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Car Builder

This is a pretty good Car Building simulator for 1982. It lets you choose a chassis, engine, tires, brakes, and so on, for your car. Then you can design a model for what the car will look like, plus you can add windows and a text decal. Finally you must test the car in a wind tunnel for aerodynamic testing, then you must put it through a road test. On the road, the car will be tested through a starting point to test the Engine, then it will be tested through slow turns to test the steering incase it's sluggish, next the car is tested through a pull out turn for torque, and even more. When you leave the road test, results will show for Topspeed, Lateral Acceleration, 1/4 a mile time, 1/4 a mile speed, Acceleration from 0-60 mph, and Braking from 60-0 mph. You can also view your cars specs and print them out if you want and you can of course save and load car files. If your car was not good enough, you can go back and customize it. If you like this sort of stuff, I would recommend it. 10

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Car Builder is, as you may have guessed, a car design game. Created by "Optimum Resource, Inc.," a company with a rather reputable-sounding name, this game excels in giving the user control over the vehicle design process. A menu-driven interface allows even the very young to successfully manipulate the design of the car. Many different variations of engine placement, brake size and type, and even steering mechanism give the user the control to create their ideal car. Car nuts will appreciate the details provided, such as the ability to aerodynamically sculpt the car, while those not fascinated by cars may find interest in the automated track testing feature. Refining your designs is accomplished by visiting the testing facility. In the facility you can run both track and wind tunnel tests, which are graphically presented with comments on the results. As an educational tool, this game is excellent. Accompanied by an instructor who knows what he or she is talking about, a child can learn quite a lot about cars. This game was purchased for me as a five-year-old as a way to channel my interest in cars into a constructive environment. I obviously enjoyed it, preserving it through many ...(more) disks, then many hard drives, and now I can share it with you. Give it a try. It is a small, simple, and fun game in a unique genre Though its chunky CGA graphics are a bit dated, it still shines with gameplay a-plenty. I've included some "recent" cars of my own, so that you may see what can be done with the game. Enjoy! Note: the developer Optimum Resources is still very much alive, and updating new versions of Car Builder to boot! Check out the official game site below for the most recent version you can buy :) [thanks to Marc J. for the info]

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