Desert Bus

Desert Bus is a bus simulation game where the player drives a desert bus from Tucson, Arizona to Las Vegas, Nevada in real time at a maximum speed of 45mph. The game takes eight hours of continuous gameplay to reach the destination, so it is largely an exercise in persistence. Controls consist only of acceleration, steering and a horn. The bus always veers slightly to the right, so constant readjustment of the steering is required. When the destination is reached, the player receives one point and can opt to drive back. This cycle can repeated up to 99 points. It has a day and night cycle and there are small events, such as a bug splat on the window after a certain amount of time and the ability to close and open doors at a bus stop. When veering off the road, the bus will break down and is towed back to Tucson, also in real time.