Street Rod
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- This article is about the video game. For the type of vehicle, see Hot Rod.
Street Rod is a racing video game series developed by Logical Design Works and published by California Dreams for DOS, Amiga, and Commodore 64. Street Rod exclusively featured Muscle Cars, specifically those from GM, Ford, and Chrysler.
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[edit] Overview
You start the game as a protagonist that seeks to usurp the throne and claim the girlfriend of the local king of the streets. Equipped with a garage and a small amount of cash, you buy a used car out of the paper and embark on a journey to rise through the ranks by winning races against other racers. Using money you earn through races you can modify your car and eventually winning enough races earns you the right to challenge the king for his position.
[edit] Gameplay
The player starts off on the garage, where cars and parts may be purchased from the newspaper. New parts that are purchased must be installed by the player by entering the hood of or going under the car and then removing a series of screws to remove parts of the engine and transmission. Then, these parts must be re-installed in order and the bolts replaced, otherwise the car will be undrivable. To install tires, the car must be jacked up. While racing, the car will eventually run out of fuel, which the player must obtain from the gas station.
The player will proceed from the garage to the local diner in order to find some competition to race. Races take place on either a dragstrip, Mulholland Drive, or in an aqueduct. Wagers on the races can be set from "Just for fun!" (no wager) to cash to "pink slips" (the winner receives the loser's car). When the race starts, the player must wait for a signal to be given to go or else they forfeit the race. Crashing during the race will either total your car, or requre you to pay a fee in order to get it fixed. Also, the police may fine you during a pink slip race.
[edit] Series
- Street Rod was released in 1989 and takes place in the year 1963.
- Street Rod 2 was released in 1990 and takes place in the year 1969. Street Rod 2 was modeled on the same engine as the first game, which yielded an almost identical game with different cars, more parts, an additional track, and improved graphics.
- Street Rod 3 is an unofficial sequel to the series that is being developed for Windows and Linux (with hopes of supporting OSX eventually) with the aim of recreating a game similar to Street Rod 2 with more cars and parts, as well as transitioning the series from 2D to 3D graphics. Starting in version 0.43a, it is licensed under GNU General Public License. (The project looks dead)
