Jones in the Fast Lane

Jones in the Fast Lane (1990)

by Sierra
Genres:Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Point-and-click
Game modes:Single player
Story:Jones in the Fast Lane is a life simulation game developed and published by Sierra Entertainment in 1990. The objective of the game is to attain certain amounts of money, happiness, status, and education. The exact amounts needed are defined by the player(s) when the game begins. The game's name and goals are a play on the concept of keeping up with the Joneses. As of 2006, the game was unofficially ported to Adobe Flash.Show more
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I played so much of the CD-ROM version of this with friends in high school. It's top-tier DOS weirdness, the kind of delightful weirdness we only see in obscure indie games today. It's a play on The Game of Life, but drenched in satire and super 90s. The CD-ROM version is best as it adds hilarious voice acting, but I would love to see both versions available here. GOG already has a relationship with Activision/Microsoft, who likely own the rights to this as it was originally a Sierra game.
user avatar@BROCECILuser avatar@BROCECIL
February 17, 2025
Just a pure classic 486 game. Ridiculously simple, but ridiculously fun!! Played this one with every friend I could!!! It is like a board game. Better than the game of life. Just great fun, and true to planning for real life. They nailed this one!!!
I had great memories playing this as a kid with my friends and I'd love to play it with my son. The music and voice overs still stick with me "no tiiime is left to go to class"
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