Play Test Drive online — the original 1987 DOS game Works — the full original game runs via DOSBox in your browser
Guide updated October 2026 · Runs via DOSBox + WebAssembly
Test Drive — Accolade's 1987 driving game. Choose one of five sports cars, from the Ferrari Testarossa to the Lamborghini Countach, and drive it up a mountain road, passing traffic and staying ahead of the police radar. Click Play and press 2 at the graphics prompt for 16-colour EGA.
D-pad: steer, accelerate, brake · ENTER: menus · ESC: pause
⌨ Keyboard — for menus & name entry
Controls — what does what
| Action | Keyboard |
|---|---|
| Accelerate / brake | Up / down arrows |
| Steer | Left / right arrows |
| Gear up / down | The keys shown at the start |
| Graphics prompt | 2 (EGA) |
Runs in your browser tab with DOSBox + WebAssembly — nothing is uploaded. Click the screen to capture input; press Ctrl+F10 to release mouse.
Test Drive is no longer sold anywhere, and its publisher is gone or has left it unsold for decades. It is hosted here on the same footing as the Internet Archive's software collections. That is a practical position, not a legal claim. This page carries no advertising. Provenance: /apps/test-drive/NOTICE.md. Rights holders: it comes down within 48 hours on request.
About Test Drive
Test Drive puts you in the driver's seat with a full dashboard, and between cars each has a page of real specifications: engine, top speed, 0–60 time, price. The road twists up a cliffside; crash and you lose a life, get caught speeding and the police pull you over. It started a series that continued for decades.
How it runs here
This is the original DOS release of Test Drive, unmodified, running in DOSBox compiled to WebAssembly. The whole game is about 1 MB, so it starts within seconds on a normal connection. Sound and music play once you click into the game.
Frequently asked questions
Can I play Test Drive online for free?
Yes. Click Play and the original 1987 DOS version starts in your browser, running in a WebAssembly build of DOSBox. Nothing to install and no account.
Why is Test Drive hosted here?
Test Drive is not sold anywhere today; we checked the stores listed in its provenance note. It is preserved here the way the Internet Archive preserves old software. That is a practical position, not a legal claim. If the rights holder (Nacon (owner of the Test Drive series)) asks, it comes down within 48 hours.
Does my progress save?
Saved games persist in this browser between visits, best-effort. Clearing site data removes them.
Can I play on a phone or tablet?
Yes. Touch buttons for the keys Test Drive uses appear under the game on touch devices.
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