| | Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) |
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Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) |
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An old, rather obscure strategy video game from Sierra, simulating a single average Joe's career, released in 1990.You begin as a person with a modest amount of cash, living in a squalid apartment, with only basic education and no job - the goal is to reach high levels of riches, happiness, education and career. The game itself is styled after a board game, where each turn (representing a single week) the player moves between various buildings on the board to buy things, work, get jobs, leave money at the bank, etc. The game can be played competitively with up to four human players and one computer-controlled player—Jones. |
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Stock Market Game |
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DBTropes |
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All There in the Manual |
| | Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) / int_17ce80aa |
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All There in the Manual: The game manual reveals that Jones has a family who had to make a lot of sacrifices (the kids have no Nintendos, the mother hasn't bought hosiery for five years, and Jones had to code it by candlelight) to let this game come into fruition. |
| | Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) / int_17ce80aa |
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1.0 |
| | Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) / int_17ce80aa |
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1.0 |
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Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) / int_17ce80aa |
| | Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) / int_1b65dfad |
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The Cameo |
| | Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) / int_1b65dfad |
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The Cameo: The entire cast is made up of Sierra employees, including Mark Crowe, Josh Mandel and Guruka Singh Khalsa. |
| | Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) / int_1b65dfad |
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1.0 |
| | Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) / int_1b65dfad |
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1.0 |
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Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) / int_1b65dfad |
| | Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) / int_1dea3034 |
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Cool Shades |
| | Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) / int_1dea3034 |
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Cool Shades: The first selectable character wears shades. He also tends to be most confident while playing with his body language. |
| | Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) / int_1dea3034 |
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1.0 |
| | Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) / int_1dea3034 |
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1.0 |
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Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) / int_1dea3034 |
| | Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) / int_1f69db36 |
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Digitized Sprites |
| | Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) / int_1f69db36 |
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Digitized Sprites: The game uses digitised photos of actors and Sierra staff as sprites for clerks and playable characters. |
| | Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) / int_1f69db36 |
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1.0 |
| | Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) / int_1f69db36 |
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1.0 |
| | Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) |
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Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) / int_1f69db36 |
| | Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) / int_1fef1f5a |
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Life Simulation Game |
| | Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) / int_1fef1f5a |
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Life Simulation Game: One of the earliest examples. However, the game mostly focuses on work instead of life in general. |
| | Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) / int_1fef1f5a |
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1.0 |
| | Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) / int_1fef1f5a |
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1.0 |
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Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) / int_1fef1f5a |
| | Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) / int_27a42ebc |
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Spiritual Successor |
| | Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) / int_27a42ebc |
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Spiritual Successor: It's Game of Life in digital format. |
| | Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) / int_27a42ebc |
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1.0 |
| | Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) / int_27a42ebc |
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1.0 |
| | Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) |
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Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) / int_27a42ebc |
| | Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) / int_4f37c96a |
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Duel Boss |
| | Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) / int_4f37c96a |
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Duel Boss: The game is best played with multiple humans. If you play against the CPU, you can only play against Jones - you can't set multiple CPU opponents. |
| | Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) / int_4f37c96a |
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1.0 |
| | Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) / int_4f37c96a |
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1.0 |
| | Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) |
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Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) / int_4f37c96a |
| | Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) / int_78f31439 |
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CommonplaceRare |
| | Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) / int_78f31439 |
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Commonplace Rare: Prices at the Monolith Burger are quite ridiculous—French fries, hamburgers etc. have prices going into tens, or even over a hundred dollars! Though they somehow fill you up for an entire week (so you shouldn't actually take this literally). |
| | Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) / int_78f31439 |
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1.0 |
| | Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) / int_78f31439 |
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1.0 |
| | Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) |
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Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) / int_78f31439 |
| | Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) / int_abad35b4 |
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Soundtrack Dissonance |
| | Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) / int_abad35b4 |
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Soundtrack Dissonance: The newspaper always makes a serious and grim sound when it pops up, even if the news are positive, like "Housing market looks good". |
| | Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) / int_abad35b4 |
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1.0 |
| | Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) / int_abad35b4 |
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1.0 |
| | Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) |
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Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) / int_abad35b4 |
| | Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) / int_c55c31e2 |
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Non-Standard Character Design |
| | Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) / int_c55c31e2 |
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Non-Standard Character Design: Most characters in the game are digitized photographs. Jones, however, is a highly cartoonish, big-headed fellow, which is quite jarring. |
| | Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) / int_c55c31e2 |
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1.0 |
| | Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) / int_c55c31e2 |
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1.0 |
| | Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) |
hasFeature |
Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) / int_c55c31e2 |
| | Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) / int_c75df49a |
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Shout-Out |
| | Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) / int_c75df49a |
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Shout-Out: Monolith Burger is featured on the board. |
| | Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) / int_c75df49a |
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1.0 |
| | Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) / int_c75df49a |
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1.0 |
| | Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) |
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Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) / int_c75df49a |
| | Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) / int_c772e7c5 |
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Rags to Riches |
| | Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) / int_c772e7c5 |
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Rags to Riches: Pretty much a description of the gameplay (assuming your money goal is set rather high.) |
| | Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) / int_c772e7c5 |
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1.0 |
| | Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) / int_c772e7c5 |
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1.0 |
| | Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) |
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Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) / int_c772e7c5 |
| | Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) / int_c77e69fc |
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Confetti Drop |
| | Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) / int_c77e69fc |
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Confetti Drop: Win the game and Jones will drop lots of confetti to celebrate. |
| | Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) / int_c77e69fc |
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1.0 |
| | Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) / int_c77e69fc |
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1.0 |
| | Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) |
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Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) / int_c77e69fc |
| | Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) / int_c9b7f3e |
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Variable Player Goals |
| | Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) / int_c9b7f3e |
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Variable Player Goals: Each player can have different money, happiness, education and career goals. For instance, one person could max out the money goal and require tens of thousands of dollars to win, while another may spread them out equally and get a pretty good result in all of them to win. |
| | Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) / int_c9b7f3e |
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1.0 |
| | Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) / int_c9b7f3e |
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1.0 |
| | Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) |
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Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) / int_c9b7f3e |
| | Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) / int_cadbbc64 |
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Bankruptcy Barrel |
| | Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) / int_cadbbc64 |
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Bankruptcy Barrel: What you end up wearing if you neglect buying new clothes for a while. |
| | Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) / int_cadbbc64 |
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1.0 |
| | Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) / int_cadbbc64 |
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1.0 |
| | Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) |
hasFeature |
Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) / int_cadbbc64 |
| | Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) / int_cd0637d2 |
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Extra! Extra! Read All About It! |
| | Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) / int_cd0637d2 |
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Extra! Extra! Read All About It!: One of the possible newspaper headlines is simply "Extra! Extra!" |
| | Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) / int_cd0637d2 |
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1.0 |
| | Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) / int_cd0637d2 |
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1.0 |
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Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) / int_cd0637d2 |
| | Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) / int_cde51255 |
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Antagonist Title |
| | Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) / int_cde51255 |
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Antagonist Title: Sort of, as Jones is your only opponent should you play against him. |
| | Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) / int_cde51255 |
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1.0 |
| | Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) / int_cde51255 |
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1.0 |
| | Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) |
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Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) / int_cde51255 |
| | Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) / int_d5a66181 |
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Color-Coded Multiplayer |
| | Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) / int_d5a66181 |
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Color-Coded Multiplayer: Each character has a differently-colored ball that represents them on the board (green for the young man, red for the short-haired woman, blue for the middle-aged man, and yellow for the long-haired woman). The computer-controlled Jones gets a white ball. |
| | Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) / int_d5a66181 |
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1.0 |
| | Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) / int_d5a66181 |
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1.0 |
| | Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) |
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Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) / int_d5a66181 |
| | Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) / int_db2b02bf |
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Horrible Housing |
| | Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) / int_db2b02bf |
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Horrible Housing: The Low-Cost Housing space where players start off looks fairly old and run-down. Unless you upgrade to the more expensive Le Security apartments, there's always a chance you'll get robbed by Wild Willy if you live there. |
| | Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) / int_db2b02bf |
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1.0 |
| | Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) / int_db2b02bf |
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1.0 |
| | Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) |
hasFeature |
Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) / int_db2b02bf |
| | Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) / int_f2875814 |
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Incredibly Lame Fun |
| | Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) / int_f2875814 |
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Incredibly Lame Fun: Some of the antics you get into during weekends fall under this category, like staying home playing solitaire the entire time or spending the entire weekend at the laundromat washing clothes. |
| | Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) / int_f2875814 |
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1.0 |
| | Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) / int_f2875814 |
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1.0 |
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Jones in the Fast Lane (Video Game) / int_f2875814 |
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