Pole Position

An accident-free run through the complete circuit of five laps on the Namco Speedway course in the Pole Position game (Namco 5-in-1 TV game version) -- with snow-capped Mount Fuji in the background. Approach is imprinted in memory from all of the time (and quarters) wasted mastering the actual arcade game 25 years ago: Maintain full throttle around the entire course, stay on the track for all passing (use the middle of the track to pass between cars), get to and try to stay at top speed (195 mph) for as much of the course as possible, downshift from "HI" gear to "LO" gear for braking when necessary (e.g. in the big hairpin turn) -- and (of course) don't crash into anything. Score was 58250 points (my personal best/top score is 58450 points). Wife and daughters were not as impressed with me as I was with myself. So it is time to re-retire from racing and get back to more productive activity. Video was captured on a Neuros OSD (www.neurostechnology.com); the output of the Namco 5-in-1 box is plugged into the input of the OSD and the output of the OSD is plugged into the auxiliary input on the TV. The video recorded on the OSD (on a USB drive) was then converted to a QuickTime movie using AVS Video Converter 6. Note the odd-looking "double car" at 3:18 and 3:32 (?). Good luck!

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• Pole
• Position
• PREPARE
• TO
• QUALIFY
• RACE
• nice
• driving
• you've
• qualified
• for
• the
• race
• gear
• HI
• LO
• score
• speed
• lap
• time
• extended
• play
• racing
• Mount
• Fuji
• speedway
• Namco
• arcade
• video
• game
• gameplay
• 1982
• JAKKS
• Pacific
• Neuros
• OSD

[JakeVedd]

you can beat that score !!! stay in high gear thru the hair pin turn but at the last moment, cut hard into the grass on left to slow yourself down and to break the sharpness of the turn but must get back on track before slowing too much. if u can master this, you'll add 1000 plus points to score !! never downshift unless about to crash...and namcoguy, watch your laguage

[UnknownWI]

That move is way beyond my skill.

[emilioeaz1]

Pole Position

[drakos365]

Loved it when they came out with this game on one of those cheap plug and play box things you could pick up at any WalMart. It was just a small box with a joystick that you plugged into your TV. Got a couple of them. They have all the classics on them like Pac Man and Galaga.

[Extrememdp]

omg I remember that chick's voice that says "prepare to qualify" and "good driving..." before and after the race hehehe LOVED this game!!!!!

[milipra87]

tornado



[4JayeP]

I threw a ton a quarters into this machine when I was a kid. Luckily a buddy showed me how to rig the machine so I didn't have to pay. Good times. You have pretty good technique. I think you might stay a little bit too long when you down shift. I would just down shift for a quick second, spin the wheel then upshift.

[drescorpio1114]

Memories lol I was eight years old in elementary school when this came out.

[CaptainCapital8]

FIRST PLACE IN QUALIFICATIONS! WOW!!!!!!!! I was always 6th - 8th.

[GNS1310]

Not bad...my best is 59950...2 years ago...still can't hit a perfect game.

[Knux95]

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[IskateBlackOut]

@JakeVedd really? watch your "language"? this is youtube what the fuck are you gonna do about it