Early Memories of Driving...

"BringBackTheCommodore" (bringbackthecommodore) 08/16/2016 at 19:39 • Filed to: Commodore 64, Commodore, Games, Computer

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...happened in this game:

Countless hours spent winding out an F40 and a 959 (that’s all the Commodore 64 version of The Duel had without the expansion packs) trying to run from the CHP.

Later on, With the expansion packs, the game would expose me to experiences behind the wheel of a ‘67 GTO, a ‘69 C.O.P.O. Camaro, and a ‘70 Superbird running from the German police and the French police.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > BringBackTheCommodore 08/16/2016 at 19:46

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First racing game I ever played:

No I am not old.

With-a-G is back to not having anything written after his username > BringBackTheCommodore 08/16/2016 at 20:52

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Test drive is how I learned what a manual transmission was, since my family didn’t have anything but automatics. I was able to drive my friend’s Scirocco 5-speed with no coaching after just playing that silly video game.

wbizarre - OEM fetishist > BringBackTheCommodore 08/16/2016 at 21:29

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Neat! Never played that one. Let’s see if anyone remembers these:

BringBackTheCommodore > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 08/16/2016 at 21:36

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That game was awesome! I picked the ‘63 Split Window every time...lost in every race I was in. Still fun.

BringBackTheCommodore > wbizarre - OEM fetishist 08/16/2016 at 21:39

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I never played Grand Prix Circuit, or Cisco Heat ... instead, my driving time post Commodore was invested in Rad Racer.

BringBackTheCommodore > With-a-G is back to not having anything written after his username 08/16/2016 at 21:41

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No kidding! I tried the manual transmission mode and failed abysmally at it and stuck to button-click upshifting and downshifting. I managed the gear changes but could never get any serious upshifting or something trying to manipulate the joystick and steer during a race.

luvMeSome142 & some Lincoln! > BringBackTheCommodore 08/16/2016 at 22:57

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Oh man, that brings back memories.

Aaaron > BringBackTheCommodore 08/17/2016 at 13:37

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That’s awesome. This was the first racing game I ever played.

Good times

BringBackTheCommodore > Aaaron 08/17/2016 at 13:39

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I played one very similar to that:

Good times, good times.

RandomTask > BringBackTheCommodore 09/16/2016 at 21:41

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Street Rod II. My brother had a copy on his computer, and I got hooked. It was like American Graffiti. The best part was you had to root through the newspaper ads for parts, and cars, and then take it home and tune it. So simple, yet so cool.