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v0.1.0
First public build of the Test Drive III: The Passion SDL3 port (Windows x64).
Unzip td3port-v0.1.0-win64.zip into the folder that holds your game files in a folder named Game, then
start Test Drive III.exe (the launcher) or td3port.exe. The original game files are not included.
| Download | Mode | Needs from your game folder |
|---|---|---|
td3port-v0.1.0-win64.zip |
VGA 320×200, 256 colours; AdLib / Sound Blaster or PC speaker | TDIII.EXE, PLAYDISK.DAT, DATAA.DAT, DATAB.DAT, DATAC.DAT, INSTR.DAT, car C*.DAT/.LST/.POB, scene SCENE*.DAT/.LST/.HI |
- A faithful C reimplementation of
TDIII.EXE: title, menus, all five cars, both courses with their legs
and routes, traffic, police, replay, results and high scores. - Launcher (
Test Drive III.exe): game folder, car / course / skill to start with, game speed, sound
device, window size and full screen; the keys of the game at a glance. - Game speed: the game moves everything once per drawn frame, so on today's PCs the original runs far
too fast. The port paces frames at 23 timer ticks (about 6 a second) by default, adjustable in the
launcher or with--frame-ticks(5 = the original's limit). - AdLib music and effects through the Nuked-OPL3 emulator; the PC speaker is available too.
- Copy protection and disk handling are removed. A gamepad works as the joystick; mouse steering works (F7).
- The game folder must be writable: the high scores (
SCENE0x.HI) and your last choices (PLAYDISK.DAT)
are saved there. - The zip includes
SDL3.dllwithlibiconv-2.dll, and the launcher's wxWidgets DLLs with the libraries
they load. Their licences and sources are listed inlicenses/THIRD-PARTY.txt.
See the README for all changes from the original and for build instructions.