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[Seamas]

Anyone else into old-school simulation has probably bounced into this while making the circuit of abandonware sites.  This is a short, sweet, text-based simulation from the eighties that you may find either stupefyingly dull, or a bread-and-butter gem.  Big Rig puts you in the seat of a typical long-haul trucker delivering the cargo of your choice from Los Angeles to New York.  You can choose from three routes - Northern, Middle, and Southern.  I prefer to have google maps open in the background to keep an eye on my route. 

It's no action thriller, but you've got to be careful not to get your speeding ass busted too many times by Smokey or caught with an overloaded truck at the scales or a hefty fine will cut into your meager payoff if you even make it to New York.  Chances are you'll end up falling asleep at the wheel before even reaching the Eastern Seaboard and prematurely end your career in a smoldering wreckage blocking six lanes of traffic.  Nobody appreciates truckers.

I played this through a few times last night, and frankly, it's given me a great deal of appreciation for the grueling life these real-life guys (and gals) lead.  I've only made one successful trip, via the northern route (Utah, Colorado, Nebraska, Iowa, Indiana, Ohio, Penn, NJ, NY) but arrived three hours early.  After deductions I walked away with $760 for my three and a half days of truckin'.  Rough.

http://www.myabandonware.com/game/big-rig-281

[nenjin]

Is it wrong that my first thought was "I wonder how in-depth the truckstop simulation is....."?

[Capntastic]

I loved this game because it is basically a simulator that exclusively teaches that America's logistics runs on shattering as many laws as possible.

[Tilla]

Not as good as Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mB1zWEhgrLs

[Sowelu]

SHIT YEAH, I actually had this game back in the day for reals!

[Cthulhu]

Is it wrong that my first thought was "I wonder how in-depth the truckstop simulation is....."?

You enter the RESTROOM STALL. 

Obvious exits are OUT

There is a HOLE in the wall.

What do you do?

[Aqizzar]

There is a HOLE in the wall.

What do you do?

>Ignore the HOLE.

You resolve to not give the hole any further attention.  You see movement through the hole.

>Don't touch ANYTHING.

You opened the door, and now have to leave.  You have already failed.

[Vactor]

We had a rather lousy Tech Ed teacher, who as part of your middle school coursework gave you one shot at playing this game.  You were graded on how much profit you made on your first play through.  If you lost money you received an F.

Although I was one of the few members of my class who passed, it still stands out as the worst application of technology into learning I can remember.

There is nothing quite like being graded on your ability to navigate a system where the consequences of your choices are only revealed to you upon completion.  It also taught a terrible lesson; if you follow all the laws you will lose all your money and fail.

I do remember there being a rampant rumor that was going around that you shouldn't speed once you get to Ohio

[Cthulhu]

We had a rather lousy Tech Ed teacher, who as part of your middle school coursework gave you one shot at playing this game.  You were graded on how much profit you made on your first play through.  If you lost money you received an F.

Although I was one of the few members of my class who passed, it still stands out as the worst application of technology into learning I can remember.

There is nothing quite like being graded on your ability to navigate a system where the consequences of your choices are only revealed to you upon completion.  It also taught a terrible lesson; if you follow all the laws you will lose all your money and fail.

I do remember there being a rampant rumor that was going around that you shouldn't speed once you get to Ohio

Fuckin' Morrow cops, man.

[Aqizzar]

We had a rather lousy Tech Ed teacher, who as part of your middle school coursework gave you one shot at playing this game.  You were graded on how much profit you made on your first play through.  If you lost money you received an F.

That's fucking rough.  I had a PE coach who did the same thing, only it was PlayStation games.

Anyway.  Fuck Texas.  Gas is more expensive, and my speeding ticket was three times what it was in Arizona.  I have serious doubts about my ability to reach the east coast on time.  I can't drive fifty five...

And I died in Missouri.  Because changing a tire at 10AM leaves me as incapable of driving as staying up all night, apparently.