Software:Driver's Education '99

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Driver’s Education ’99
Developer(s)Dynamix[1]
Platform(s)Windows[2]
ReleaseOctober 1998[3][4][5]
Genre(s)Educational

Driver's Education ’99 is a 1998 video game developed by Dynamix.

Development

The game was originally scheduled to release in September 1998[6][2] The game was adopted for Utah high schools statewide.[7]

Reception

Reception
Review score
PublicationScore
New York Daily News3.5/4[8]

Roy Bassave from New York Daily News gave the game a score of 3.5 out of 4 stating "But this program can ease jitters beginners have about getting on the highway - and it's great refresher for veteran drivers"[8]

References

  1. "Interactive tool from Sierra On-Line teaches teens responsible driving, arms them with the latest information on drunk driving, road rage and defensive driving". 1998. Archived from the original on October 27, 2000. https://web.archive.org/web/20001027185407/http://www.sierra.com:80/corp/mr/release/0,2760,96,00.html. Retrieved June 18, 2022. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Fudge, James (September 2, 1998). "Utah puts 3D driving simulation in classrooms to combat drunk driving". Archived from the original on November 22, 2001. https://web.archive.org/web/20011122132926/http://edition.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9809/02/driversed.idg/index.html. Retrieved June 18, 2022. 
  3. IGN Staff (October 9, 1998). "News Briefs". Archived from the original on April 24, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220424132833/https://www.ign.com/articles/1998/10/09/news-briefs-293. Retrieved June 18, 2022. 
  4. Dunkin, Alan (April 28, 2000). "Sierra Plans for the Future". Archived from the original on September 1, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180901113118/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/sierra-plans-for-the-future/1100-2463775/. Retrieved June 18, 2022. 
  5. Hulsey, Joel (October 9, 1998). "Sierra announces Driver's Education 99". Archived from the original on December 1, 2002. https://web.archive.org/web/20021201033455/http://www.cdmag.com/articles/014/167/de99.html. Retrieved August 1, 2022. 
  6. "Driver's Education '99". May 28, 1998. Archived from the original on June 27, 1998. https://web.archive.org/web/19980627112543/http://www.dynamix.com/pr/drv99-pr.html. Retrieved June 18, 2022. 
  7. Ocampo, Jason (September 2, 1998). "Utah adopts Sierra's sim for high school driver's ed courses". Archived from the original on May 23, 2003. https://web.archive.org/web/20030523222353/http://www.cdmag.com/articles/014/036/learning_to_drive.html. Retrieved August 1, 2022. 
  8. 8.0 8.1 Bassave, Roy (November 15, 1998). "A map for road worries". p. 58. Archived from the original on April 24, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220424132833/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/100364219/daily-news/. Retrieved June 18, 2022. 

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