Jones in the Fast Lane – Great old game still lives!
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 :)
brickmonke
February 23, 2010 at 11:49 pm
Oh Yeah! I just found 32 hours I didn’t know what to do with this weekend. Thanks!
MrGroove
September 9, 2010 at 7:19 pm
Glad I could help you fill that void in your life. ;)
christie
July 3, 2017 at 2:23 am
mrgroove is rather good looking
brickmonke
February 23, 2010 at 3:49 pm
Oh Yeah! I just found 32 hours I didn’t know what to do with this weekend. Thanks!
Thomas
November 27, 2011 at 8:39 pm
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 :)
mahahlia
December 23, 2014 at 9:45 pm
same
Linda
May 23, 2016 at 10:41 am
I am having the same problem, it’s like there is a broken link somewhere. I wish I could get it to work.
Nineteeneighty
April 18, 2012 at 9:38 am
yeh so how do i do this??? preferably in english..
Steve
February 8, 2013 at 10:10 am
Sorry – not sure I understand your question…?
Guest
June 23, 2012 at 6:27 am
can you play it on flash at full screen?
Pedro
November 5, 2012 at 9:28 am
This game provided me with many hours of entertainment! Thanks for the revival!
Jade
April 24, 2013 at 7:55 pm
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.
Steve Krause
April 8, 2014 at 10:24 pm
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. ;)
Kathleen Jones
October 1, 2014 at 5:41 am
Well.
Steve Krause
October 1, 2014 at 10:36 am
Indeed yes! Great old game. ;)
Monica D
June 14, 2015 at 12:19 pm
OMG! I played this game all throughout college! Am so happy to be able to play again! Thanks for the revival!!
Steve
November 29, 2015 at 12:59 am
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.
Steve Krause
March 20, 2016 at 12:06 pm
Yup – you bet Steve. It takes ya back! ;)
Linda
May 23, 2016 at 10:35 am
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
Gill
August 18, 2016 at 5:27 am
The zip file is longer hosted at that link. Please relink! Thanks!
Steve Krause
November 16, 2017 at 8:07 pm
Hmm… it’s still there. Can you try again plz.
Jones fan
June 4, 2017 at 4:50 am
Multiplayer doesn’t work anymore… HELP!
Steve Krause
November 16, 2017 at 8:07 pm
Multiplayer on two different systems or on the same box?