This video is a gem. Never thought I would see one of My Arcade's CES prototipes in action! You know, Jon from GenXGrownUp has just reviewed the Pole Position Racing Player, and I see there are some in-game changes between the prototipe and the final product, mostly about the Atari logo and their games promoted on the signs. The final product even includes Pole Postion II, so the Home button actually does something!
From what I can tell, the Atari version is actually only distributed in the US, and the Namco version was distributed in JP, but I guess Namco version will still be alive as we know it
I recently discovered you and have been going back and watching all of your videos from the beginning. It's a lot so not real far along but have listened to all of the 7800 game by game podcast videos.
The home button... in units where there's multiple games, it takes you to a game select screen that shows you the other games on the unit in the form of arcade cabinets. Since this is a Pole Position unit, there'll probably be at least Pole Position and Pole Position II on it if it ever sees the light of day in it's final retail form.
What a neat find! Great eye to notice this as a prototype. I wonder if this is from a cancelled release or one still pending. I have to wonder how commercially successful a "Pole Position" stand-alone release would be today, but there WAS a whole generation that grew up with it, so maybe it would be more popular than I think.
I was initially very impressed with the emulation/replication quality (crash sounds aside), but then you reminded me just how badly Pole Position plays with a D-Pad. While I assume many things about this could change before launch, the controls won't likely go Analog.
This is really interesting. Congrats on the proto score. I wonder if it's running MAME. The controls remind me of the main MAME release, at least up to 2016 when was the last time I updated my MAME and got a current ROM set. The gear shift is a single button toggle like in MAME, and that d-pad control reminds me of MAME. It's probably unavoidable to an extent due to the arcade steering wheel being an encoder as opposed to a potentiometer. Even the Namco Museum PS1 releases from back in the day didn't have very good steering IMO.
I have a Pole Position game that uses a Coleco mini cade shell and operates with a Raspberry Pi running mame, and has a paddle controls made as a steering wheel for steering
The final version looks just about identical. For $40 a hard pass. The SD slot is a nice touch, but the buttons and if it's not the original rom, I don't think it is worth it. Now, they do have a Micro Player with a steering wheel for $50 and it has two games. Guessing Pole Position 1 and maybe 2? It doesn't say what the second game is.
My Arcade D pad things are god awful. I don't know why they use or worse, why do people buy them? However, with better controls I would definitely buy this. Imagine a Daytona version
This is interesting, but I would never buy something like this. Pole Position is a game that is a bonus included among a bunch of other games. I remember those old Jakk Pacific TV plug 'n plays that had a microswitch joystick that also could twist left and right for Pole Position. That was a cool gimmick. A knock off dpad on this? No way. Not interested.
This video is a gem. Never thought I would see one of My Arcade's CES prototipes in action! You know, Jon from GenXGrownUp has just reviewed the Pole Position Racing Player, and I see there are some in-game changes between the prototipe and the final product, mostly about the Atari logo and their games promoted on the signs. The final product even includes Pole Postion II, so the Home button actually does something!
From what I can tell, the Atari version is actually only distributed in the US, and the Namco version was distributed in JP, but I guess Namco version will still be alive as we know it
Wow! Quite an interesting hand held! Thanks! for showing this! Nice!
I recently discovered you and have been going back and watching all of your videos from the beginning. It's a lot so not real far along but have listened to all of the 7800 game by game podcast videos.
You find the most amazing stuff, NSG 🙂
The home button... in units where there's multiple games, it takes you to a game select screen that shows you the other games on the unit in the form of arcade cabinets. Since this is a Pole Position unit, there'll probably be at least Pole Position and Pole Position II on it if it ever sees the light of day in it's final retail form.
The Atari logo is in this version as well, maybe this will include some of the ports Atari did for the 2600, 5200, and so on.
What a neat find! Great eye to notice this as a prototype. I wonder if this is from a cancelled release or one still pending. I have to wonder how commercially successful a "Pole Position" stand-alone release would be today, but there WAS a whole generation that grew up with it, so maybe it would be more popular than I think.
As long as they dont change the final version to remove the arcade version, I'm definitely going to buy it!
I'm basically an expert at the namco museum volume 1 pole position so I'm definitely interested in this version
It's 10/10 and still no Amico release. 😂
I was initially very impressed with the emulation/replication quality (crash sounds aside), but then you reminded me just how badly Pole Position plays with a D-Pad. While I assume many things about this could change before launch, the controls won't likely go Analog.
I’d use bondo to repair the top shell. Super simple repair and would look quality.
This is really interesting. Congrats on the proto score. I wonder if it's running MAME. The controls remind me of the main MAME release, at least up to 2016 when was the last time I updated my MAME and got a current ROM set. The gear shift is a single button toggle like in MAME, and that d-pad control reminds me of MAME. It's probably unavoidable to an extent due to the arcade steering wheel being an encoder as opposed to a potentiometer. Even the Namco Museum PS1 releases from back in the day didn't have very good steering IMO.
I have a Pole Position game that uses a Coleco mini cade shell and operates with a Raspberry Pi running mame, and has a paddle controls made as a steering wheel for steering
Very nice
Cool little toy!
At least it's the Arcade ROM
Cute ... But that racing car decal ruins it. Its the kinda thing a small child would do. Its like putting a Dinosaur on a lunchbox !!!
Dpad steering is not optimal.
Jakks Pacific PP with the twisty joystick was awesome.😂
Mine is around here somewhere.
Ah yes. Who can forget the twisty Jakks Pacific PP?
The final version looks just about identical. For $40 a hard pass. The SD slot is a nice touch, but the buttons and if it's not the original rom, I don't think it is worth it. Now, they do have a Micro Player with a steering wheel for $50 and it has two games. Guessing Pole Position 1 and maybe 2? It doesn't say what the second game is.
What final version? This never came out.
@@Michael-yp9ip Amazon had it listed recently, I'm looking at the photos it looks exactly the same the d-pad the buttons
Neat
Just why? A whole handheld system just to play "pole position" seems like a waist
Had fun with that title, didn't you? Say it 3 times fast!
My Arcade D pad things are god awful. I don't know why they use or worse, why do people buy them? However, with better controls I would definitely buy this. Imagine a Daytona version
This is interesting, but I would never buy something like this. Pole Position is a game that is a bonus included among a bunch of other games. I remember those old Jakk Pacific TV plug 'n plays that had a microswitch joystick that also could twist left and right for Pole Position. That was a cool gimmick. A knock off dpad on this? No way. Not interested.