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Street Rod and Street Rod 2 no longer abandonware
Street Rod and Street Rod 2 have been considered Abandonware by many. As of today, 14th January 2013, Street Rod and Street Rod 2 are no longer abandonware. This website will provide official download links to Street Rod and Street Rod 2. I’m the process of finding the original sourcecode so the offered downloads are […]
Transfer of copyright ownership
My offer for the copyright of the original Street Rod series has been accepted. I’m waiting for the signed contract. [update] I received the signed contract which makes me copyright owner of Street Rod and Street Rod 2.
News from Chrysler
I got a call from The Licensing Company today (Licensing office for Chrysler). They don’t want to proceed granting a license yet. They rather see me getting a license from the other car manufacturers first and then follow their decision. More news: My Mac is broken ): so no progress on development.
Licensing cars
Using car brand names and car shapes without getting permission from the rightful owners is not legal. Doing so may (will) result in cease-and-desist letters. For a game, which relies so heavily on real (classic American) cars, it’s very important to have (trademark) licenses. Below is a list of cars used in the Street Rod […]
Street Rod for Commodore
This is the Commodore version of Street Rod. 5.25″ Floppy disk. Nice. “What is the color of the car key on page 9?” Now you know, the answer is “Light purple”. Almost all versions I came across with have a photocopied version of the manual. Just black-and-white, coloured car keys are nowhere to be found. […]
Street Rod 2 for Amiga
Here’s the Amiga version of Street Rod 2. The Amiga graphics are superior to the DOS version. I didn’t own an Amiga when I was a kid so I didn’t miss the better graphics or sound. Years later, when I played Street Rod 2 on an Amiga emulator, I realized how much better the game […]
Mulholland drive and aqueduct race in Street Rod 2
When you challenge an opponent in Street Rod 2 you have the option to race on Mulholland drive or the Aqueduct. Mulholland Drive Mulholland Drive is a road in Southern California named after the civil engineer William Mulholland. When you drive on Mulholland Drive in Street Rod 2 you’ll notice it’s a twisty road which […]
About P.Z. Karen, Logical Design Works and California Dreams
Karen Formerly known as Karen Notebook (between 1997 and 2008), before that, Swiss Sp. z o.o. (since 1991), and before that – in times so far back, their website doesn’t even mention it – they were known as P.Z. Karen – “Przedsiebiorstwo Zagraniczne Karen”. Karen, since its founding, has specialised in computers – they import […]