New driving sim review

I never throw stuff away... take a look at this Taken from UK magazine Computer & Video Games, April 1983 --------------------- Pole Position is simply the most exhilirating driving simulation on the market. Turbo featured better landscapes in its driving action but it can't match the speed, thrills and skill behind this new race game. Your car is shown in front of you on the racetrack as you begin a qualifying lap. The countdown starts as soon as the lights flash, and away you go in first gear to try and beat the clock. There are a few other drivers out to qualify as well and these may have to be overtaken at the end. Cars turning corners are shown in every graphic detail of the manoeuver. You must avoid them and the road signs or crash. Taking corners too quickly will result in you losing control of the car. Skidding off the track, crashing or hitting oil puddles will slow you down. A time below 73 seconds will put your car into the race proper and your starting grid postition depends on that time. Jostling with the other cars in the race, you must also take on the clock to notch a top time on the machine. An accelerator pedal, two gears and a steering wheel are your controls in this game which comes in stand-up cabinet and***pit design. Time, score, lap and speed are shown on screen. No unnecessary frills but the plain graphics are sophisticated and believable and trying to hold a screaming curve or overtake, offers thrills to compare with the real racetrack. --------------------- Sorry, I don't have a point... Ian

Ian, You forgot to mention the incredibly realistic (and I mean that literally) puddles of oil found hither about the track!!

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> I never throw stuff away... take a look at this > Taken from UK magazine Computer & Video Games, April 1983 > --------------------- > Pole Position is simply the most exhilirating driving simulation on the > market. > Turbo featured better landscapes in its driving action but it can't match > the speed, thrills and skill behind this new race game. > Your car is shown in front of you on the racetrack as you begin a qualifying > lap. The countdown starts as soon as the lights flash, and away you go in > first gear to try and beat the clock. > There are a few other drivers out to qualify as well and these may have to > be overtaken at the end. > Cars turning corners are shown in every graphic detail of the manoeuver. > You must avoid them and the road signs or crash. Taking corners too quickly > will result in you losing control of the car. Skidding off the track, > crashing or hitting oil puddles will slow you down. > A time below 73 seconds will put your car into the race proper and your > starting grid postition depends on that time. > Jostling with the other cars in the race, you must also take on the clock to > notch a top time on the machine. > An accelerator pedal, two gears and a steering wheel are your controls in > this game which comes in stand-up cabinet and***pit design. > Time, score, lap and speed are shown on screen. No unnecessary frills but > the plain graphics are sophisticated and believable and trying to hold a > screaming curve or overtake, offers thrills to compare with the real > racetrack. > --------------------- > Sorry, I don't have a point... > Ian

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>Sorry, I don't have a point... I sunk tons of money into both of those. Pole Position was more realistic, but I was always fond of Turbo. The was just something cooler about it. I remember when I first saw the rolling hills in Turbo, I was blown away. You could look off in the distance and see competitors cars, then they'd disappear behind the hills and come up way closer to you as you overtook. For an arcade game, it really gave the sense of having to look far ahead at speed to prepare for what's coming. The worst feature in Turbo was the ambulance. Here you are going 200mph in an F1 car or whatever, and a truck-based ambulance overtakes you and speeds by. :-) I would LOVE to have either one of the sit-down based versions of these games for some nostalgia. Thanks for the memories. :-) Tim

>I would LOVE to have either one of the sit-down based versions of >these games for some nostalgia. You can get Turbo roms for MAME. I don't know if any emulators support Pole Position or not. glen

Then the cabinets started coming out with brake pedals and we were all stunned by the "added dimension" and "deeper suspension of dubiosity". <G>=- -- Mark Jeangerard www.soundchaserweb.com New Mexico USA