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Wow, awesome. I didn't realize the muscle cars we saw in TD 4 were also in the one with the add on. They got the Daytonas tail lights wrong, though. They used the SuperBird tail lights!!!
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George03 Jun. 2018
Played all of the versions. I grew up with the IBM CGA version but the Atari-ST is the best version. The Amiga is exactly the same (16 colors) but has laughably slow-downs.
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JG16 Feb. 2017
Guess I am the only one who remembers this game on an Apple Macintosh. I have successfully downloaded and am now engrossed in it on my old SE/30. Good times.
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Pelger26 Nov. 2016
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if you want to make it full get the add on disks, there are four in total, "california" "europe" "super cars" and "muscle cars". extract the zips to different folders for the moment just to avoid being confused, keep the main game folder as it is for now. the game has files that list the scenarios and the cars, installing the add ons without messing around with floppy disks is easy, just edit those files on notepad or wordpad and add the stuff manually copying and pasting from the equivalent file in the add on folder, then copy the contents of the add on folder to the main game folder EXCEPT FOR THOSE FILES, don't replace the main game files you just edited. an example: 1)go to the california add on folder 2)open SCENES.DAT with notepad, you'll see some text. 3)copy the text 4)go to the main game folder, let's say "TD2" and open its SCENES.DAT file in notepad 5)paste the text you copied from the add on file. 6)copy the files from the california folder to the td2 folder EXCEPT for scenes.dat, don't select that one or delete it from the california folder before selecting and copying all the rest of the files.
you can do the same with the europe levels add on, and then for the cars add ons the files are "CARS.DAT" instead of "SELECT.DAT". it's the same basic process, go to the cars add on folder, open cars.dat in notepad, copy the text, go to the main game folder, open the cars.dat file in notepad, paste, save, and now copy the contents of the add on folder to the main game folder EXCEPT for cars.dat.
just in case, SCENES.DAT should contain this: TDS2 Master_Scenery 6 CCC Calif_Challenge 7 ec_ European_Challenge 6
and CARS.DAT should contain this: F40 Ferrari_F40 P959 Porsche_959 CAMA Camaro_ZL-1 DODG Dodge_Charger GOAT Pontiac_GTO GT50 Mustang_GT500 STNG Corvette_Stingray VETT Chevy_Corvette_ZR1 ROSS Ferrari_Testarossa COUN Lambo_Countach LOTU Lotus_Turbo_Esprit RUF Ruf_Twin_Turbo
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TESTFAN18 Oct. 2015
hi,i finded another version that already have all the car and scenery disks preinstalled if anyone don't want to have to mess whit intalling all of the addons individually,goto: http://oldgames.ru/oldgames/files/T/Test_Drive_2.rar that version also haved the tandy executable (TD2TDY.EXE)thats missing from this and a lot of other pirated versions around net ,but i seen no difference from running it from that exe than from the ega exe (the graphics are still the same and the sounds are still fricking HORRIBLE and will drive you crazy so its probably best to play it with the sounds OFF or get the amiga version of the game and use amiga emulator,no?(OH,you says,BUT THERES ALSO AN SUPER NINTENDO VERSION AND SEGA GENESIS VERSION BUT DO IT HAVE ALL OF THE CARS AND SCENERY ON THEMS? I DONT KNOW,I HAVENT TESTED THOSE VERISONS YET!!!)) anyway, the game is still fun ,despite it being an really old game.ABANDONED?? maybe by some, but not by all.i've been playing it for about an hour and really enjoying it.I LOVE ALL THIS OLD SHIT =D i think i might play some wing commander II next though,or some other racing game. i want to be an racer thoguh ! ! oh,and for any other nuts that are still playing these old game,i couldnt fidn the manual anywhere on internt to take but i finded this so might be useful:
/"keyboard commands:
Arrow Keys- for accelerate, brakes & turning space+up arrow -shift up space+down - shift down
CTRL + P -PAUSE CTRL + Q -turn music on/off CTRL + S -turn sounds on/off D -shows gearshift ESC -ends game
levels 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 AutoGears X X X X - - - - - - - - Opp speed 9OMPH ---------------------- 2OOMPH Cop speed 12OMPH --------------------- 2OOMPH T. Density 5O% ------------------------ 1OO% T. Speed 3o MPH --------------------- 6O MPH Scoring 33% ------------------------- 1OO%
Dots on top of screen: Red - you Blue - opponent Yellow - cop White - gas station "
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D-roc02 Jan. 2015
1st game my parents bought me for our tandy 1000sl
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Paulo josé04 Dec. 2014
in vga in my pc ibm Ps vp2 is a mirage of drive your car , and you have 20 years , and you trainer for to take your drive car :))
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Wertzui29 Sep. 2014
@Shisk Oh COOL, thank you! Now it's only missing the Tandy executable to be complete.
