Cover artwork of Pole Position

// Archive entry № 24408

Pole Position

From the 8-bit home-computer and console era, Pole Position (1988) is documented in VG90's reference index for Arcade, Atari 8-bit, BBC Micro, C64, DOS, Intellivision, Vectrex, VIC-20.

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About the game

Dating from 1988, Pole Position for Arcade, Atari 8-bit, BBC Micro, C64, DOS, Intellivision, Vectrex, VIC-20 is preserved in the VG90 archive as a catalogue entry — a factual marker of a release that belonged to the 8-bit home-computer and console era.

the 8-bit home-computer and console era was a period of rapid change for the medium: bedroom coders and small studios shipped astonishing work on tiny memory budgets. Placing Pole Position in that timeline shows where it sat as the industry evolved.

Preservation records on VG90 link directly to verified external archives and downloads. Explore the platform, year, and era context, or launch the download directly from this entry.

Why it matters

The value of a record like this is context: the 8-bit home-computer and console era produced far more games than the handful everyone remembers, and bedroom coders and small studios shipped astonishing work on tiny memory budgets. An archive earns its keep by preserving the long tail, not just the hits.

Technical notes

Platform on record: Arcade, Atari 8-bit, BBC Micro, C64, DOS, Intellivision, Vectrex, VIC-20. Release year: 1988. Details are drawn from public catalogue metadata; corrections and additions are welcome through the archive.