Pole Position (1984)

The arcade racing game Pole Position was released in 1984 for the ZX Spectrum 48K. It was published by Atarisoft, with Graeme Devine credited as the creator. The inlay and poster art were produced by Chris Dellorco.

Categorized as a Race 'n' Chase arcade game, it supports a single player. Control schemes include cursor keys, Kempston, and Interface 2 joysticks. The game is based on the arcade coin-op licensed from Atari Games, Datasoft, and Namco, with the Datasoft version differing from the Atarisoft release primarily through trackside signage.

The original cassette price was £7.99. The game was also released on several other platforms, including Amstrad CPC, Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Atari 8-bit, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, PC/DOS, VIC-20, and Intellivision.

The title holds an average magazine score of 62.67%. It received 68% from Crash, while both Sinclair User and ZX Computing awarded it 3 out of 5.

In the USSR and Russia, the game became known through several TR-DOS conversions released by groups such as Pro Hackers Dynasty, tiboh, and Grand. Cracked cassette versions, including one by KRAKT BAI KALLE, were also widely distributed.