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Shi9k17 Oct. 2012
Found the CGA executable, TD2CGA.EXE, in this zip! Confirmed to work (didn't test the game in this download, I just added the executable to the Test Drive II folder).
EDIT: Added on the file archive.
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Shi9k17 Oct. 2012
@Wertzui Oh so THAT is why I can't play with CGA or Tandy graphics... Yeah, pretty lame, but still great addtition this game.
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eumel199005 Jun. 2012
Download is not working in opera :'(. In Firefox it works :-)
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corvuscello28 Mar. 2012
Instant download, works great, good old game, Thumbs UP!
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WEEPEE08 Mar. 2012
thanx
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Brunitu25 Jan. 2012
Esse jogo é muito bom
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BNO09 Dec. 2011
this game s good
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Raul04 Jun. 2011
This is the first game I played. It is lovely as Prehistorik 2 and Mario
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Paperinik77pk21 Nov. 2010
One of the greatest car games ever made! Even in CGA (and I have a B/W Monitor on my old Olivetti M200) it's simply gorgeous.
15 stars out of 5!!!
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Wertzui20 Nov. 2010
Damn. Why does every download package miss the CGA and Tandy executables! I WANT THEM!!!!
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Wertzui17 Nov. 2010
Best game in the Test Drive franchise (I havent played TD Unlimited 'though. ) Very cool design and feeling!
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adam18 Jan. 2010
good
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Skoll28 Aug. 2009
Woohoo, CGA graphics. Another game from way back that I played the crap out of. Was always trying to get that average speed up when they rated you at the end of each stage. "Pass any low flying planes?" Haha. (Was one of the game sayings)
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Comments and reviews
my first track record is 56.6
57.8 sec on Level 1. :)
AFAIK there was no VGA PC version of this game.
Anyone have VGA exe file?
I have seen it many years ago but can't find it anywhere now.
Ah much game many feature. Drive fast and not get kill.
That's one of the best I'm growing!!! (1984 Born) I'm so happy that you have the greatest!!
On the Amiga version someone made an unofficial scenery disk addon called "Northern Germany Challenge". This scenery disk (along with all other addons) is included in this whdload config: http://whdownload.com/games/T/TestDrive2&DataDisks_v1.1_0588&0589&0590&0591&0818.lha
Wow, awesome. I didn't realize the muscle cars we saw in TD 4 were also in the one with the add on. They got the Daytonas tail lights wrong, though. They used the SuperBird tail lights!!!
Played all of the versions. I grew up with the IBM CGA version but the Atari-ST is the best version. The Amiga is exactly the same (16 colors) but has laughably slow-downs.
Guess I am the only one who remembers this game on an Apple Macintosh. I have successfully downloaded and am now engrossed in it on my old SE/30. Good times.
if you want to make it full get the add on disks, there are four in total, "california" "europe" "super cars" and "muscle cars". extract the zips to different folders for the moment just to avoid being confused, keep the main game folder as it is for now.
the game has files that list the scenarios and the cars, installing the add ons without messing around with floppy disks is easy, just edit those files on notepad or wordpad and add the stuff manually copying and pasting from the equivalent file in the add on folder, then copy the contents of the add on folder to the main game folder EXCEPT FOR THOSE FILES, don't replace the main game files you just edited.
an example:
1)go to the california add on folder
2)open SCENES.DAT with notepad, you'll see some text.
3)copy the text
4)go to the main game folder, let's say "TD2" and open its SCENES.DAT file in notepad
5)paste the text you copied from the add on file.
