Prepare to qualify.
Namco’s Pole Position is rightly regarded as one of the most influential video games of all time. The first racing game to feature a real-life circuit and a qualifying lap, it was also notable for offering a degree of realism that previously hadn’t been encountered in arcades, combining large sprites viewed from ‘behind the car’ viewpoint and a smoothly-scrolling track.
As such, Pole Position is the perfect game to launch My Arcade’s new mini-cab range, dubbed the ‘Racing Player’. This new design comes with an analogue steering wheel and gear lever and will be reused when My Arcade releases its OutRun cab later this year.
Read the full article on timeextension.com
Prepare to qualify.
Namco’s Pole Position is rightly regarded as one of the most influential video games of all time. The first racing game to feature a real-life circuit and a qualifying lap, it was also notable for offering a degree of realism that previously hadn’t been encountered in arcades, combining large sprites viewed from ‘behind the car’ viewpoint and a smoothly-scrolling track.
As such, Pole Position is the perfect game to launch My Arcade’s new mini-cab range, dubbed the ‘Racing Player’. This new design comes with an analogue steering wheel and gear lever and will be reused when My Arcade releases its OutRun cab later this year.
Read the full article on timeextension.com
