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Game entry

Pole Position

1982 · Racing, Sports, Arcade · DOS, Atari 5200, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, Commodore VIC-20, Arcade, Intellivision, Vectrex, ZX Spectrum, Texas Instruments TI-99, BBC Microcomputer System · GCE

Pole Position holds position no. 3,132 in the world ranking on GameForever, with 1,452 ELO points and 38% of duels won out of 105 played. The pairing that comes up most often sets it against Grand Theft Auto V: 3 duels settled, 0 to 3. Its best standing outside the world ranking: no. 80 out of 154 (1980s).

World rank

no. 3,132

ELO score

1,452

Wins

38%

Duels played

105

About Pole Position

The very first racing game with the rear perspective camera and track based on real life.

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,452 ELO points over the last 215 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

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The standing

Where Pole Position ranks

The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where Pole Position stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 80 out of 154 (1980s).

Where Pole Position ranks
Ranking Position Games competing
World ranking 3,132 5,110
Racing 156 259
1980s 80 154

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