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Made it past the first boss... and died soon after.  lol
 
12400 so far...
 

Congratulations Everybody!
 
Congratulations everybody on your high scores! How was Pole Position II on the Fuji track? Pole Position II gets some hate on the Atari 7800 but I think it's a fun (and sometimes tricky!) adaptation of an incredible arcade game. I'd like to offer Gianna a very special welcome to the forums for participating in this Squad Challenge. You guys posted some seriously impressive scores on a very challenging track. You can bet we'll be back here this time next year to take on another PPII track. I hope everybody enjoyed our Summer Events this year, including the Pole Position II Grand Prix, Howard Scott Warshaw Day, and Pizza Party Weekend! We'll have some fun stuff coming up for the Fall and Winter too. Congrats to everyone who played! I'll post my new high score on the Scoreboard, and maybe this Challenge can continue on! 
Our next High Score Squad Challenge will be for the Sega Genesis!
 
 
 
2019 POLE POSITION II GRAND PRIX
FINAL STANDINGS
 
1   JUSTIN                                   71,450
2   KID A                                       70,500
3   RICKR                                     70,100
4   ATARI CREEP                        69,500
5   KAMAKAZI20012                 66,350
6   GREENWEEN                         65,550
7   LAUREN TYLER                    65,000
8   CONTROL ISSUES                64,750
9   TREK MD                               32,100
10   GIANNA                               30,610
 
 

 
 

Pole Position II
Atari 7800
Controller: CONTROLLER / KEYBOARD / PLAYER'S CHOICE
Difficulty Level: FUJI
Achieve high score to win challenge
Play on: Real Hardware / Dedicated Console / MAME / Emulation OK! ✔
Squad Challenge ends 11:59 pm PST August 31st, 2019
 
 
  OBJECTIVE: Play for the highest possible score racing on the FUJI Track in Pole Position II. Post a photo or video of your score in this thread. Scores must be achieved between August 15th through August 31st, 2019. Screen captures are not allowed as they are easily manipulated for falsified scores. Multiple submissions are permitted. The player with the highest score at the end of the competition is the victor!
 
  ELIGIBILITY: Anyone can join in. All players are welcome!
 
  PLAY RULES: Achieve high score to win Grand Prix Challenge. Games may be played on real hardware, Flashback or emulation, using any controller or keyboard, following rules and game settings as delineated in the Squad Challenge. Enhancements, rewinds and hacked versions of this game are not allowed.
 
  DIFFICULTY LEVEL: We are racing on the FUJI Track on Pole Position II. Players will select FUJI at the title screen.
 
  FAIR PLAY: Players should play fairly, be honest, and have fun! Falsified scores will result in your immediate removal from the site. It goes without saying that no use of cheats, hacks, cartridge frying, enhancements, rewinds, Photoshop, subterfuge, or any other unfair advantage is allowed. Everybody hates a cheater.
 
  MORE: To review detailed rules on how to play, please visit the High Score Squad page here: https://forums.atari.io/topic/1219-high-score-squad-how-to-play/
 
 

 
MESSAGE: Welcome to our 67th Squad Challenge, the 2019 Pole Position II Grand Prix! This will be our second Pole Position II Grand Prix Event! This year the Grand Prix will be a little different: This year's challenge will only be for half a month and we will only be racing the FUJI Track in an attempt to achieve your best high score! Last year the Grand Prix lasted for the entire month and we raced all four tracks for the best lap time. This year we are keeping things simple: We are racing for the best possible score on the FUJI Track. Pole Position is one of the most iconic arcade games released by Atari and was genre-defining for its time, setting a new standard of what racing gameplay could be like. Pole Position II of course was the pack-in title for the Atari 7800, and is often remembered as the first game 7800 owners played on their new game system. I have so many wonderful memories of playing Pole Position at Chuck E. Cheese's with my family, shifting gears and whipping around corners with a cheese stick in my hand and a cup of root beer on the floor under my feet. Pole Position II was also one of my favorite games to play at home and a wonderful memory on the Atari 7800. ROM and Instruction Manual are provided below. Good luck to everyone playing!
 
