Justin Posted June 2, 2022 Report Share Posted June 2, 2022 Pole Position II Atari 7800 Controller: JOYSTICK / KEYBOARD / PLAYER'S CHOICE Difficulty Level: FUJI Play on: Real Hardware / Dedicated Console / Emulation OK! ✔ Squad Challenge ends 11:59 pm PST June 14th, 2022 Nominated by @Justin Objective Play for the highest possible score racing the FUJI 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 1st through June 14th, 2022. 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 FUJI Track in Pole Position II. Players will select FUJI 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 125th Squad Challenge, the 2022 Pole Position II Grand Prix! This will be our 5th Annual Pole Position II Grand Prix Event! This year's Grand Prix challenge will run until June 14th, 2022 racing the FUJI Track for your best possible score! Fuji is THE CLASSIC TRACK in all of Pole Position! It's a tough slog to the finish line, but with a bit of practice and some tenacity, most of you will make it to the end! 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!! Pole_Position_II.pdf Pole_Position_II.a78 greenween, Sabertooth, Dinobot711 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted June 2, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2022 Let's get the word out about this High Score Squad Challenge!The more people participating the more fun the challenge! Spread the word and invite friends to play! Sabertooth 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted June 2, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2022 @nosweargamer has an excellent overview of Pole Position II for the Atari 2600. It's a great place to start if you're new to the game! Sabertooth and greenween 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco1019 Posted June 2, 2022 Report Share Posted June 2, 2022 I just tweeted and shared the image at the top (citing the source) so I hope it helps draw a few more drivers to the Squad Challenge. I'll also mention it on next week's show; a friend shared a good idea with regards to sharing scoring challenge updates. I've been sneaking some gaming on Antstream & I need to give The Empire Strikes Back another go for the EverythingC64 challenge, but I'll definitely hit the track for this one. Sabertooth, Justin and Gianna 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted June 2, 2022 Report Share Posted June 2, 2022 I will try to participate on this one. 🙂 Sabertooth, Marco1019, RickR and 1 other 4 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gianna Posted June 2, 2022 Report Share Posted June 2, 2022 9,830 will work on improving my score ☺️ Dinobot711, RickR, Justin and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted June 3, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2022 My first time playing since last. year: 71,250 Marco1019, greenween, Sabertooth and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco1019 Posted June 3, 2022 Report Share Posted June 3, 2022 72050. I played on OpenEmu which uses the ProSystem core. I crashed late in the race & also found a few puddles. I'll take it after having not played this in about a year. Dinobot711, greenween, TrekMD and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco1019 Posted June 4, 2022 Report Share Posted June 4, 2022 New PB: 73800 Justin, Sabertooth and greenween 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco1019 Posted June 5, 2022 Report Share Posted June 5, 2022 New PB: 74000 I had to drive off road quite a bit. I only managed to hit one puddle & that was on the final lap. Dinobot711, greenween, Justin and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari 5200 Guy Posted June 5, 2022 Report Share Posted June 5, 2022 I'm going to try to get in on this one since I missed the Castle one. Marco1019, Justin and Sabertooth 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted June 5, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2022 My New Score: 73,550 Sabertooth, greenween, Dinobot711 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari 5200 Guy Posted June 8, 2022 Report Share Posted June 8, 2022 I'm at least on the board! Marco1019, Sabertooth, greenween and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari 5200 Guy Posted June 8, 2022 Report Share Posted June 8, 2022 I need to mention that picture is due to some malfunction with the RF out on the 7800 I have not figured out yet. Whatever it is is my little TV doesn't like. Sabertooth and Justin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabertooth Posted June 8, 2022 Report Share Posted June 8, 2022 63,800. Got a few quick games in at lunch using EMU7800 and VCS Modern Controller. Justin, Atari 5200 Guy and Marco1019 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabertooth Posted June 9, 2022 Report Share Posted June 9, 2022 68,800 on a 7800 with the CX-78 gamepad. Justin, Dinobot711 and Marco1019 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabertooth Posted June 9, 2022 Report Share Posted June 9, 2022 70,500 on a 7800 with CX-78 gamepad. I'm not sure that I have a better run in me. Your runs must have been pretty flawless @Marco1019 @Justin Marco1019, Dinobot711 and Justin 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco1019 Posted June 9, 2022 Report Share Posted June 9, 2022 1 hour ago, Sabertooth said: 70,500 on a 7800 with CX-78 gamepad. I'm not sure that I have a better run in me. Your runs must have been pretty flawless @Marco1019 @Justin No, I wasn't perfect with my run. I splashed a few puddles & had to do a little off-road racing to avoid crashing. greenween, Justin and Sabertooth 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabertooth Posted June 9, 2022 Report Share Posted June 9, 2022 71,000 I guess that I did have a slightly better run. Justin, Dinobot711, Marco1019 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted June 10, 2022 Report Share Posted June 10, 2022 73,050 Justin, greenween, Sabertooth and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabertooth Posted June 10, 2022 Report Share Posted June 10, 2022 (edited) You guys are really killing it! I mean FREEWHEEL BURNING! 🏎️ Edited June 10, 2022 by Sabertooth Justin, Atari 5200 Guy, RickR and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinobot711 Posted June 11, 2022 Report Share Posted June 11, 2022 54,790 My best so far. Going to try to get a few more games in greenween, Justin, RickR and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari 5200 Guy Posted June 11, 2022 Report Share Posted June 11, 2022 23 hours ago, Sabertooth said: You guys are really killing it! I mean FREEWHEEL BURNING! 🏎️ That song is PERFECT for this. So is "Kickstart My Heart" by Motley Crue. Sabertooth and Justin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco1019 Posted June 12, 2022 Report Share Posted June 12, 2022 New PB: 74200. I recorded the video using Twitch Studio (Beta), hence the layout. Justin, greenween and Sabertooth 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenween Posted June 12, 2022 Report Share Posted June 12, 2022 Started in 2nd, missed every puddle, then crashed 2 seconds from the finish line! LOL 68,150 Played on a 7800 with a 2600 joystick. Sabertooth, Justin, Marco1019 and 1 other 4 "Better to be king for a night than schmuck for a lifetime." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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