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| Full title | Pole Position |
| Year of release | 1984 |
| Publisher | Atarisoft (UK) |
| Re-released by | Erbe Software S.A. (Spain) IBSA (Spain) US Gold Ltd (UK) |
| Author(s) | Graeme Devine |
| Tie-in licence | Namco Ltd (Japan) / Atari Games Ltd (UK) / Datasoft Inc (USA) (arcade coin-op: Pole Position) |
| Machine type | ZX Spectrum 48K |
| Number of players | 1 |
| Controls | Kempston, Interface 2, Cursor and Keyboard |
| Type | Arcade: Race 'n' Chase |
| Message language | English |
| Original publication | Commercial |
| Original price | £7.99 1900 ptas. |
| Availability | Available as both Perfect TZX and non-TZX |
| Protection scheme | Multiple schemes (see individual downloads) |
| Additional info | Appeared on side B of the compilation 40 Principales Vol. 10, Los (Erbe Software S.A.)
Appeared on tape 2, side A of the compilation Gold Collection II, The (US Gold Ltd) Appeared on side B of the compilation Spectrum Stingers (US Gold Ltd) Also listed on Wikipedia, Freebase and Lost in Translation |
| 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 US 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." |
| Other systems | This title was also advertised for and/or published on the Amstrad CPC, Atari 5200, Atari 8-bit, BBC Micro and Commodore 64 |
| Score |
7.00 (27 votes) 
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| Filename | Size | Type | Origin | Code | Barcode | D.L. | Year | Encoding scheme | ||
 | PolePosition.tzx.zip | 23,632 | (Perfect TZX tape image) | Original release | TSM9532 | 1984 | Unspecified custom loader | |||
| PolePosition(different).tzx.zip | 22,675 | (Perfect TZX tape image) | Original release | 1984 | Unspecified custom loader | ||||
| PolePosition(different)_2.tzx.zip | 20,056 | (Perfect TZX tape image) | Original release | 1984 | Unspecified custom loader | ||||
|  | PolePosition.tap.zip | 20,667 | ((non-TZX) TAP tape image) | 1984 | |||||
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| | PolePosition(different).tap.zip | 24,704 | ((non-TZX) TAP tape image) | 1984 | |||||
| PolePosition(MediumCase)(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).tzx.zip | 22,743 | (Perfect TZX tape image) | Re-release | M-27666-1985 | 1985 | SpeedLock 1 | |||
| | PolePosition(IBSA).tzx.zip | 21,852 | (Perfect TZX tape image) | Re-release | M-27666-1985 | 1988 | None | ||
| PolePosition(USGoldLtd).tzx.zip | 23,284 | (Perfect TZX tape image) | Re-release | 1984 | SpeedLock 1 |
| Filename | Size | Type | |
 | PolePosition.gif | 3,825 | (Loading screen) |
| PolePosition.scr | 6,912 | (Loading screen dump) |
| PolePosition(different).gif | 4,181 | (Loading screen) |
| PolePosition(different).scr | 6,912 | (Loading screen dump) |
| PolePosition(USGoldLtd).gif | 2,967 | (Loading screen) |
| PolePosition(USGoldLtd).scr | 6,912 | (Loading screen dump) |
| PolePosition.gif | 3,020 | (In-game screen) | |
 | PolePosition(Atarisoft).txt | 3,692 | (English instructions) |
| PolePosition(IBSA).pdf | 22,165 | (Spanish instructions) |
| PolePosition(USGoldLtd).txt | 3,892 | (English instructions) |
| PolePosition(Atarisoft).jpg | 161,432 | (Cassette inlay) | |
| PolePosition(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).jpg | 158,722 | (Re-release cassette inlay) | |
| PolePosition(IBSA).jpg | 110,251 | (Re-release cassette inlay) | |
