"Nibby" (nibby68)
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"Nibby" (nibby68)
05/29/2018 at 10:30 • Filed to: None | 4
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LGR made a video of version 7 and goes much more in depth. I was able to find a 5.0 version and will share some screenshots of that. Basically Ford provided customers and potential customers of software that ran on MS-DOS and provided a virtual showroom of their models.. There was even a basic driving sim but it got boring really quickly. More on that later.
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Now for some screenies!
Lincoln
Mercury
Aspire
Crown Victoria
Escort
Escort wagon
The one that runs over people
Probe
Taurus
Even offered a paint selector
And provided some specs of each vehicle
Taurus SHO
Taurus wagon
what an ugly color
Tempo, the pinnacle of luxury
Thunderbird
Aerostar
Bronco
Club Wagon, AKA Econoline
Explorer
F150
F250
Ranger
Windstar
Mercury Capri. Forgot these existed
Cougar
Grand Marquis
Sable
Sable wagon
Topaz
Tracer
Tracer wagon
Villager
Lincoln Continental
Mark VIII
Town Car
Driving simulator. Basic... just choose a Ford, arrow keys to steer/accel/brake. Space to shift gears if you choose a manual car.
traffic
the steering is pretty wonky and you can crash up to 4 times
RIP
exit screen
facw
> Nibby
05/29/2018 at 10:41 |
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I’m sure I posted in the Jalopnik article, but you can play it here:
https://archive.org/details/msdos_Ford_Simulator_5.0_1994
Just click the power icon and it will start right up.
You can also check out older versions here:
https://archive.org/details/software?and%5B%5D=ford+simulator&sin=
All of them are playable, except for Ford Simulator 7, which you need to download and install to use.
TheTurbochargedSquirrel
> Nibby
05/29/2018 at 10:45 |
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There’s also a Merkur version that I am still looking around for.
fintail
> Nibby
05/29/2018 at 10:45 |
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This is interesting, final run Tempo, which ended for MY 1994, co-existing with Windstar, which was 1995 MY vehicle - everyone’s favorite 3.8 van must have been an early release.
Thomas Donohue
> Nibby
05/29/2018 at 10:46 |
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Wow....I remember having this CD. Doubt I still have it...probably thrown away with a stack of those AOL CD’s that came in the mail every other week.
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facw
> TheTurbochargedSquirrel
05/29/2018 at 11:02 |
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The first version includes Merkur:
https://archive.org/details/msdos_The_Ford_Simulator_1987
ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com
> facw
05/29/2018 at 11:16 |
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We had that version when I was a kid.
TysMagic
> facw
05/29/2018 at 11:17 |
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i cannot wait to play this later today
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Nibby
> TysMagic
05/29/2018 at 11:25 |
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it’s pretty cool when you consider it came out in the late 80s/early 90s
TheRevanchist
> Nibby
05/29/2018 at 11:25 |
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If it can just simulate the engine stalling on the Tempo, it would be like re-living high school all over again.
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Nibby
> fintail
05/29/2018 at 11:26 |
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I was wondering that too cause my uncle had a ‘95 Windstar and I was pretty sure that was the first year of production. Might’ve came out in mid-late 94 as a 95 model
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Nibby
> Thomas Donohue
05/29/2018 at 11:26 |
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TheTurbochargedSquirrel
> facw
05/29/2018 at 11:37 |
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They also had a “Merkur Simulator” version that was just Merkur.
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fintail
> Nibby
05/29/2018 at 13:40 |
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I googled it, March of 94 release. They probably had a large amount of unsold Tempos hanging around, too.
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Nibby
> fintail
05/29/2018 at 13:42 |
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i hope they still do, i would gladly take one
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fintail
> Nibby
05/29/2018 at 14:14 |
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Someone’s grandma probably has a nice one stored away somewhere.
We had one in the family back in the day - not the most perfect car, but a bunch of kids beat on it for years and it kept going without mechanical issues.