Pole Position II

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Pole Position II
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Developer(s) Namco
Publisher(s) Atari
Release date(s) 1983
Genre(s) Racing
Mode(s) Single player
Platform(s) Arcade, Atari 7800, Commodore 64, Mobile Phone
In Namco Museum:
PC Windows, PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Nintendo GameCube
Input Steering wheel, gear shifter, pedals
Arcade cabinet Standard and Sit-down
Arcade system(s) Namco Pole Position
Arcade CPU(s) Z80 @ 3.072 MHZ, 2x Z8002 @ 3.072 MHZ
Arcade sound system(s) Namco, Custom, Samples
Arcade display Raster, 256 x 224 pixels (Horizontal), 128 colors

Pole Position II is a racing arcade game that was released by Namco in 1983. As the name suggests, it is the sequel to Pole Position, which was released in the previous year. There is a new opening theme, and as well as the original Fuji racetrack, there are three others to choose from: Test (resembling Indianapolis), Seaside (resembling Long Beach) and Suzuka. The graphics were improved. The cars have a different color scheme and the explosions now show debris. Just like the original, Namco licensed it to Atari for US manufacture and distribution.

[edit] Mobile Game

In 2006, Namco Networks released the game on the mobile platform, paying attention to in-game details that keep it authentic to the arcade original.


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