Pole Position

Summary

Pole Position is a video game^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (862 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Pole Position's instance of is recorded as video game^[3].
• Pole Position was published by Namco^[4].
• Pole Position's genre is racing video game^[5].
• Pole Position's developer is recorded as Namco^[6].
• Pole Position's designed by is recorded as Tōru Iwatani^[7].
• Pole Position's operating system is recorded as iOS^[8].
• Pole Position is part of Namco Museum Virtual Arcade^[9].
• Pole Position's Commons category is recorded as Pole Position (video game)^[10].
• Pole Position's platform is recorded as Atari 2600^[11].
• Pole Position's platform is recorded as Atari 5200^[12].
• Pole Position's platform is recorded as DOS^[13].
• Pole Position's platform is recorded as Vectrex^[14].
• Pole Position's platform is recorded as Commodore 64^[15].
• Pole Position's platform is recorded as iOS^[16].
• Pole Position's platform is recorded as ZX Spectrum^[17].
• Pole Position's game mode is recorded as single-player video game^[18].
• Pole Position's input device is recorded as sim racing wheel^[19].
• Pole Position's input device is recorded as foot controller^[20].
• Pole Position's country of origin is recorded as Japan^[21].
• Pole Position was published on September 1, 1982^[22].
• Pole Position's cover art by is recorded as Marc William Ericksen^[23].
• Pole Position's distributed by is recorded as Q368215^[24].
• Pole Position's title is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ポールポジション'}^[25].
• Pole Position's different from is recorded as pole position^[26].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Pole Position was published by Namco^[4].

Publication

Pole Position was released on September 1, 1982^[22]. Its genre is racing video game^[5]. It is part of Namco Museum Virtual Arcade^[9].

Why It Matters

Pole Position ranks in the top 5% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (862 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[27]