History VideoGame / Jalopy

''Jalopy'' is a video game in which the player drives their Uncle Lütfi throughout eastern Europe in a [[TheAllegedCar Laika 601 Deluxe]]. Set just after [[TheGreatPoliticsMessUp the fall of the Berlin Wall]], the plot is relatively simple: The player character and their uncle Lütfi embark on a trip from Berlin to Turkey, armed with nothing but the clothes on their back and their trusty cobbled-together Laika sedan. Along the way, the player must do what they can to keep the journey moving, such as keeping the Laika's various components in good condition (or replacing them with better parts) getting fuel and oil for the car, avoiding fines from the border guards, and making money so they can pay for the various expenses of the trip.

* TheGreatPoliticsMessUp: The game is set in the midst of it, with the Berlin Wall having just come down. Uncle Lufti wistfully notes [[DawnOfAnEra how quickly the world is changing]].

* AntiFrustrationFeatures: Neither the passport nor the player's wallet can be lost; if dropped, they immediately teleport to the Laika's glovebox. This is to prevent the player from rendering the game UnwinnableByMistake if they manage to lose track of their passport.

''Jalopy'' is a video game in which the player drives their Uncle Lufti throughout eastern Europe in a [[TheAllegedCar Laika 601 Deluxe]]. Set just after [[TheGreatPoliticsMessUp the fall of the Berlin Wall]], the plot is relatively simple: The player character and their uncle Lufti embark on a trip from Berlin to Turkey, armed with nothing but the clothes on their back and their trusty cobbled-together Laika sedan. Along the way, the player must do what they can to keep the journey moving, such as keeping the Laika's various components in good condition (or replacing them with better parts) getting fuel and oil for the car, avoiding fines from the border guards, and making money so they can pay for the various expenses of the trip.

Despite the complexity of the gameplay, overall the game is very simple and minimalist compared to other games such as ''VideoGame/MySummerCar.'' The story pretty much consists of travelling from Point A to Point B, occasionally diverting to scrapyards or gas stations to buy parts and/or resources needed to maintain your car. Your only companion is Uncle Lufti, who will regale you with conversations on history and muse about the state of post-Cold War central Europe, and occasionally chide you for turning the radio up too loud, rolling down your window while it is raining, and driving too recklessly.

** When Uncle Lufti first brings it in it's missing various parts under the hood, all four tyres and its passenger-side door. Good thing you live in a garage with a junkyard.

** {{Lampshaded}} somewhat by several of Uncle Lufti's lines while driving through Czechoslovakia; he recalls that the bridge was destroyed during the war and wonders if it's been rebuilt.

* BalkanizeMe: Referenced by several of Uncle Lufti's lines while driving through Yugoslavia.

* UnmovingPlaid: Uncle Lufti's jacket is an obnoxious tweed that has this effect.

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* UnmovingPlaid: Uncle Lufti's jacket is an obnoxious tweed that has this effect.

** The Laika is actually a recreation of the[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trabant_601 Trabant]], a famous East German Alleged Car.

** Think you're clever trying to score some free oil or tyres by stealing them from the petrol station without paying? You'll find that a chain-link gate has closed off your way out, until you either put the item back or pay for it. If you do manage to sneak an item out of the shop without paying, then the next time you load your game, [[NoFairCheating all the items in your trunk will be replaced with trash]].

** The Laika is actually a recreation of the[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trabant_601 Trabant]], a famous East German Alleged Car.

** {{Lampshaded}} somewhat by several of Uncle Lufti's lines while driving through Czechoslovakia.

* FeaturelessProtagonist: Not that you're missing out on much. True to the minimalist nature of the game, the other characters barely have any features at all save for hair, body shape, and ''very'' vague facial features.

''Jalopy'' is a video game in which the player drives his Uncle Lufti throughout eastern Europe in a [[TheAllegedCar Laika 601 Deluxe]]. Set just after [[TheGreatPoliticsMessUp the fall of the Berlin Wall]].

* BalkanizeMe: Referenced by several of Uncle Lufti's lines while driving through Yugoslavia.

** The Laika is actually a recreation of the East German Trabant[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trabant_601]], a famous East German Alleged Car.

''Jalopy'' is a video game in which the player drives his uncle throughout eastern Europe in a [[TheAllegedCar Laika 601 Deluxe]]. Set just after [[TheGreatPoliticsMessUp the fall of the Berlin Wall]].

* TheAllegedCar: The Laika 601 Deluxe has a top speed of 100 km/hr, at the "economical" rate of 9 km/liter. With the standard parts, you'd be lucky to make it to Hungary before something breaks, let alone Turkey.