| Pole Position |
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| Release Date | 1984 |
| Original Publisher | Atarisoft (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Arcade Game: Race 'n' Chase |
| Max. Players | 1 |
| Original Price | £7.99 |
| Original Price according to SPOT/SPEX | 7.95 *** Data provided by SPOT/SPEX is unconfirmed. Please help us validate this information! |
| Controls | Cursor, Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick |
| Sports | Formula One |
| Tie-in Licences | Pole Position (Arcade coin-op) from Atari Games Ltd (USA), Datasoft Inc (USA), Namco Ltd (Japan) |
| Other Platforms | Amstrad CPC, Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Atari 8-bit, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, PC/DOS |
| Average mag. score | 62.67% (3 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 70.4% (29 votes) |
Re-releases
| #1 - Erbe Software S.A. (Spain) | (1985) | ||
| * Release price: 1900.00 Ptas | |||
| #2 - U.S. Gold Ltd (UK) | (1985) | ||
| * Release price: £7.95 | |||
| #3 - IBSA (Spain) | (1988) |
Authors/Contributors
| Graeme Devine (UK) | - ? | ||
| Chris Dellorco (USA) | - Inlay/Poster Art |
Remarks
| According to Computer Gamer: "Pole Position for the Spectrum came out originally in May 1984 under the Atari label. But with the 'new look' Atari, they lost the licence from Namco for Pole Position. So Datasoft ended up with the game rights to Pole Position. So to cut a very long story short U.S. Gold have ended up with the Datasoft version of the game. The only difference between the two versions is that the signs on them are different. One says 'Datasoft' a lot and the other says 'Atari' a lot. Otherwise the game is straight Pole Position." |
Compilations
| Full version in | Los 40 Principales Vol. 10 | (1987) | by Erbe Software S.A. (Spain) | ||
| Full version in | Spectrum Stingers | (1987) | by U.S. Gold Ltd (UK) | ||
| Full version in | The Gold Collection II | (1986) | by U.S. Gold Ltd (UK) |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
 | PolePosition(different).tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | English | - (different) |
| PolePosition(different).tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (Unspecified custom loader) | English | - (different) | |
| PolePosition(different)_2.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (Unspecified custom loader) | English | - (different) | |
| PolePosition.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | English | |
| PolePosition.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (Unspecified custom loader) | English | ||
| PolePosition(MediumCase)(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).tzx.zip | #1 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (SpeedLock 1) | English | - (Medium Case) | |
| PolePosition(USGoldLtd).tzx.zip | #2 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (SpeedLock 1) | English | ||
| PolePosition(IBSA).tzx.zip | #3 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| PolePosition(different).scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | - different | ||
| PolePosition.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| 0003807-run-1.scr | 6,912 | Original | Running screen | |||
| PolePosition_Front.jpg | 195,701 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| PolePosition_Back.jpg | 268,894 | Original | Inlay - Back | |||
| PolePosition_Tape.jpg | 110,810 | Original | Media scan | |||
| PolePosition_Tape2.jpg | 107,307 | Original | Media scan | |||
| PolePosition(Atarisoft).txt | 3,692 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| PolePosition(Atarisoft).jpg | 480,790 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| poleposition.rzx | 0 | Original | RZX playback file | - Recorded by C Nonsense in BASIC, 0:1 (with rollback) | ||
| Pole Position (1984)(Atarisoft).pok | 99 | Original | POK pokes file | |||
| PolePosition(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).jpg | 158,722 | #1 | Inlay - Front | |||
| PolePosition(USGoldLtd).scr | 6,912 | #2 | Loading screen | |||
| PolePosition(USGold)_Front.jpg | 327,875 | #2 | Inlay - Front | |||
| PolePosition(USGoldLtd)_Tape.jpg | 59,901 | #2 | Media scan | |||
| PolePosition(USGoldLtd).txt | 3,892 | #2 | Instructions | English | ||
| PolePosition(USGoldLtd)(EN).pdf | 692,078 | #2 | Instructions | English | ||
| PolePosition(USGoldLtd).jpg | 185,218 | #2 | Advertisement | |||
| PolePosition(IBSA).jpg | 110,251 | #3 | Inlay - Front | |||
| PolePosition(IBSA).pdf | 22,165 | #3 | Instructions | Spanish |
Magazine Reviews
| Computer Gamer | issue #1-1985/Apr | page 51 | - Review | |
| Computer Gamer | issue #6-1985/Sep | page 64 | - Review | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #12-1985/Jan special "Christmas Special 1984/85" | page 81 | - Review: 68% | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #47-1987/Dec | page 102 | - Review - Crash - Run It Again | |
| Home Computing Weekly | issue #124-1985/Aug/6 special "week#1" | page 12 | - Review | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.4 #32-1985/Aug/8 special "week#2" | page 9 | - Review | |
| Sinclair User | issue #43-1985/Oct | page 32 | - Review: 3/5 | |
| Your Spectrum | issue #13-1985/Apr | page 49 | - Review | |
| Your Spectrum | issue #19-1985/Oct | page 44 | - Review | |
| ZX Computing | issue #21-1985/Oct | page 58 | - Review: 3/5 |
Magazine References
| Big K | issue #4-1984/Jul | page 5 | - News/Note | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #31-1984/May | page 19 | - News/Note | |
| Computer Gamer | issue #3-1985/Jun | page 24 | - Tips | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #15-1985/Apr | page 77 | - Letters | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #16-1985/May | page 45 | - Feature - Sports Scene supplement | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #21-1985/Oct | page 78 | - Tips | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #47-1987/Dec | page 102 | - Feature - Run It Again: Race games | |
| Games Computing | issue 1984/Nov | page 47 | - Feature - Chart Toppers '84 | |
| Home Computing Weekly | issue #85-1984/Oct/23 special "week#4" | page 18 | - Letters | |
| MicroHobby Especial | issue #7-1987/Dec special "Especial" | page 25 | - Feature - Informe | |
| Personal Computer News | issue #90-1984/Dec/8 | page 22 | - Feature - And They're Off! (racing simulators) | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.3 #21-1984/May/24 special "week#4" | page 5 | - News/Note | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #9-1986/Sep | page 19 | - Feature - It's All In The Wrist Action | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #79-1992/Jul | page 32 | - Hack/Poke | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #81-1992/Sep | page 29 | - Hack/Poke |
Magazine Advertisements
Related Magazine Advertisements
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #62-1986/Dec | page 45 | - Advert (Spectrum Stingers) | |
| Computer Gamer | issue #21-1986/Dec | page 43 | - Advert (Spectrum Stingers) | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #35-1986/Dec | page 25 | - Advert (Spectrum Stingers) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #58-1987/Jan | page 77 | - Advert (Spectrum Stingers) |
Links
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| Modern ZX-Retro Gaming | (Information - in English) | |
| RZX Archive | (Information - in English) | |
| RZX Archive - YouTube | (Information - in English) | |
| Spectrum +2A/+3 Incompatibility | (Information - in English) | |
| StrategyWiki | (Information - in English) | |
| The Spectrum Show - Youtube | (Information - in English) | |
| The Tipshop | (Information - in English) | |
| Wikipedia | (Information - in English) | |
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