For me personally (and I guess for some other kids) , this was not so much a game. It was a window into the future. C-64 had tons of 2D games, some of them great. But these 3D games ... they were something else. They did not run well, and we all subconsciously knew are poor 8-bit machine was too weak. But suddenly, you had a glimpse what would tomorrow bring ... You were not toying with some silly sprites, now you are in the game, virtual reality and all that stuff ...
the testarossa was my most frequent car, too. i was not even 10 yrs old. then, at just below 40 i did see a testarossa IRL the first time, i was amazed
Not only looked real, but played like a simulator, with a proper manual stick that let you could choose exactly what gear leave the car in, and no sequential nonsense. Visually speaking I can say the same for Need for Speed (which, by the way, when it came out I thought it was a Test Drive sequel), it looked 100% real at the times. When I saw it on RU-vid years later I could not believe it was actually so "rough".
Same...Although C64 could create better 3D looking graphics than the Nintendo. I remember playing Micro League Wrestling, and thinking it looked like a real match since it was digitized. Well I liked untill My mom tore the floppy disk in half for not doing my chores😂
They were amazing because it was something totally different ... No 2D, no tiny sprites to toy with them, you are now in the game. Glimpse into future.
I REALLY wish that I still had my Commodore. I used to love playing this and Test Drive II- The Dual, I even had the optional car and scenery discs for Test Drive II. I used to love cranking Appetite for Destruction when I played this.
The amiga version had sweet graphics but gameplay the c64 Mopped the floor all over the amiga. Ferrari man myself in these years but everyone loved the lambo in this game. the lotus never got much play and that white dot on the wheel was focus. nice run bro check the glove box.... keep the car :)
I was so frustrated by this game. The concept so ambitious - a simulator, not an action game, and subtle music, but the time just wasnt right. And one day, Need For Speed came out on 3DO, it was basically the exact game, even the mocking comments after the race -- the time had come where it worked out. Test drive is always in my heart though. Wow.
Ah, what a breath of fresh air! I was just completing the Apple II port of this game. By the time I could crawl to the end of the last level, while being audio-visually assaulted, I was like "kill me".
It's because of this game that as a kid I was SURE that also in Real Life the best way to accelerate was to max rev (akso) with no gear selected and then (at @10k rpm) insert 1st gear!😂 When my old man told me it was nonsense I was shocked! 😮
C64 was several years ahead of all the more respected, "serious" computers at the time in terms of audio. Forgot that this had a speech clip- in 1987!! Games for IBM type machines wouldn't be able to talk until about a decade later, & then only with special add-on disks.
I remember playing this game as a kid... it was great... if I find some free time, I might try to bring out the old Commodore 64 and find this game on disk and play it again...
The only tires I stick to for Lamborghini's are GoodYear or Michelin Tires instead of Pirelli Tires are that they are my alternative preferences, even if they are real race like tires.
I would give ANYTHING to play this again. I wish they would remaster this for the ps4. This was the first driving simulator I ever played as a child. Such memories. Dam......
@@davechristopher6462 I have this computer system and game but the computer doesn't work. I bet the disc is bad too. You can find these computers and games on Ebay
@@bjenkins803 Yea I know. It's not cheap. Most sellers want big bucks. Commadore is supposedly rereleasing a new system called C64 maxi. Shortly it even has a working keyboard. A seller on ebay had one but you have to buy a US adapter plug fitting in order to use it. Commadore says you can download any game on a USB port and plug it in to the maxi and play it. Hopefully the US version Maxi will release soon.
Mein ❤ Pumpe. (Die F.Disk ratterte bis zum Eisprung. Man konnte das kaum abwarten. Immer noch gut spielbar. Macht Spaß.) Mehr wollen als geht mal gelungen. Wann gab es wieder Steueransicht. 2005.! (Commodore mußte gehen pc. Von weit oben angeordnetes.) Amiga & Commodore. Schade drum. (Bis 95 konnte kein PC mithalten. Wüßte gerne was WIRKLICH GESCHEHEN IST.) "Was willst du mit nem PC." War normal bis 95. Jedenfalls für Spieler + dann war PC + :( (Der Amiga 500. Heute noch wundervoll. Viele Spiele über snes.) PP Hammer & Co ✌🏻👍🏻 (Ein Branche wurde geopfert.) Tragisch (Jedes premium game besser snes.) Das war BILL GUTES. Ein Hurensohn. (Und es Jump and Runs Amiga 500 unverständlich snes erfolge feierte.) Erinnert auch an Sega Saturn. Gezwungen zu Playstation. Besser zu Schrott. Gn8
What was up with that glitch with the two cars? I've had that happen to me before on the real hardware as well.... ran straight into a cop car outta nowhere..... cheap glitch gave me an instant game over.
cbrady2k8 I played this for hours with my dad and little brother when I was 10. I can tell you that the theme sounded way better back in '87 on the mono speaker coming from our TV. But, that's the correct sound as I recall.
I had this game. At the time this was the best home videos had to offer in terms of graphics. It was great back then but compared to today it looks awful lol
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