Arcade Hit POLE POSITION as a 1983 BOARD GAME from Parker Brothers

[@SilverBluesRetrocade]

I've seen the Q*Bert Board Game at a local thrift, but it was missing a lot of pieces so I passed it by. I've never seen (or heard of this). Exciting!

[@LeoDavidson]

I'd play a phone version if someone made one. That Pac-Man board game brings back memories!

[@tomevil6]

Prepare to qualify..... Great video as always!!!!

[@KristianWontroba]

Amazing that this existed. Great review!

[@fnt100]

Appreciate the trip down the lane. One of the games my friends and I played a lot - since it was one of the only four player games that wasn't Monopoly or Life. Loved playing the blue car since the deck was "stacked" with cards to make up for going last.

[@johnnym196]

Hi, Jon.👋 This is rare … a Monday night video from you. Pole Position board game from 1983?!🤔 Looks like a good, fun game. Thank you for the video. See you again next time.

[@ButterSpider3]

I would play this. Looks fun. I would have loved this game as a kid.

[@tedadamgreen]

That was a grew time to be a kid!! Way cool board game 👊🏻😎🕹️

[@Dorelaxen]

I have a couple of these arcade board games. They're great. For when I don't have TIME to hook up a game system!

[@ZMAN_420]

Very clean pick up.

[@cryptocoffee13]

I had the Berzerk and Pac-Man board games back in the day, and I played them and loved them. The first time I went to the National Videogame Museum years ago, they had them and many others I never knew existed on display, like Zaxxon, Donkey Kong, and Frogger.

[@CaptainRufus]

Zaxxon is possibly one of the best cover arts on a board game. At least the painted one. It goes way too hard for a board game in the early 80s. Or now for that matter.

[@IamPowerdriven]

What a fun game.

[@darkknite2k11]

I had that, and the Pac-Man one with all the marbles.

[@ZMAN_420]

Its worth a play. This is what I like though Retro.

[@gregwesson8815]

I have Pac-Man, the original and remake (plus monopoly arcade) and the Donkey Kong one. Both fun in their own right. This looks like a quick, fun play! Thanks, Jon!

[@BrianJonson]

Honestly, it took some creativity to make this game with it's mechanics. Not bad! I would play it

[@oaf-77]

I had the Popeye board game. Loved it

[@AaronC143]

I've seen video game adaptations of board games, but I've never seen that board game. That one reminds me of my favorite Christopher Cross album.

[@thelordofevil8875]

I had the Pac-Man and Zaxxon board games back then.

[@datassetteuser356]

Had no idea it existed. Looks nice and they certainly thought about how to make this interesting. Like your typical arcade game, this won't take long to play, so that's nice. Not one I would come back to after having played it two times, I think: much luck needed, little strategy involved. But it's neat for sure.

[@jasonleman1396]

I wish my mom had kept some of my 80s board games, especially when I look online and see the prices of what they go for now (i wish i had this back in the day)

[@jhouse8783]

I had this one!

[@MGTSrYouTube]

"That's quite nice - VERY vibrant" 😂

[@GenXGrownUp]

Is that funny?

[@MGTSrYouTube]

Yes, I may have sent money if you had added '...very dimure'

[@VortexArcade]

This was the junk you got when your parents said a console would ruin the TV. lol

[@jm131719]

ASpparently there was a Zaxxon board game. Wonder what that\s like.

[@GenXGrownUp]

I have that one, too.

[@tedadamgreen]

@@GenXGrownUpwhat?! Have you done a video of it yet?

[@jamestoney6108]

And a berserk one too

[@Magpieboy1]

These go for between $35 to $330 AUD on Ebay (not including postage). I recently managed to score a complete version of the Qbert card game for $50 AUD.

[@arcadepiano]

my first ever "videogame" was the lcd race car, maybe it was 1985 at 8 years old, and until 1992 ( with the NES) that was my only own videogame, except if paying on arcade bars. i remember pole position as a very expensive gambling for few moments of playing whislt my "game & watch" (actually sold at watches shop) i played countless hours, at least one hour a day. for free. but pole position is more sophisticated ( with colours!) than the handheld. i know they released a mini arcade version, but i wish they do the pocket player version because that will be the perfect match for my beloved childhood lcd handheld game & watch chinese copy we call in spain maquinita. ( lil machine).

[@HanzoHimemiya]

Personally it seems there were a great alternative for waiting for the console ports at that time),hope someday they make remakes of those arcade classics but as a reward for limited editions of retro arcade cabinets.

[@Mechanicoid]

I almost feel that if you had two 6 sided dice and and 12 options based on the dice role, it would move faster. And maybe like Monopoly, special spaces with a deck with events like spin outs and oil slicks or even drafting so you can get extra moves or something.

[@GenXGrownUp]

I understand why the deck instead of dice - it ensures all options occur before the recur whereas dice wouldn't. The special spots is a great idea.

[@Mechanicoid]

@@GenXGrownUp time for some house rules

[@domeshtan1677]

Avalon Hill made some kind of Indy 500 type board game around the early 80's. Much more statistical and based on real driver stats I think. Been a long time. I think you could drive safe, try to floor it to pass, etc. You might blow your engine, etc.

[@GenXGrownUp]

I remember seeing those in the hobby store where I shopped for D&D stuff in my youth.

[@edwardmclaughlin719]

I almost felt like I was at an arcade.

[@only257]

Cool 😊

[@ctbinary42]

Back then it would be a good way to kill some time with friends. Nowadays I’d rather pull out backgammon. Still interesting for the time

[@boriscovidscamson2911]

I have the defender one but didn't buy the pacman and pole position ones after seeing them in a charity shop. 😭😭😭😭

[@JohnVideo1969]

Oooh. Jon Cheated at 9:49. Moved 3 instead of 2. 😂

[@GenXGrownUp]

I spotted that in the edit. No worries - that yellow car gets jammed up in the turn and loses any advantage gained by the double-move. 😜

[@JohnVideo1969]

@ I just thought it was funny after your "If you're not creating, you're not trying!" Thumbnail.

[@jeremiahthomas8140]

Damn Yellow Jon trying to screw Red Jon.

[@catholicactionbibleonlyist1813]

Pole Position The video game over the board game,my brother is the reason why I ragie quit board games. However would like to play the video game base off of clue for the Sega genesis.

[@GenXGrownUp]

👌

[@TomMannCenturia]

Not too much to it but it might have been fun to play with younger kids at Christmas.

[@paulphillips546]

Looks like a decent board game but other than the name and the fact it’s motor racing don’t really see the connection with the arcade game, perhaps if they had followed the track layout from the game it might have given it more of a claim to be the board game version of the arcade, still very cool though

[@GenXGrownUp]

Agreed.

[@miked4377]

i think its cool i would play it a few times ..not near as good as the game...but a cool collectible jon!

[@TheObjectFOfThe80s]

Wait, what?

[@Mrshoujo]

I could never see the point of a board game based on a video game. Usually it's the other way.

[@neugey]

Too old to play Pole Position (I hope they don't come after you Jon!), not too old to play Candyland. Go figure!

[@GenXGrownUp]

In their defense, my eyes aren't what they used to be. 😜

[@CaptainRufus]

Well its no Formula D(e).

[@amare65]

I'm bored.