NOTE: Our next High Score Squad Challenge will be for Sega Genesis. Be there!
 
 

 
 
 
 
Pole_Position_II.a78 Pole_Position_II.pdf

Nice!  I've got a front loader NES with similar interference patterns...  one day I'll do something with it.  Until then, I'm okay with the top loader with jailbars.  lol... 

Happened to me on one of my runs, lol...  it feels good to just barely make it like that.  I do it a lot on Sega Rally on the Dreamcast.  😃

64750 for now... will try some more later.
 
 

70500. Played on my freshly AV modded 7800. Really happy with the picture quality!

Look what it looked like before. Very happy with the results!
No more squiggly lines!

You motivated me to download an Atari 7800 emulator onto my laptop so I could join the fun! Truth be told, on the second-to-last lap, I had just run out of time when I coasted over the start/finish line, qualifying me for the final lap.  Luck of the draw!
Oh yeah, my score is 65,000
 

70,100
I'm playing on the MESS emulator.  This was my 5th try and I only crashed once on this run.  Never hit the brakes and only let off the gas to get past that sharp left turn. 
 

OH MY!!!! I have been so busy I miss this. I know what tonights Sunday Night Instagram Live will be!!!! 

69500.
Emulated on my lap top, USB game pad playing live on IG tonight. Video will he posted sold 

WOW. These scores are amazing. Sorry guys, I have been CRAZY busy to keep at it. I did squeak 2 videos and 1 day of just play time out of it. Wicked fun game that I will continue to jam on.

64750 for now... will try some more later.
 
 

Speaking of livestreams...  I do a "Thurbo Thursday" on Twitch every Thursday.  Maybe I'll play this one tonight.  I usually play three games for about an hour a piece.  =)

Hey guys, glad to see so much participation in a TurboGrafx challenge! This is a really great game and I was hoping you guys would like it.
I spent hours playing and this is the best I could do. I've been meaning to do a livestream but it didn't work out. I may go back and play this game live on Instagram and YouTube later in the week.
My High Score: 244,800
Played the real game on real hardware using real Duo Pad controllers

When it's one of those quick ones, I just keep the phone on camera mode and as soon as I die I grab it and hope the shot comes out okay.  lol
 
Anyway, gave it another try and got past the third boss... but then died soonish on the next level...
156700 now...
 

15400  Real hardware and game.  Got to third boss.
 

Man... another one you gotta be fast to get a pic of...

264200 Turbo Duo real controller, real hardware 
 

When it's one of those quick ones, I just keep the phone on camera mode and as soon as I die I grab it and hope the shot comes out okay.  lol
 
Anyway, gave it another try and got past the third boss... but then died soonish on the next level...
156700 now...
 

15400  Real hardware and game.  Got to third boss.
 

Congratulations atarilbc!
 
Congratulations @atarilbc on a most excellent high score! Did you guys enjoy Robotron on the 7800? I'd like to offer @RetroGameBoyz a very special welcome to the forums! The new dual-pad Atari 2600/7800 controller is a great new addition to the platform! You guys posted some seriously impressive scores on a very challenging game. All of you give yourself a pat on the back, I hope you all had fun with this one! Congrats to everyone who played! I'd like to encourage atarilbc to post his new high score on the Scoreboard, and maybe this Challenge can continue on! 
Our next High Score Squad Challenge will be for the TurboGrafx-16!
 
 
ROBOTRON: 2084 FINAL STANDINGS
 
1   ATARILBC                              408,475
2   CHAS10E                               278,350
3   RICKR                                     231,675
4   GREENWEEN                         160,025
5   KAMAKAZI20012                138,200
6   ATARI CREEP                        134,800
7   CONTROL ISSUES                  68,050
 
 

43300
 VERY interesting game this time! Emulating (OpenEMU) with a USB gamepad.
STRONG LANGUAGE
 

84400

94400