Justin Posted June 16, 2021 Report Share Posted June 16, 2021 Pole Position II Atari 7800 Controller: JOYSTICK / KEYBOARD / PLAYER'S CHOICE Difficulty Level: SUZUKA Play on: Real Hardware / Dedicated Console / MAME / Emulation OK! ✔ Squad Challenge ends 11:59 pm PST June 30, 2021 Objective Play for the highest possible score racing the SUZUKA Track in Pole Position II on the Atari 7800. Post a photo or YouTube video of your score in this thread. Scores must be achieved between June 15th through June 30th, 2021. Screen captures are not allowed as they are more 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 / Mini console, or emulation, using any controller or keyboard, following all rules and game settings defined in the challenge. Choosing between real hardware or emulation, and choosing which controller to play on is part of formulating your strategy. Enhancements, rewinds and hacked versions of this game are not allowed. Difficulty Level We are racing on the SUZUKA Track in Pole Position II. Players will select SUZUKA at the title screen. Fair Play Your integrity is everything. 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 we will not allow cheats, hacks, cartridge frying, enhancements, rewinds, deceitful photo manipulation, subterfuge, or any other unfair advantage. Everybody hates a cheater. More To review detailed rules on how to play, please visit the High Score Squad page here: Message Welcome to our 102nd Squad Challenge, the 2021 Pole Position II Grand Prix! This will be our 4th Annual Pole Position II Grand Prix Event! This year's Grand Prix challenge will run until June 30th, 2021 racing the SUZUKA Track for your best possible score! Suzuka is THE HARDEST TRACK in all of Pole Position! Most of you will not make it to the finish line. Many of you will not even qualify. But strap in, rev your engines, and give it your best shot! Even if you don't finish the game, post your highest score and show off your accomplishment! 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 was included as the pack-in title for the Atari 7800 and is often revered as the first game 7800 owners played on their new game system. For many of us 7800 gamers, Pole Position II was the first video game we ever owned! I have so many wonderful memories of playing Pole Position II 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. It also became one of my favorite games to play at home and remains a wonderful memory on the Atari 7800. ROM and Instruction Manual are provided below. Good luck to our Racers!! NOTE: Another fun Squad Challenge Event is coming up on July 1st! Pole_Position_II.pdf Pole_Position_II.a78 Marco1019, socrates63, Gianna and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco1019 Posted June 16, 2021 Report Share Posted June 16, 2021 Good luck to all gamers! I may give this one a go. socrates63, Gianna and Sabertooth 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco1019 Posted June 18, 2021 Report Share Posted June 18, 2021 I'll get this started, knowing this score will be surpassed lol. I did manage to complete a lap; you really need to be error-free on this track. 30960. This was played on OpenEmu which uses the ProSystem core. socrates63, Gianna, Justin and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted June 18, 2021 Report Share Posted June 18, 2021 I'll have to see if I can do a few races! socrates63 and Gianna 2 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco1019 Posted June 18, 2021 Report Share Posted June 18, 2021 I managed to complete a lap as the timer hit zero! 40280 socrates63, Gianna, Justin and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socrates63 Posted June 18, 2021 Report Share Posted June 18, 2021 "Most of you will not make it to the finish line. Many of you will not even qualify." 😂🤣 this is so funny! Well, I may be crying real tears later, but still, I found it hilarious. 🏁 best of luck, y'all MaliciousCarp, RickR, HDN and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco1019 Posted June 19, 2021 Report Share Posted June 19, 2021 I managed to clear two laps, albeit just barely. 44100 RickR, socrates63, Justin and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabertooth Posted June 20, 2021 Report Share Posted June 20, 2021 19,810 after a few tries. This track is going to take some time. socrates63, RickR and Justin 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabertooth Posted June 20, 2021 Report Share Posted June 20, 2021 28,310. Marco1019, RickR, socrates63 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted June 21, 2021 Report Share Posted June 21, 2021 OK, I played a quick game and here is my (pathetic) score... Gianna, RickR, Marco1019 and 3 others 6 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaliciousCarp Posted June 25, 2021 Report Share Posted June 25, 2021 wow - I finally find some time to come back to Atari.io - and it is just in time for the Pole Position Grand Prix??? AWESOME! Sabertooth and Gianna 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaliciousCarp Posted June 25, 2021 Report Share Posted June 25, 2021 Day 1 (for me) Hi Score- 40,260 RickR, Marco1019, Sabertooth and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted June 25, 2021 Report Share Posted June 25, 2021 We're expecting a heat wave here this weekend, so I hope to give this game a try then. MaliciousCarp and Sabertooth 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted June 26, 2021 Report Share Posted June 26, 2021 Well, I had a measly increase to my measly score! 😆 Justin, RickR, Gianna and 3 others 6 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaliciousCarp Posted June 26, 2021 Report Share Posted June 26, 2021 wow, this one is hard! I finally got a slight improvement 42,590 RickR, Sabertooth, Justin and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted June 26, 2021 Report Share Posted June 26, 2021 31320. Gianna, Marco1019, Sabertooth and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted June 27, 2021 Report Share Posted June 27, 2021 I'm glad you guys posted pictures because I really thought my version was broken due to the missing center line on the track! Sabertooth 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabertooth Posted June 30, 2021 Report Share Posted June 30, 2021 31,300. A slight improvement and so very close to matching @RickR! RickR and Justin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted June 30, 2021 Report Share Posted June 30, 2021 8 hours ago, Sabertooth said: 31,300. A slight improvement and so very close to matching @RickR! I always end up in 3rd place on the positioning round. I'll bet my score would go up if I could get at least 2nd. MaliciousCarp and Sabertooth 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco1019 Posted June 30, 2021 Report Share Posted June 30, 2021 3 hours ago, RickR said: I always end up in 3rd place on the positioning round. I'll bet my score would go up if I could get at least 2nd. I've managed to secure the pole position or 2nd place. Then I've managed to crash a lot hahaha RickR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco1019 Posted June 30, 2021 Report Share Posted June 30, 2021 I then I managed to get a new PB: 51250 Justin, Sabertooth and RickR 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaliciousCarp Posted June 30, 2021 Report Share Posted June 30, 2021 5 hours ago, RickR said: I always end up in 3rd place on the positioning round. I'll bet my score would go up if I could get at least 2nd. I have gotten 3rd a few times... but I usually place 4th. I have not even been close to 2nd or 1st yet. Sabertooth and RickR 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gianna Posted July 1, 2021 Report Share Posted July 1, 2021 My score: 31,560 ☺️ Marco1019, Sabertooth, RickR and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted July 1, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2021 My High Score: 42,550 I played three attempts and went with my best score, otherwise I would've been playing this track incessantly! I hope all of you had a fun time 🙂 Sabertooth, RickR and Gianna 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted July 2, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2021 Congratulations Racers! Congratulations to everyone who joined in the big race!! Suzuka was the hardest track to race, difficult enough to provide tremendous challenge to us adult players but still hopefully fun to play! @Marco1019 takes the grand prix championship this year with a high score of 51,250 points! Congratulations Marco! @MaliciousCarp takes 2nd Place with 42,590 points, and I take 3rd with a score of 42,550. @Gianna came in 4th Place with her score of 31,560, @RickR takes 5th with 31,320, @Sabertooth takes 6th Place with 31,300, and @TrekMD rounds things out with 18,630 points. Congratulations to Marco on his big win, and I hope everybody had fun playing in our annual Pole Position II Grand Prix! NOTE: Our next High Score Squad Challenge will be Venture on the Atari 2600! Be there! Marco1019, Sabertooth, MaliciousCarp and 2 others 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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