![]() ![]() ![]() After qualifying, the player had to face other cars in a championship race. In Pole Position, the player has to complete a lap in a certain amount of time in order to qualify for a race at the Fuji racetrack. The first successful Formula One video game in arcade history was Pole Position (1982), by Namco. However, it was an electro-mechanical game, rather than an arcade video game. Two years later, F-1 (1976) by Namco has been cited as the first truly Formula One arcade game. The roots of Formula One games can be traced back to 1974, with arcade racing games such as Speed Race by Taito and Gran Trak 10 by Atari which depicted F1-like cars going on a race track. History Early roots and arcade games (1974–1990s) Early Formula One games were typically arcade racing games, before Formula One Grand Prix (1991) popularized Formula One racing simulations on home computers. Ever since Pole Position in 1982, Formula One (F1) has always played a part of the racing genre in video games. ![]()
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