6)copy the files from the california folder to the td2 folder EXCEPT for scenes.dat, don't select that one or delete it from the california folder before selecting and copying all the rest of the files.
you can do the same with the europe levels add on, and then for the cars add ons the files are "CARS.DAT" instead of "SELECT.DAT".
it's the same basic process, go to the cars add on folder, open cars.dat in notepad, copy the text, go to the main game folder, open the cars.dat file in notepad, paste, save, and now copy the contents of the add on folder to the main game folder EXCEPT for cars.dat.
just in case, SCENES.DAT should contain this:
TDS2 Master_Scenery 6
CCC Calif_Challenge 7
ec_ European_Challenge 6
and CARS.DAT should contain this:
F40 Ferrari_F40
P959 Porsche_959
CAMA Camaro_ZL-1
DODG Dodge_Charger
GOAT Pontiac_GTO
GT50 Mustang_GT500
STNG Corvette_Stingray
VETT Chevy_Corvette_ZR1
ROSS Ferrari_Testarossa
COUN Lambo_Countach
LOTU Lotus_Turbo_Esprit
RUF Ruf_Twin_Turbo
hi,i finded another version that already have all the car and scenery disks preinstalled if anyone don't want to have to mess whit intalling all of the addons individually,goto:
http://oldgames.ru/oldgames/files/T/Test_Drive_2.rar
that version also haved the tandy executable (TD2TDY.EXE)thats missing from this and a lot of other pirated versions around net ,but i seen no difference from running it from that exe than from the ega exe (the graphics are still the same and the sounds are still fricking HORRIBLE and will drive you crazy so its probably best to play it with the sounds OFF or get the amiga version of the game and use amiga emulator,no?(OH,you says,BUT THERES ALSO AN SUPER NINTENDO VERSION AND SEGA GENESIS VERSION BUT DO IT HAVE ALL OF THE CARS AND SCENERY ON THEMS? I DONT KNOW,I HAVENT TESTED THOSE VERISONS YET!!!))
anyway, the game is still fun ,despite it being an really old game.ABANDONED?? maybe by some, but not by all.i've been playing it for about an hour and really enjoying it.I LOVE ALL THIS OLD SHIT =D
i think i might play some wing commander II next though,or some other racing game. i want to be an racer thoguh ! !
oh,and for any other nuts that are still playing these old game,i couldnt fidn the manual anywhere on internt to take but i finded this so might be useful:
/"keyboard commands:
Arrow Keys- for accelerate, brakes & turning
space+up arrow -shift up
space+down - shift down
CTRL + P -PAUSE
CTRL + Q -turn music on/off
CTRL + S -turn sounds on/off
D -shows gearshift
ESC -ends game
levels 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
AutoGears X X X X - - - - - - - -
Opp speed 9OMPH ---------------------- 2OOMPH
Cop speed 12OMPH --------------------- 2OOMPH
T. Density 5O% ------------------------ 1OO%
T. Speed 3o MPH --------------------- 6O MPH
Scoring 33% ------------------------- 1OO%
Dots on top of screen:
Red - you
Blue - opponent
Yellow - cop
White - gas station "
1st game my parents bought me for our tandy 1000sl
in vga in my pc ibm Ps vp2 is a mirage of drive your car , and you have 20 years , and you trainer for to take your drive car :))
@Shisk
Oh COOL, thank you!
Now it's only missing the Tandy executable to be complete.
Found the CGA executable, TD2CGA.EXE, in this zip! Confirmed to work (didn't test the game in this download, I just added the executable to the Test Drive II folder).
EDIT: Added on the file archive.
@Wertzui Oh so THAT is why I can't play with CGA or Tandy graphics... Yeah, pretty lame, but still great addtition this game.
Download is not working in opera :'(. In Firefox it works :-)
Instant download, works great, good old game, Thumbs UP!
thanx
Esse jogo é muito bom
this game s good
This is the first game I played. It is lovely as Prehistorik 2 and Mario
One of the greatest car games ever made!
Even in CGA (and I have a B/W Monitor on my old Olivetti M200) it's simply gorgeous.
15 stars out of 5!!!
Damn. Why does every download package miss the CGA and Tandy executables! I WANT THEM!!!!
Best game in the Test Drive franchise (I havent played TD Unlimited 'though. ) Very cool design and feeling!
good
Woohoo, CGA graphics. Another game from way back that I played the crap out of. Was always trying to get that average speed up when they rated you at the end of each stage. "Pass any low flying planes?" Haha. (Was one of the game sayings)
No comment nor review for this game at the moment.