Truck Simulators... really? Who plays them, and what were they like in the 1980s?

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Euro Truck Simulator 2
Game:
Euro Truck Simulator 2 (2012)
Duration: 22:29
1,156 views
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Truck games: something just for nerds and people who play them on stream for a joke, right? Well, not quite. I explore the history of trucking games, look at some of the genre's biggest hits, and delve into the most controversial feature in all of simulated trucking: ETS2's UK junctions. Plus a detour into the exciting new world of foot-based gaming.

Look, it's been a long pandemic, OK?

0:00 The magic of a cardboard box
0:44 Adulthood and the big question
1:10 Truck simulation in 2022
2:10 Truck simulation on a 286
3:40 Anyone can program, even me!
4:14 Oh no, edutainment
4:38 The Russian connection
5:28 King of the Road
6:24 The Curse of California, Part 1
8:40 Shovelware nostalgia time
10:40 Not the Euro Truck Simulator you're thinking of
12:15 Timberwolf Makes An Effort
14:18 SCS and the challenge years
14:59 This is going to be stupid.
15:49 Recognisable modernity and sick jumps
16:41 The first famous one
17:36 The Curse of California, Part 2
19:08 But really, who is playing these?
20:35 Slow Gaming
21:09 Consumer Advice Time

Vocal cameo kindly provided by Dave of "Anyone For Seconds?" - listen to the podcast here: https://anchor.fm/anyoneforsecondspodcast

Music from YouTube Audio Library, Dan Lebowitz / ALBIS / The Whole Other / Unicorn Heads / Midnight North

Games featured, even if briefly:

Euro Truck Simulator 2
American Truck Simulator
Mudrunner
Big Rig
Velocity 2: Special Edition
Crosscountry Canada
Hard Truck: Road to Victory
King of the Road
Rig'n'Roll
18 Wheels of Steel: Across America
Euro Truck Simulator
Trucks'n'Trailers
Scania Truck Driving Simulator
Real Life
Sitting in a cardboard box pretending to drive a lorry

Drive carefully and always pay attention to the road.



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American Truck Simulator
Big Rig
Bill Pogue
Crosscountry Canada
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Hard Truck
Road To Victory
Hard Truck 2
King of the Road
18 Wheels Of Steel
Across America
Trucks n Trailers
Scania Truck Driving Simulator
SCS
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Timberwolf in a box


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At present, Timberwolf has 1,156 views spread across 1 video for Euro Truck Simulator 2, with his channel publishing less than an hour of Euro Truck Simulator 2 content. This makes up less than 0.69% of the total overall content on Timberwolf's YouTube channel.