A new Disney toy line and an Apple iPad app allow you or your kids to cruise the fictional Route 66 town of Radiator Springs as portrayed in the Disney-Pixar films "Cars" and "Cars 2," according to Mashable Entertainment. From the report: The new toys, called Disney Appmates, interact directly with a free app for … Continue reading New toys, iPad app allow you to cruise Radiator Springs
Category: Video games
Upcoming video golf game features Route 66 course
Golden Tee Golf, maker of video golf games commonly found in taverns and arcades, soon will release a new game called Golden Tee 2012 that features the Dusty Bend golf course built along Route 66. Here's a sneak preview released today: https://youtu.be/8NQ5YuJIgaY I spotted replicas of the Wigwam Motel, a Bunyon Muffler Man, and a … Continue reading Upcoming video golf game features Route 66 course
Virtual road trip
The Desert Dispatch in Barstow, Calif., published a good article about the Cal State-Heyward students who developed a multimedia Route 66 experience. As their masters thesis in multimedia design, the students have outfitted a 1969 Volkswagen Beetle that can take whoever sits in the driver’s seat to any spot on historic Route 66 via video … Continue reading Virtual road trip
New “Cars” video game being produced
Author and Route 66 expert Michael Wallis, who portrayed the Sheriff of Radiator Springs in the hit Disney-Pixar movie "Cars," provided some interesting news to me this week via e-mail: This week I spent several hours in studio recording a brand new CARS video game featuring the Sheriff, Mater, Lightning and many of the other … Continue reading New “Cars” video game being produced