ / | | | | | |_| |/ | | Samurai Shodown mini-FAQ \__ \/ / | | | | | | | _ </ / | | Release 10 ___|/ _ | |_| | |_| | | \/ _ | | 11-05-93 | __/_/ |_|_| |_|\___/|_| /_/\|_|_| |/____ _ _ ___ ____ ___ _ _ __ _ / ___| | | |/ _ \| _ \ / _ \| |_| | \| | | |__ | |_| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | \__ \| _ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ___| | | | | |_| | |_| | |_| | | | | | ___/|_| |_|\___/ ____/ \___
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/faqs/faq-samurai shodown mini.html - 73 K - Updated 1999.10.29
/kb_dl.aspx/KB/test_equipment/univid 1000/univid_harness.txt
From: jeff hendrix <jhendrix@quark.com> To: "'vectorlist@mcfeeley.cc.utexas.edu'" Subject: RE: Univid 1000 Date: Mon, 1 Mar 1999 11:44:51 -0700 Here is a list of the harnesses and what boards they go to, I also might have a few harnesses for trade. UNIVID 1000 harness numbers Atari 101 Arabian 102 Centipede 103 Cloak & Dagger 104 Crystal Castle 105 Dig Dug 106 Food-Fight 107 I-Robot 108 Kangaroo 109 Liberator 110 Millipede 111 Pole Position 111 Pole Position II 112 Xevious Ce
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/test_equipment/univid 1000/univid_harness.txt - 3 K - Updated 2005.09.18
The Sega Out Run FAQ Version 0.3
Maintained by Chris White Andrew W. Sharples This FAQ may only be reproduced with permission, and must not be edited, altered or modified in any other way. WWW and TXT formats available from : www.diamondblack.demon.co.uk # As the case is with all FAQs, this document is a work in progress. # # Additions, corrections, and comments are very welcome. # [What's New] Version 0.3 - 7th February 1998 * Added : Machine S
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/faqs/faq-sega outrun.html - 70 K - Updated 1999.10.30
FAQ: Conversion v1.1
COPYRIGHT 1994 REVISION NUMBER: 1.1 REVISION DATE: 02 November 1994 REVISION HISTORY: 1.1 (02/11/94 - Clarified technical details in {6.4}, Added a few words on manuals in {7.3} and analog controllers in {8.1.3}) REVISION HISTORY: 1.0 (01/11/94 - First public release; FTP only) CREATED BY: Doug Jefferys, Steve Ozdemir THANX TO: Wayne Aiken, Graham Bisset, Duncan Brown, David Hanes, Tony Jones, John Keay, Patti Ozd
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/faqs/faq-conversion_v1.1.html - 117 K - Updated 1999.07.27
/kb_dl.aspx/KB/gametech/polepos.1.txt
POLE POSITION COMP SIDE P20 CKT SIDE ----------- -------------- 1 GND A GND 2 +5V B +5V 3 C 4 GND D GND 5 GND E GND 6 BRAKE F GAS 7 START 0 H STEERING 2 8 STEERING 1 J R COIN CNT
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/gametech/polepos.1.txt - 4 K - Updated 1995.12.15
/kb_dl.aspx/KB/gametech/polepos.2.txt
POLE POSITION COMP SIDE P20 CKT SIDE ----------- -------------- 1 GND A GND 2 +5V B +5V 3 C 4 GND D GND 5 GND E GND 6 BRAKE F GAS 7 START 0 H STEERING 2 8 STEERING 1 J R COIN CNT
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/gametech/polepos.2.txt - 4 K - Updated 1995.12.15
/kb_dl.aspx/KB/pinouts/pole_position_ii.txt
POLE POSITION II ================ Video board, 30 pins, 15 per side, numbered side is back of board, letters are on component side. Items in parenthesis aren't listed on schematic: 1 GND A GND 2 +5 volts B +5 volts 3 GND C GND (keyway) 4 GND D GND 5 GND E GND 6 GND F GND 7 GND
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/pinouts/pole_position_ii.txt - 5 K - Updated 2003.01.06
/kb_dl.aspx/KB/gametech/board pinouts/poleposii.txt
POLE POSITION II ========================== by: Some Guy I Don't Remember His Name Video board, 30 pins, 15 per side, numbered side is back of board, letters are on component side. Items in parenthesis aren't listed on schematic: 1 Ground A Ground 2 +5 volts B +5 volts 3 (ground) C (ground) (keyway) 4 (ground) D (ground) 5 (ground) E (ground) 6 (ground) F (ground) 7 (ground) H (ground) 8
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/gametech/board pinouts/poleposii.txt - 3 K - Updated 1996.03.27
1996.09.29 GUIDE TO LOWER MAINLAND ARCADES
VERSION 1.0a : 1996.09.29 by Glenn Tarigan Additional comments by "Moby" Henry Kong Andrew Chang Feel free to distribute this document. Make sure the credits remain intact. I'd like to get some comments, especially from people who have been to any of the arcades mentioned here. What can I do to improve this guide? Do you have any details or opinions to add? Note: "Lower Mainland" refers to a southwest portion of British Columbia, Canada. The major arcades listed so far
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/faqs/faq-1996 lwr mainland arcades.html - 54 K - Updated 2000.02.20
/kb_dl.aspx/KB/gametech/conversion_faq_v1.1.txt
1.0) Conversion FAQ: -------------------- COPYRIGHT 1994 REVISION NUMBER: 1.1 REVISION DATE: 02 November 1994 REVISION HISTORY: 1.1 (02/11/94 - Clarified technical details in {6.4}, Added a few words on manuals in {7.3} and analog controllers in {8.1.3}) REVISION HISTORY: 1.0 (01/11/94 - First public release; FTP only) CREATED BY: Doug Jefferys, Steve Ozdemir THANX TO: Wayne Aiken, Graham Bisset, Duncan Brown, David Hanes, To
