Test Drive

Description

This mix of racing simulation and arcade game consists of driving a choice of 5 sports cars on a mountain strip at the fastest speed possible without getting caught by the cops. To avoid them, use your radar detector -- or just try to outrun them if they spot you. Manual stickshift only, so make sure you don't redline or you'll blow your engine.

Alternate Titles

• "试验驾驶" -- Chinese spelling (simplified)

Part of the Following Groups

• Automobile: Chevrolet Corvette
• Automobile: Ferrari Testarossa
• Automobile: Lamborghini Countach
• Automobile: Lotus Esprit
• Automobile: Porsche 911
• Test Drive series and add-ons

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User Reviews

A new style of racing game	DOS	5u3 (197)
Poor controls and monotonous scenery didn't stop this one from becoming a classic.	DOS	Trixter (8728)
I'm embarrased to have liked it.	DOS	Yeah Right (57)
Old, bad sound and graphics.....but I liked it.	DOS	ThE oNe (178)
Not a very good game altogether.	DOS	Tomer Gabel (4418)
It's a classic, but being a classic doesn't stop a game from not being very good.	DOS	Jim Fun (222)
The Best Commodore 64 Driving Game	Commodore 64	DreamArcades (6)
Driving For The Computer Impaired	DOS	The Cheshire (6)

The Press Says

ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)	Amiga	Feb, 1988	826 out of 1000	83
ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)	Commodore 64	Mar, 1988	815 out of 1000	82
GameAspect.com	DOS	Oct 26, 2011	7.9 out of 10	79
The Games Machine (UK)	Commodore 64	Mar, 1988	72 out of 100	72
The Games Machine (UK)	Amiga	Feb, 1988	69 out of 100	69
The Games Machine (UK)	Atari ST	Mar, 1988	67 out of 100	67
Happy Computer	Amiga	Dec, 1987	49 out of 100	49
Zzap!	Commodore 64	Mar, 1988	46 out of 100	46
Power Play	Amiga	Dec, 1987	4 out of 10	40
Power Play	Commodore 64	Dec, 1987	3.5 out of 10	35

Forums

Topic	# Posts	Last Post
Version 1.1 broken on DOSBox?	5	Daniel Saner (2319) Oct 27, 2012
Weird screenshots on the cover art	3	Daniel Saner (2319) Dec 01, 2011
the father of the 90's racing games¿?	5	Игги Друге (31856) Jul 26, 2008

Trivia

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