the permanent death feature of the game and expensive in-game clones (backup saves) by making a copy of the character disk, to return to in case of character death. In 1992 and 1994 surveys of science fiction games the magazine gave the title two of five stars, writing that "Graphic and game play now appear very dated". Compute! stated that Autoduel combined role-playing, arcade, and strategy features, calling it "more than a game—it's a complete system of play ... overall game play is excellent". The review concluded with "highly recommended". