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- Pole Position
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- The spectacular arcade game, Pole Position, takes on an exciting new look
- through the magic of Vectrex! Experience all the challenge of a Grand Prix
- racing event with non-stop action that'll leave you breathless!
- Do you possess the skill, dexterity and courage to pull out from the crowd
- for qualification in one of the exclusive starting positions... or will you
- end up as an also ran?
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- Controls
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- Joystick: Push right or left to change direction of your racer.
- Button 1: 1st Gear.
- Button 2: 2nd Gear.
- Button 3: Gas. Press to accelerate, release to slow down.
- Button 4: Gas. (Same as button 3)
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- Game Play
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- Pole Position transports you into the exciting sport of world class Grand
- Prix auto racing. Buckle yourself into your high performance Formula I
- racer, adjust your safety helmet and get ready for an exhilarating and
- danger-filled challenge.
- You first goal in Pole Position is to race through a lap fast enough to
- qualify for one of the four exclusive starting positions -- passing
- competitors and avoiding hazardous obstacles along the way. Once you have
- qualified, your challenge continues into four successive laps as you race to
- maintain your position and complete laps in progressively shorter time
- periods.
- As the game begins, you'll find yourself at the starting line of the world
- renowned Fuji Speedway. The words "Prepare To Qualify" will travel across
- the screen and you will hear the sound of your engine starting. The moment
- your engine sound begins, you should take off on your qualifying lap. Press
- buttons 3 or 4 to accelerate. When you hear your engine "laboring," change
- to second gear by pressing button 2. (Your speed will never exceed 135
- m.p.h. in first gear.) You can return to first gear during your lap by
- pressing button 1.
- While you speed through your qualifying lap, be sure to avoid your
- competitors' racers and the treacherous obstacles in the roadway -- contact
- will mean loss your car! There will be no warning of obstacles, so pay close
- attention to the condition of the track. Steer your car to avoid hazards and
- gain a better track position by pushing the joystick either left or right.
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- Although you are provided with an unlimited number of cars in Pole
- Position, you will lose a great deal of time whenever a car is crashed. So
- be careful! It is possible to drive off the speedway track -- but doing so
- will slow you down, cost you valuable time and increase your chances of
- losing a car.
- You are provided with 120 seconds to complete your qualifying lap --
- although you must complete the lap well ahead of 120 seconds to qualify for
- on of the four starting positions. If you qualify, you will be provided with
- 90 seconds to complete your first actual race lap. Completion of the first
- lap within the 90 second time period permits you to continue with a second,
- third and fourth lap which must be completed in 60 seconds. During the
- actual race, the time remaining on the clock after completion of a lap will
- be carried over to the next lap -- allowing you more than the usual time
- provided to complete the lap.
- Game play will continue until you are unable to complete a lap in the
- allowable time or when you have completed all four race laps. If you
- complete all four laps, you'll receive 200 bonus points for each second
- remaining on the clock!
- You will also earn points for distance traveled on the track, competitor's
- cars passed, and having achieved a starting position on your qualifying lap.
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- Scoring
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- Action Points
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- Passing competitor's cars 50 points per car
- Completing one lap 12,000
- Achieving first position 4,000
- Achieving second position 2,000
- Achieving third position 1,000
- Achieving fourth position 500
- Completing all four laps 200 Points for every second
- remaining on the clock.
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- z_morganrw@ccsvax.sfasu.edu
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