Autoduel

AutoDuel is a hybrid of racing, role-playing, simulation, and action-based combat based on Steve Jackson Games’ Car Wars. Set in a futuristic version of the USA, it places the player in a world where armored cars provide protection from gangs and vigilantes.

Beginning as an ordinary person without a vehicle, the player must earn enough money to purchase a car and take on courier missions across the country. Progression is largely open-ended, allowing travel between cities, highway exploration, Arena battles, wilderness confrontations, and the recovery of car parts. Certain courier missions are required to advance the story.

Vehicles can be constructed and customized with different body and chassis types, along with equipment such as guns, mine-layers, smokescreens, oil slicks, rockets, and other accessories. The game is presented entirely from a top-down perspective.

Details

• Developer: ORIGIN Systems, Inc.
• Publisher: ORIGIN Systems, Inc.
• Release date: December 31, 1987
• Platforms: Amiga, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST/STE, Commodore Amiga, Commodore C64/128/MAX, DOS, Mac