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/gametech/conversion_faq_v1.1.txt - 115 K - Updated 1994.11.02
/kb_dl.aspx/KB/pinouts/pole_position.txt
POLE POSITION ------------- Video board, 30 pins, 15 per side, numbered side is back of board, letters are on component side. Items in parenthesis aren't listed on schematic: 1 GND A GND 2 +5 volts B +5 volts 3 GND C GND (keyway) 4 GND D GND 5 GND E GND 6 GND F GND 7 GND H GND
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/pinouts/pole_position.txt - 5 K - Updated 2003.01.06
/kb_dl.aspx/KB/historical documents/atari games vaxmail/vax90.txt
Atari/Atari Games VaxMail 1990 Jed Margolin ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::LTURNER 2-JAN-1990 15:43:12.18 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: LTURNER Subj: New Baby This is to annouce the arrival of a new addition at the Moore house. His name is Evan Alexander Bettencourt Moore. He was born on Saturday, December 30, at 10:21A. Weight -- 7 lbs 10 oz Height -- 20 1/2 inches Mother and baby are home and doing well. _____________________________
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/historical documents/atari games vaxmail/vax90.txt - 537 K - Updated 2004.09.13
/kb_dl.aspx/KB/historical documents/atari games vaxmail/vax85.txt
Atari/Atari Games VaxMail 1985 Jed Margolin ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::SHEPPERD 4-JAN-1985 17:20 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK.UAF Subj: Printer in Rains's area There is another printer hooked up now in the phone closet near Rains's office. It's known as RAINS$PRINT and if you want it to be the default printer for you then put the following in your LOGIN.COM file: $ ASS 'f$log("RAINS$PRINT")' SYS$PRINT The physical name is TXD5:, but I advise
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/historical documents/atari games vaxmail/vax85.txt - 233 K - Updated 2004.09.13
/kb_dl.aspx/KB/historical documents/atari games vaxmail/vax87.txt
Atari/Atari Games VaxMail 1987 Jed Margolin ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::RAINS 2-JAN-1987 10:27:26.19 To: @sys$mail:engineer CC: Subj: Computer Health Note #3 VAX-edrin Headache #3 You've been poking around somewhere in another directory (something like SYS$USERDISK:[FRED.STUFF.MORESTUFF.EVENMORESTUFF]) and now you have found something you want to get back to or reference with out so much directory name baggage. Sure, it doesn't
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/historical documents/atari games vaxmail/vax87.txt - 271 K - Updated 2004.09.13
/kb_dl.aspx/KB/historical documents/atari games vaxmail/vax86.txt
Atari/Atari Games VaxMail 1986 Jed Margolin ___________________________________________________________________________ From: ERNIE::GRAHAM 2-JAN-1986 10:21:33.70 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: ATARI GAMES 401-K PLAN John Klein asked me to put the following memo out on junk mail: TO: All Employees FROM: John Klein/Dennis Wood We are quite pleased to report that our 401-K Plan has gotten off to an excellent start. As of today we had 118 employees making contributions to the Plan. We encoura
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/historical documents/atari games vaxmail/vax86.txt - 342 K - Updated 2004.09.13
/kb_dl.aspx/KB/historical documents/atari games vaxmail/vax91.txt
Atari/Atari Games VaxMail 1991 Jed Margolin ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::MCCARTHY "Pat" 2-JAN-1991 12:37:15.74 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: MCCARTHY Subj: New employee. If you haven't already noticed or been introduced, we have a new employee starting today. His name is John Moore. He is a hardware design engineer in the Electrical Design group, reporting to me. His office is the corner cubicle just outside my office. Drop by and say Hi. _____
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/historical documents/atari games vaxmail/vax91.txt - 834 K - Updated 2004.09.13
List of Bad Monitor Capacitors and Symptoms
< List of Bad Monitor Capacitors and Symptoms Submitted by RANDY FROMM (YMNP18A@prodigy.com) Electrohome GO7 C511 47uf 160VDC Causes activation of X-ray protection which in turn causes shutdown of horizontal oscillator. Monitor appears dead. Power supply voltage rises to approx 160 VDC. May also cause weird black areas to appear on the right side or top of the screen. C905 10uf 250VDC May cause jittery picture. C107 10uf 250VDC (on neck board) Cannot darken screen completely with
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/gametech/badmonitorcaps.html - 2 K - Updated 2000.01.20

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