C64 Longplay - Pole Position

[usacomputertec]

compared to atari pole position this sounds so wrong.

[16mmDJ]

@usacomputertec They really did a horrible job of cloning this for the c64. They could have done it much better.

[usacomputertec]

@16mmDJ I'm not sure about that. Maybe the C64 didn't have the same capabilities.

[16mmDJ]

@usacomputertec They could have probably done a better job with vector graphics though. Sure it would look a little plain, but it would probably be less choppy and make more visual sense.

[16mmDJ]

@usacomputertec They could have probably done a better job with vector graphics though. Sure it would look a little plain, but it would probably be less choppy and

[Fuccyoutoo]

Wasn't this available as an arcade game too?

[nrdesign1991]

@Fuccyoutoo the arcade one was the original, then they released it for home computers

[dreamcastII]

I remember putting my C64 with this on, next to the Atari 800xl and watching the same games on each up against each other. I did this - they look similar but the Atari is faster. Same with Choplifter, Dropzone. This was in 1985.

I think after that time the designs of the games would be favoring the c64 with poor Atari conversion, (an exception being International Karate, which was also good on the Atari).

[Scrabbler27]

I had a C64 in 1985 with this being my first game with it. I was aged 5!

[falconFIL]

@Scrabbler27 yep, my first console too = ) I was 3.

[nuktubian]

I always like Pit Stop for the C64 better at the time.

[Choinkees]

I preferred Pole Position II but wow that intro music at the begining brings back some great memories. Such a signature sound :)

[v2fi]

This was awesome at the time, though not nearly as good as the arcade version. Still, I can't even think of the hours spent on this.

[cellpump1]

the first game i remember of c64

[mistapaul]

get thr atari 800 version, pisses on this shite

[datacipher]

OUCH! Yeah, this version is incredibly bad. The 64 should have been able to do better than this! Even the sound is unbearable.

[LargeMaster9999]

wow, old game man