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Car Builder

Published: February 1, 2009 - Last update: June 10, 2013 - 3180 downloads

Year: 1982
Genre: Educational, Simulation
Theme: Science
Publisher: Optimum Resource, Inc.
Developer: Optimum Resource, Inc.

4.27 / 5
22 votes

63 KiB

Description of Car Builder

Offering educational, simulation in a world of science, Car Builder is an abandonware developed by Optimum Resource, Inc. and published by Optimum Resource, Inc.. Released in 1982, you wander around in a perspective.

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 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]
Review by HOTUD

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#7439

CJR added this comment :

Works on a BBC Master 512

#4320

notbenh added this comment :

Thanks works great via DOSbox on OSX 10.7.

#4010

paperbrain added this comment :

Are you for real? Unzip the file with a archive decompressing program such as winzip, winrar, or 7zip. There IS a program file in this archive, just unzip it before you try to play it.

#3497

Me added this comment :

I downloaded it and all it gave me was a .zip file. what do i do with it? there is no program in the .zip file
email me at danielmaksymiv@hotmail.com

#1700

µA added this comment :

Used DOS Box, 0.74, worked fine. Thanks, been looking for this for a while but for Apple IIe, didn't think there was a PC version until AutoDuel didn't work on VirtualApple.

#1341

JFS3 added this comment :

Yes it does work I have it running on Windows 7 using D-Fend Reloaded. it is a dos emulator that lets you play our old dos games in the newer versions of windows. Just google search "D-Fend Reloaded"

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