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Hi Yves,

This is an amazing game, the sound effects, the car selection, and the music are simply great. If I may suggest to improve the game I would add the following:

Adding more cars from the 80s, such as Chase HQ, General Lee Dodge Charger, Porch Carera, and the Automan's 80s TV series black Lamborgin Countash for driving at night time with the same electric engine noise. Also Kitt from Night Rider will be a great addition.

Since road race is illegal I would add police cars chasing the game player and the police will stop you down and on the following level they will also start shooting at t uphe drivers car

Also chased by a police helicopter - sprites can be obtained from Chase HQ arcade game.

Road block with police cars, and the only way to proceed is to drive up on a tow truck or trailer at high speed lunching the car into the air.

A level crossing (train crossing car drivers road) where a railway line and a road meet each other, same as above to keep going further the only way is to drive up on a tow truck or trailer at high speed lunching the car into the air.

Stopping in petrol station for fueling or fixing.

Driving inside a trailer to hide from the police or to replace the car or driving the trailer, similar to Knight Rider.

Similar to the video game Spy Hunter, stopping the car at the harbor, and switching to a powerboat for a boat race similar to Miami Vice, and for an amazing atmosphere utilising the Miami Vice sound track.

Adding CRT monitor filter, examples here https://forums.libretro.com/t/cyberlab-death-to-pixels-shader-preset-packs/35606 I can suggest you the best filters if interested

If interested I can add more ideas

I am an average user with Photoshop, I'll try to design a car.

Video clip of car launched at high speed from a tow truck

I think the images of the cars below can be downloaded for free or by taking a print screen

Auto man's Lamborgini Countash

https://youtu.be/5Q528VJuORY?si=8yO4OAdeo1uwQADa

https://youtu.be/J98Kb55ZWLM?si=zTDE8DzD5XVtCtMJ

Kitt Pontiac Firebird 1982- 360°

https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/pontiac-firebird-kitt-1982-d56185c31fa5444f828a1...

https://3dmodels.org/3d-models/pontiac-firebird-knight-rider/#360view

Jaguar XJ220 1992 - 360°

https://3dmodels.org/3d-models/jaguar-xj220-1992/

https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/jaguar-xj220-c66c15ab194643ee994ba5bd73aab15b

Sk1ds109 days ago

Hi Magroc,

Thanks for the feedback! I probably won't be able to do all your suggestions (like switching to a boat), it certainly gives me some inspiration.

I will add police chases at one point. Not sure how far I will take it though. It will be something between a brief encountering like in the original game and a full blown chase like in Need for Speed. (I won't be adding the shooting stuff though.)

I certainly would like to add the following cars: Porsche Carrera/930, and KITT from Knight Rider. Maybe the Jaguar as well. Thanks for the links to the 3D models! And if you're able to, you can certainly try to draw a car!

I'm about to add fuel consumption in my new game mode: cruising. You'll have to stop at a gas station to add more fuel and perhaps repair it at a garage.

Magroc105 days ago

Hi Sk1ds,

I am interested in trying to design a car by converting a number of car images from different angles to pixel art with Photoshop and continue with your car creation tool. Could you please confirm that to run the Turbo Outrun car creation tool .ods I need to install Microsoft office? Another thing do you think that in the future you can add the Road block with police cars or something else, and the only way to proceed is to drive up on a tow truck or trailer at high speed lunching the car into the air?

Sk1ds80 days ago

Hello Magroc, it took me a while to answer, but here it is.

You can also use Open Office. It's free! And awesome that you're trying to make a car!

There are two problems with the suggestion of adding road blocks:

- In order to make the cars jump, I need to write some physics so they jump in a realistic manner. Luckily I was already thinking about the idea of going airborne. Think San Francisco.

- The police road block doesn't sound too bad, just like the passing train, but the conveniently placed truck sounds a bit like a predictable trope of an 80's tv show/movie. And I don't like being predictable, so I'm not sure about this one.

I really like the train though, but I prefer to stay on the ground and just trying to get in front of it.

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Jaguar XJ220 1992 - 360°