Pole Position

An accident-free run through the complete circuit of five laps on the Namco Speedway course in the Pole Position game (Namco 5-in-1 TV game version) -- with snow-capped Mount Fuji in the background. Approach is imprinted in memory from all of the time (and quarters) wasted mastering the actual arcade game 25 years ago: Maintain full throttle around the entire course, stay on the track for all passing (use the middle of the track to pass between cars), get to and try to stay at top speed (195 mph) for as much of the course as possible, downshift from "HI" gear to "LO" gear for braking when necessary (e.g. in the big hairpin turn) -- and (of course) don't crash into anything. Score was 58250 points (my personal best/top score is 58450 points). Wife and daughters were not as impressed with me as I was with myself. So it is time to re-retire from racing and get back to more productive activity. Video was captured on a Neuros OSD (www.neurostechnology.com); the output of the Namco 5-in-1 box is plugged into the input of the OSD and the output of the OSD is plugged into the auxiliary input on the TV. The video recorded on the OSD (on a USB drive) was then converted to a QuickTime movie using AVS Video Converter 6. Note the odd-looking "double car" at 3:18 and 3:32 (?). Good luck!