Path: utzoo!utgpu!watserv1!watmath!att!cbnewsc!kimes
From: kimes@cbnewsc.ATT.COM (Kit Kimes)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.8bit
Subject: Re: pole position
Message-ID: <14460@cbnewsc.ATT.COM>
Date: 16 Mar 90 19:31:41 GMT
References: <3791@plains.UUCP>
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories
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From article <3791@plains.UUCP>, by person@plains.UUCP (Brett G. Person):
> 
> I once had a chance to play Pole Position on an 8Bit atari.  I'd like to 
> buy the game.  Does atari still market it?  One problem I had with the game
> was that it was *impossible* to play with the stick.  Is there another
> controller for it. I'm sure it must be stick playable, but I didnt have too
> much time to mess with it.

Pole Position is pretty hard to find.  Might try the mail order places
mentioned here from time to time.  It is a very enjoyable game.  Another
racing game (my favorite) is 'Great American Cross Country Road Race' by
Activision (or maybe Electronic Arts - my copy is at home).  It can be
found sometimes at closeout counters at big software houses.  I saw a 
couple of copies at Babbages a couple of months ago.

As to control in Pole Position, I find the Atari version pretty easy to
control with a joystick.  I have seen a pirate copy (maybe an early
beta copy) that was very difficult to control.  Maybe that is what you
saw as well.

Kit Kimes
AT&T Bell Labs
Naperville, IL
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