Ever dream of buying and restoring one of those historic buildings along historic Route 66? Now you can, at least in the virtual world.
Route66news.com reports about a new video game that lets you restore and reopen a service station along the Mother Road. “Gas Station Simulator” has been available since mid-September for $19.99 on the Stream online platform.
The Route66 website reports Games Radar says since its launch, “Gas Station Simulator,” developed by Drago Entertainment, has been among the top-5 in video game sales.
“It starts,” Ron Warnick writes on the Route66 website, “with you driving your really cool car — complete with a smoking dog bobblehead — through a desert before pulling into the Dust Bowl Gas Stop and buying it from the owner. Shortly after, you get a call from your uncle who tells you that your grandfather once owned it, and he’s happy to help you get it back into shape…
“You even have to build everything from the ground up. Starting with breaking down 2×4 planks to get into your new gas station and driving a front loader to remove sand from the parking lot and pumps, there’s actually a fair bit of work to do before you can start serving customers.
“Aiming and tossing garbage bags and other trash into dumpsters — Kobe! — is dumb fun that even tracks your furthest distance with a triumphant ‘high score’ sign. Oh, and that kid that keeps showing up and tagging the stop with spray paint? Throwing trash at him is fun, too.
“There’s a simple kind of fun in the other tasks,” he adds. “Filling up a person’s car presents a meter, which tells you when you need to stop. The Shift key speeds the meter up, but you’ll have to be quick to stop if you want the maximum tip.”
*lets = allows
let’s = contraction of “let us”
That was my first reaction, too. At least let us get past the headline before we have to deal with errors.
There definitely needs to be more quality editing.