A History of Racing Video Games

Custom Search

Funny Games Dress Up Games All Funny Games Crazy Monkey Games

Action Adventure · Sports · Puzzle · Shoot 'em up · Arcade · Racing · Funnygames · Casino · Online Games · Weird Games

Funny News: A History of Racing Video Games

June 12, 2006: A History of Racing Video Games

It all begins with Pole Position. It was 1982 and, along with Mr. And Mrs. Pac Man and the Space Invaders, this seminal arcade racer was a major player in the early days of the video arcade. There were other racing games before it, but Pole Position looked and played like nothing else. The graphics were the clincher. There wasn't much to work with back then, but the Indy cars resembled actual automobiles, and the Fuji racetrack featured billboards, grass fields and majestic mountains rising up from the horizon...oh, and other cars, which weren't a given in early racing games. It was this attempt at realism that made Pole Position one of the biggest cash cows, or should we say "coin cows" (HAR!) of the early video arcades.

Namco, the game's creators released Pole Position in Japan first and distributed it throughout arcades across the globe, but Atari had the rights to the phenom in the States. The biggest difference between the International version of the game and the U.S. counterpart is the "Prepare to qualify" computer...

Read full story at: www.ugo.com

More Funny Game News
Mario Super Sluggers Revie...
September 12, 2008

Cricket Captain 2008 Revie...
September 12, 2008

Summer Athletics Review
September 12, 2008

Beijing 2008 - Olympic Gam...
August 4, 2008

QuakeCon 2008: The Story o...
August 4, 2008

Wolfenstein Preview
August 4, 2008

Space Invaders DS Review
July 14, 2008

C&C: Red Alert 3 Preview
July 14, 2008

Alone in the Dark Review
July 14, 2008

Guitar Hero On Tour Review
July 4, 2008

FaceBreaker (XboX)
July 4, 2008

Diablo 3 Is Coming
July 4, 2008

1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12
Next Funny page »

More Funny Games News

Pinball Hall of Fame Wii Reviewed FunnyGames, May 21, 2008
...Just like in a real pinball arcade, there is not much to do in Pinball: Hall of Fame besides walking up and down the halls and picking your table of choice. Only this time, you don’t have to put your quarter on the rim of the machine to stake your claim. For a change of pace, you can enter a Pinball tournament or take on the Williams challenge, tackling table after blinker-bedazzled table as you strive to beat the ever more difficult goal scores. Essentially, though, it is just more pinball playing. As an extra, you can view the flyers sent to tantalize arcade owners with the money they would make from all the greasy little teenagers plunking their quarters into the bright and shiny boxes of the likes of "Taxi" and "Sorcerer"...

Read full review at: www.gamerevolution.com

Medieval II Total War FunnyGames, November 13, 2006
SEGA announced that the Medieval II: Total War game for the PC has officially gone gold and will release on November 14, 2006 in North America. This visually stunning game spans four and half centuries of the most turbulent era in Western history and gives game players the reins to control and command the most realistic and epic battles ever seen in the real-time strategy game genre.

Medieval II Total War is the latest game in the award-winning Total War series. The follow-up to 2004's Strategy Game of the year (Rome: Total War) takes the series to a new level with a new animation system for more visceral combat, a vastly improved campaign game, and even more detailed units and real-time battles. Game players can now truly experience ...

Read story about Medieval II Total War at: www.ugo.com

Random FunnyGames list

	G-Dream Wack-Attack! Hit the monsters on the head before they go under Play Game »
	Monster Bash Clear the place up, jump onto as many monsters as possible, dont step on the worm tais! or loose a l Play Game »
	Xxiao 03 This is an awesome matrix inspired flash movie, slow down and speed up time. Play Game »

Most Popular FunnyGames list

	Practice Stick Cricket (0 plays) Great game to practice stick cricket and improve your cricket skills. Control the bat by moving your mouse. Hit the ball...
	Mars Mission (0 plays) Cool alien invaders game, great fun!
	Golden Arrow (0 plays) Score as many points as you can.