Pole Position [Cockpit model]

Sports/Auto Racing Formula Cars 

Type of the game: [Coin-Op] Arcade Video Game
Pole Position © 1982 Namco.

[Cockpit model]

The cockpit version of Pole Position was shipped in 2 pieces that were screwed together on location. It had little in the way of decoration inside, but the white exterior was covered in detailed race car scenes that were much more attractive than those on the upright. Unlike the upright version which only had a gas pedal, the cockpit version had both a gas pedal AND a brake pedal.

Game ID : PP

Main CPU : Z80 (also drives the sound), Z8002 (x2)
Sound Chips : Namco 6-channel stereo WSG, DAC (engine sound), discrete circuitry (crash and skid sounds), custom DAC (speech)

Players : 1
Controls : Steering wheel, gear shifter (Hi and Low)
Pedals : Accelerator and Brake

Released in July 1982 in Japan.

Original products :
Namco's Pole Position [Upright model] (July 1982)
Namco's Pole Position [Cockpit model] (July 1982)

Licensed products :
Atari's Pole Position [Upright model] (November 1982)
Atari's Pole Position [Cockpit model] (November 1982)

Unofficial products :
Top Racer (1983)

1. Pole Position [Upright model] (1982)
1. Pole Position [Cockpit model] (1982)
2. Pole Position II (1983)
3. Final Lap (1987)
4. Final Lap UR (1988)
5. Final Lap Twin (1989, NEC PC-Engine)
6. Final Lap 2 (1990)
7. Final Lap 3 (1992)
8. Final Lap R (1993)
9. Final Lap 2000 (2000, Bandai WonderSwan)
10. Final Lap Special (2001, Bandai WonderSwan Color)

Sound : Nobuyuki Ohnogi

Machine's picture.