Reckless Drivin'
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Reckless Drivin' is a new action game for the Mac. Its gameplay is similar to its predecessor, Burning Rubber, a Mac shareware game I released in 1996. In Burning Rubber one had to drive a car through 2-dimensional levels as fast as possible, leaving as much destruction as possible on the way.
Reckless Drivin' follows the same basic principle, however, it has been completely rewritten from scratch, and it employs a new graphics engine featuring smooth, dynamically zoomed, scrolling 16-bit graphics. The physics simulation has been redesigned to realistically resemble skidding and tire tracks on different road surfaces.
The 1st DL is version 1.4.4
The 2nd DL is version 1.5.4
The 3rd DL is version 1.5 (aka 1.5.0)
The 4th DL is some cheat codes
Version 1.4.4 seems to be the latest version not based on OpenGL. Version 1.4.4 (not based on OpenGL) still runs in Rosetta on most recent PowerPC Macintosh models with Mac OS X 10.6 installed, as the author states on Jonasechterhoff.com.
As the latest version of the game, 1.5.4, will no longer run on current graphics cards, and I don’t find the time to fix this, I am now discontinuing selling the game. However, the older, non-OpenGL version 1.4.4 still runs in Rosetta emulation on the newest Macs, and can be downloaded here.
You can use the following registration code to unlock the game:
Name: Free
Code: B3FB09B1EB
Other download mirrors are available: Tucows.com, 5star-shareware.com, Brothersoft.com
Cheat the game: Gamewinners.com (Wayback Machine)
Read an interview with the author at Coolmacintosh.com
Architecture: PPC (Carbonized)
v1.44 Requires CarbonLib installed on classic Mac OS versions.
v1.5+ says it is OSX 10.2 minimum.
v1.54 says it has a bug fix for use with OSX 10.5.n Leopard.
Comments
Replaced dead "Cheats" page link with Internet Archive (Wayback Machine) link to old page.
Checked. I confirm that this link is now dead...
I added v1.5 (aka v1.50) which is what I downloaded way back in the day. And I added the .txt codes for vehicle #s. The "cheat" Link on this page isn't working, if someone else will verify.
@ IIGS_User
Sorry, but I have removed the link to rosetta (a quote was missing too), as Apple has removed the page since a long time ago now...
That's one way to play, although you'll usually miss out on the time bonuses that way ... but it is strangely satisfying (especially in these days of high petrol prices) to stop you car facing a petrol station and then blast it with a missile.
If you want maximum score, then you have to try to avoid hitting anything else or running off the road.
IIGS_User:
Me too! I got so good at it that I could pretty much keep going forever. One of the few games I am any good at playing.
Can't get it to work on Sheepshaver, crash after main screen.
I replaced the newer version previously uploaded with 1.4.4 now, which is compatible to SheepShaver with Mac OS 8.1 or newer installed (playing this in SheepShaver would need a really fast host computer, though).
I have to duck a bit.
Played this game for years w/o registering it, now the author provides a registering code for free at his website: http://www.jonasechterhoff.com/Reckless_Drivin.html