| PolePosition(USGoldLtd).jpg | 75,113 | (Re-release cassette inlay) | |
| PolePosition(Atarisoft).jpg | 480,790 | (Advertisement) | |
| PolePosition(USGoldLtd).jpg | 185,218 | (Advertisement) |
| The Tipshop has hints, cheats and/or POKEs for this game! |
| 1 player review [ View | Write one ] |
| Magazine | Issue | Type | ||
| Computer & Video Games | 5.84 | page 19 | (News/Note) | [full page] |
| Popular Computing Weekly | 5.84 | page 405 | (News/Note) | [full page] |
| Big K | 7.84 | page 5 | (News/Note) | [full page] |
| Home Computing Weekly | 10.84 | page 418 | (Letter) | [full page] |
| Games Computing | 11.84 | page 47 | (Feature - Chart Toppers '84) | |
| Personal Computer News | 12.84 | page 222 | (Feature - And They're Off! (racing simulators)) | |
| Crash | 1.85 | page 81 | (Review) | [full page] |
| Computer Gamer | 4.85 | page 51 | (Review) | [full page] |
| Crash | 4.85 | page 77 | (Letter) | [full page] |
| Your Spectrum | 4.85 | page 49 | (Review) | [full page] |
| Crash | 5.85 | page 45 | (Feature - Sports Scene supplement) | [full page] |
| Computer Gamer | 6.85 | page 24 | (Tips) | [full page] |
| Home Computing Weekly | 8.85 | page 112 | (Review) | [full page] |
| Popular Computing Weekly | 8.85 | page 209 | (Review) | [full page] |
| Computer Gamer | 9.85 | page 64 | (Review) | [full page] |
| Crash | 10.85 | page 78 | (Tips) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 10.85 | page 32 | (Review) | [full page] |
| Your Spectrum | 10.85 | page 44 | (Review) | [full page] |
| ZX Computing | 10.85 | page 58 | (Review) | [full page] |
| Your Sinclair | 9.86 | page 19 | (Feature - It's All In The Wrist Action) | [full page] |
| Crash | 12.87 | page 102 | (Feature - Run It Again: Race games) | [full page] |
| Your Sinclair | 7.92 | page 32 | (Hack/Poke) | [full page] |
| Your Sinclair | 9.92 | page 29 | (Hack/Poke) | [full page] |
| MicroHobby Especial | 12.87 | page 25 | (Informe) | [full page] |
| Magazine | Issue | Type | ||
| Big K | 6.84 | page 32 | (Two-page ad) | [full page] |
| Computer & Video Games | 6.84 | page 94 | (Two-page ad) | [full page] |
| Personal Computer Games | 6.84 | page 2 | (Two-page ad) | [full page] |
| Sinclair Programs | 6.84 | page 46 | (Two-page ad) | [full page] |
| Big K | 7.84 | page 16 | (Two-page ad) | [full page] |
| ZX Computing | 6.84 | page 76 | (Two-page ad) | [full page] |
| Computer & Video Games | 7.84 | page 62 | (Two-page ad) | [full page] |
| Games Computing | 7.84 | page 10 | (Two-page ad) | |
| Personal Computer Games | 7.84 | page 56 | (Two-page ad) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 7.84 | page 36 | (Two-page ad) | [full page] |
| Big K | 12.84 | page 72 | (Two-page ad) | [full page] |
| Computer & Video Games | 12.84 | page 56 | (Two-page ad) | [full page] |
| Sinclair Programs | 12.84 | page 12 | (Two-page ad) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 12.84 | page 54 | (Two-page ad) | [full page] |
| Big K | 1.85 | page 102 | (Two-page ad) | [full page] |
| Crash | 1.85 | page 4 | (Two-page ad) | [full page] |
| Computer & Video Games | 1.85 | page 34 | (Two-page ad) | [full page] |
| Sinclair Programs | 1.85 | page 14 | (Two-page ad) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 1.85 | page 178 | (Two-page ad) | [full page] |
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