Test Drive C64 [Accolade 1987] [Complete Game]

The classic driving game from Accolade! One of my favourites, especially with its cool soundtrack.

[@madzen112]

If you loved this as a kid, you will never complaint about bad fps

[@aleksazunjic9672]

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 ...

[@zzodr]

Broke a few C64 C-1342 joysticks playing this. Usually in the Ferrari. Lol good times. 80s forever.

[@AchtungBaby77]

That is surprising, because there's barely any steering in this game to really work and break a joystick 😅

[@zzzzzzz1zzzzzzzzzz1z]

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

[@brunoblivious]

Wow. I remember how AMAZING these graphics were at the time. Now I realize my imagination was filling in a lot of blanks. haha

[@souljastation5463]

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 KZbin years later I could not believe it was actually so "rough".

[@b213videoz]

That's why I like 8bit games and do not 16bit ones

[@shonmoody1706]

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😂

[@aleksazunjic9672]

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.

[@asaelpolanco8151]

In this game, there are SO many voice/SFX synthesizers. Especially that 'Accolade Presents' voice over.

[@maikmlc1139]

nobody can forget this !!! its amazing

[@TheRetroByte]

Still can't believe they managed this on the C64. Played it to death and nearly wore out the disk 😀👍

[@Geisteskr4nk]

oh these memories ... :D until dinner was ready.

[@michaelr9839]

C64 has such a variety of games, it’s amazing

[@NameAC_]

Accolade was one of the best companies for c64. Very professional looking logo and box art in all their games a shame they went out of businesses

[@manicscarecrow3011]

Don't why they went out of business.

[@brian5o]

They were also just a great company in general. I started having problems with my Test Drive disc loading and wrote them a letter about it. They actually sent me a new disc.

[@scottythegreat1]

@@manicscarecrow3011 Alan Miller was a decent businessman. However, as time went on, game budgets got larger and larger, and the quality of their sequels started to go downhill. Also, there was a very long drawn out lawsuit between them and Sega over the reverse engineering of the Sega Genesis, and the legal costs led to serious net losses, leading the board of directors to oust Alan Miller. After Alan Miller left, the CEO position was a revolving door. With no real leadership and venture capitalists wanting out, Infogrames bought out Accolade so they would have a North American publishing arm.

[@brian5o]

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.

[@killthewabbit]

This game was my jam when I was a kid

[@terrylandess6072]

Digital speedometer and RPM gage on the Corvette had me using that vehicle too much.

[@Raunchy80sComedies]

yes ...one i used the most

[@Halligen1972]

Great drivin´! I never came far at this game - always crashed due to high speed. Thanx for the upload !!!

[@johneygd]

Incredible for what they achieved on the C64,even for a early 16bit game this would,ve be amezing.

[@erichanson420]

This game was hard AF with joystick/keyboard. At least for me as a lad.

[@OneRoomShed]

Also one of my favorites. Back in the day, I played this game a lot. Most of the time I drove the Lambo. Nice longplay my friend.

[@PolyhedralVideo]

I had this on my family's Apple IIc as a kid. I remember laughing at the last gas station: "Shmev's Gas n' Go (yeah)". Good memories.

[@TheSlysterII]

Loved this game!

[@Keplerb-od1lr]

C64 music composers really did a good job with what they had to work with

[@chinorecoba]

My favorite racing game !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@parthoroy9141]

My brother and I loved this game back in the day

[@onkelalexxx]

I remember this game...... and i realize...... im an old bastard, but a gamer till today.............

[@stefanopagliaro9874]

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! 😮

[@1xWertzui]

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".

[@comwulf]

Great game and sound for these days. Sound of the car reminds me on my shaver ;-)

[@Ballbusteress]

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.

[@spookypunky]

I love how the tires squealing sounds like a harmonica. I think i hit "B" on the C64 to keep the gear shift visible.

[@treverchalmers9473]

back when there was no micro transactions. loved this as a kid. miss my c64

[@stderaj]

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.

[@Jayce_Alexander]

You're saying speech was uncommon in PC games until about 1997? LOL!

[@LordmonkeyTRM]

L

[@scf1jeffrey]

best game for me when i was little boy

[@mickez3993]

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 :)

[@PudoRandonneur]

music links 00:25 intro 01:02 intermediate 04:17 pit stop 19:14 end

[@mixe1]

That fps now :D... back in those times this was great

[@letsplayretro5367]

yeah will play this soon, too!

[@CrazyCroat2012]

Can we please go back in time😥😢😓😭✊

[@AchtungBaby77]

Somehow this game looked better in my memory... funny how nostalgia does that to you 😂

[@mrconancat]

It was (at the time) the best thing ever.

