Do we have any old-schoolers out there? Does Jones in the Fast Lane ring a bell? Yeah, I thought so!
Jones in the Fast Lane is for sure on my list of top games from the early 90s. Jones is a Life SIM released in 91 I think??? by Sierra. Although Jones is fairly simple, it’s quite addictive and is 100% responsible for countless late nights for my buddy and I. Hmm. Now that I’m thinking of it, I think this is the first PC game I ever played and possibly one of the reasons I converted over to the PC from my Commodore 64? Wow!
Anyway, if you want to take a trip down memory lane, or try out Jones in the Fast Lane for the first time, you will be happy to know that Flash Developer Kevin Boye has ported the game. Here’s the link:
Jones in the Fast Lane | Flash Version
Since I can’t guarantee how long the link will stay valid, another option would be to just grab the old game here:
Jones in the Fast Lane Game Download
Since Jones is an old DOS game, you will need to get a DOS emulator. Personally, I just grabbed a copy of DosBox, installed it, and was up and playing the game in about 30 seconds.
For those of you not familiar with Dosbox, all you need to do is launch the shortcut after installing and mount the Jones folder using the command:
mount c c:\jones\
Then goto the C drive you just mounted and run Sierra.bat. From there the game should launch and you should be golden!
As I said, the game is addicting so make sure you have about an hour, so you don’t miss any appointments :)
Comments
23 responses to “Jones in the Fast Lane – Great old game still lives!”
Oh Yeah! I just found 32 hours I didn’t know what to do with this weekend. Thanks!
Glad I could help you fill that void in your life. ;)
mrgroove is rather good looking
Oh Yeah! I just found 32 hours I didn’t know what to do with this weekend. Thanks!
Do you have the download link for the game? I only got the one for dosbox to work. And played for an hour :P Want it on the pc..but cant get the DL link to work. Just end up on this page when i click it :)
same
I am having the same problem, it’s like there is a broken link somewhere. I wish I could get it to work.
yeh so how do i do this??? preferably in english..
Sorry – not sure I understand your question…?
can you play it on flash at full screen?
This game provided me with many hours of entertainment! Thanks for the revival!
Thanks so much for this! I have been looking for his game forever! It was the first game I played on a computer :) I still think it’s better than any of the newer, way more confusing games.
You’re very welcome. I think it’s one of the first if not THE first game I played on a computer as well. Still a great old game. ;)
Well.
Indeed yes! Great old game. ;)
OMG! I played this game all throughout college! Am so happy to be able to play again! Thanks for the revival!!
Just wanted to say a quick ‘Thank you very much’ – like many others, I remember playing this with my brother and sister when I was young. Loved this game (still do!)
Great job and effort Steve, well done and thank you again.
Yup – you bet Steve. It takes ya back! ;)
I can’t seem to get the link to work on the download for Jones. The flash download works but I want it on my computer. I have windows 10 and I have downloaded the dosbox but when I type “mount c c: \jones\” in the dosbox I get the message “drive cannot be found”. I tried to download the link but it just takes me back to the same page again. What can I do. I have always loved this game and so have my kids (all grown now). I hope you can help me get it on installed on my computer. Thanks
The zip file is longer hosted at that link. Please relink! Thanks!
Hmm… it’s still there. Can you try again plz.
Multiplayer doesn’t work anymore… HELP!
Multiplayer on two different systems or on the same box?