Love detailing cars? There’s a video game for that.

So the traditional method of rubbing things while watching online isn't working I take it.  They need a new way to stimulate vigorous rubbing?  Hmm.

Detailing cars is a big hobby of mine, I get a lot of enjoyment and satisfaction out of it. A video game to "simulate" that is one of the dumbest things I've ever heard of.

Man who decides to make these things? I saw this one not long ago. Clearly made by someone who had never tightened a bolt.

https://www.pinkbike.com/news/bike-mechanic-simulator-2023-brings-wrenching-to-the-virtual-world.html

I will gladly allow someone to detail my car in the real world if they run out of cars.

On the surface, I don't "get" these games, and this is speaking as someone who has been gaming for ~35 years now. On the other hand... this would be a cheap way to find out if you might be interested in starting a detailing business or working for one, without much investment.

Same goes for Lawn Mower Simulator, Truck Driving Simulator, Goat Simulator, Power Washing Simulator, Farm Simulator, Train Simulator... all of which are real, by the way.

te72 said:

On the surface, I don't "get" these games, and this is speaking as someone who has been gaming for ~35 years now. On the other hand... this would be a cheap way to find out if you might be interested in starting a detailing business or working for one, without much investment.

 

Same goes for Lawn Mower Simulator, Truck Driving Simulator, Goat Simulator, Power Washing Simulator, Farm Simulator, Train Simulator... all of which are real, by the way.

Remember that one big aspect of some of the larger open world games is just doing chores.  Animal Crossing for example.

te72 said:

On the surface, I don't "get" these games, and this is speaking as someone who has been gaming for ~35 years now. On the other hand... this would be a cheap way to find out if you might be interested in starting a detailing business or working for one, without much investment.

 

Same goes for Lawn Mower Simulator, Truck Driving Simulator, Goat Simulator, Power Washing Simulator, Farm Simulator, Train Simulator... all of which are real, by the way.

Goat Simulator is...not like the others

te72 said:

On the surface, I don't "get" these games, and this is speaking as someone who has been gaming for ~35 years now. On the other hand... this would be a cheap way to find out if you might be interested in starting a detailing business or working for one, without much investment.

 

Same goes for Lawn Mower Simulator, Truck Driving Simulator, Goat Simulator, Power Washing Simulator, Farm Simulator, Train Simulator... all of which are real, by the way.

Lawn mowing simulator is free right now. We're in the process of buying a few acres, and it at least taught me that I should really only be looking at zero turns. If I can no longer pick it up and pivot like my little electric one, the leftover areas become a massive pain.

But yeah the game sucks. Entertaining for about 3 minutes of mowing time.

I find it fascinating from a cultural/anthropology standpoint.  I started to feel this way when I saw my teenager watching videos of other teenagers playing video games.  My dad thought I was a lazy POS for playing video games of sports instead of playing the actual sport; my son's generation is too lazy to even play the actual game.  I can't stand the sound of people chewing or breathing heavily, but apparently there are millions of people who will sit there listening to ASMR of that stuff.  I never thought I would feel like such an old man at such a young age, yet here I am.

A car detailing game... oh wow... I have to send that to my ex-.  She loves detailing her cars.  I've watched her spend an entire weekend on one car.