The Nintendo 64 now has its first professional racing sim. Unfortunately, the results are rather disappointing. Even though F1 Pole Position 64 offers a great wealth of car configuration options and even has the F1 license, the control is far short of spectacular. The cars seem to jerk back and forth instead of gracefully rounding through the curves. Also, for an N64 game, the graphics are dull and it doesn't seem like you're going close to 250 mph. To the game's credit, hard-core sim fans will enjoy the gearbox and suspension wear, but these same fans will regret the lack of realistic wheel lock and bumping. Sometimes you even seem to pass though the rear end of cars.