Tip #2330 - IRod
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IRod
Today’s download
can be described in one simple word: fun! It is a desktop racecar that
is an absolute riot to drive around. Now, I normally don’t go for
the cutesy desktop animation stuff, but I’ve never seen one this
cool before. IRod is a 3D drawn animated and interactive
little hotrod that you are responsible for. You have to change the tires,
refuel, get new shocks and all that good stuff, in order to keep your
little hotrod in peak condition. There is even a scoreboard to keep track
of how good or bad you are at pulling wheelies, cool
jumps and even one for not wrecking you car. You earn you points depending
on how good you do.
IRod has a control
panel that tells you everything you need to know: stats on your vitals,
such as gas, shocks and wheels and it also has settings and options all
in one easy to find location. The control panel is also where you can
lock the car up when you're away from your desk. This way, some backseat
driver can’t mess with your scores or damage you car while you’re
away.
Here’s
a complete list of the features available with IRod:
- Speedometer
- Fuel and oil gauges
that you need to keep an eye on, in order to keep the little guy runnin'
- Set the Alarm
- Change Colors
- You can completely
examine your car using the Explore Mode
- Open Doors, Trunk
- Turn on lights
- Honk horn
- Even send it to
a friend
Since IRod is constantly
drawing these 3D animations on your desktop in real time, using some older
video cards may have a hard time. That’s why YummyWorks
recommends that for best results with IRod, make sure you have a video
card that is no more than a couple of years old. Also, this download only
works on XP, so if you're running any other operating system, this isn’t
going to work for you.
You are going to want
to make sure that you have the latest version of Direct X as well. If
you don't have it, you can get it here: Direct-X.
I know you may be
thinking “but Chad, this doesn’t serve any real functional
use” and to you, I respectfully disagree. This has great potential
for functionality. This is the thing that could keep you from snapping
after being on hold with a tech support representative or some other time
wasting phone call.
After you take the
car and crash it into the sides of your desktop a couple of times or try
some cool tricks, the time will slip away. Not to mention that when the
party on the other end of the phone picks up, they may panic and ask you
if you’ve been in an accident, where you can cheerfully reply yes,
I just wrecked my car.
You can download IRod
here.
I hope you enjoy today’s
download of the week and I’ll have another one for you next Thursday!
~Chad Stelnicki
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