[@Raunchy80sComedies]

so true

[@InternetXplorer]

The first few times i tried to play this, i kept wondering why the windscreen kept cracking when i floored it haha Accolade Presents.... :)

[@Neadlemeyer]

I loved this game

[@saveyourmoments6827]

i had this game, i bought a floppy drive for my c64 just for this game, the last time i saw this was 30 years ago.....

[@bustsomecaps]

lol the endless mountain pass love the motor sounds its like bits lol

[@be236]

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...

[@Jayce_Alexander]

Get a new power supply. Your original Commodore power supply will fry your C64.

[@be236]

@@Jayce_Alexander Nope, it worked just fine.

[@SirAceMcFly]

Pass any low flying planes was if you managed a good time!

[@BalczoLev]

Wonderful music!

[@maikmlc1139]

i was 6 and a very good driver... best music best games ever !!!

[@sharptoothtrex4486]

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.

[@bjenkins803]

Man at first he was going between HI and 10 mph. That was crazy fast!

[@davechristopher6462]

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......

[@bjenkins803]

@@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

[@davechristopher6462]

@@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.

[@scality4309]

This was the first test drive in the series.

[@basehead617]

I always wondered if there were any more 'courses' once you got further in the game but I guess not..

[@scality4309]

Accolade is a split off from activision which is a splitt off from atari. 🤖

[@Wokculture69]

Choose the lambo ,always choose the lambo

[@chinorecoba]

Always i choose the lotus

[@adamv242]

Damn shame Accolade never ported this to the Atari 8-bits... enjoyed it on my Amiga instead.

[@Raunchy80sComedies]

my joystick broke so i had to use the keyboard

[@ufukelgringo7587]

6:12 briiiiiiiii ...the car ist drifting 😂😂

[@sumrukumru4203]

2 fps was enough those days

[@rhysmetcalf614]

I have test drive 2

[@pedazodeboludo]

My C128D (in 64 mode of course) just output some garbled sound for the digitized speech... not sure why

[@rjc199]

It's because it used a different SID chip that couldn't make the voice samples.

[@kylehill3643]

This is the penalty edition of The Crew 2 when you lose really bad or if you cheat or download illegally.

[@Syntaxter]

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

[@MrDemonsushiGuy]

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 game endless as a youth and I can tell you for certain the sound emulation is not correct.

[@mikee6753]

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.

[@Legotruck82]

cbrady2k8 remember there were a couple different types of SID chip in these too that produced slightly different sounds.

[@cbrady2k8]

Legotruck82 Good point... to my ear it doesn't sound right at all, but then again I was playing 25 years ago, so I could be remembering it wrong.

[@stefankrautz9048]

I play it on real hardware and the music starts before the accolade logo appears. My "accolade presents" sample is very quiet.

[@paradroidandroid]

Not only types of SID, it's an analog device with humongous engineering tolerances, they all sound a bit different.

[@ozzyyzzoful]

now do the same thing with an accelerator like superCPU for the c64 :) enjoy

[@persepena]

Lamborghini Countach was awesome. My Skoda Octavia RS is faster than it was.

[@timjones9128]

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

[@Wokculture69]

I have not found a tap file that works

[@Jayce_Alexander]

Try planetemu. And get a D64 file instead.

[@grzegorzmartyniak288]

Hover sound

[@spookypunky]

Sweet song. I used to KILL this game (after over-reving the engine).

[@boogie66661]

5’

[@mirnab221]

😅😅😅😅😅

[@TheIwanttoapologize]

Nice Job. Keep the car. Go home. Lol, if only life was that simple.

[@groverasylum9626]

Don't copy that floppy!

[@kyleebrock]

Hummmmmmmmmmmmmm

[@mathiasbodewell3552]

#MondimStier

[@ruk2023--]

Well this looks much worse than I recall.

[@mehmetcgn8421]

Where is iracing 😂

[@elduderino1407]

Lol 3 FPS 🤣🤣

[@ivaudio1]

Oh my god !!!! Terrible!!!!

[@therealdefpunk]

ivaudio1 Not bad for a computer with 64kb ram. What do you do with your 3gb cellphone? saving the world?

[@sungjin008]

+ivaudio1 DOS and amiga verison no crash sound

[@DanafoxyVixen]

The computer was from 1982 and spec-wise this is very good

[@amightyatom]

Music ripped off from SNAFU on Intellivision. Horrible game. So wanted to love it but very unplayable and long loading times

[@user-zc9zt2vl5s]

and all these people complaining how bad the engine sounds in gran turismo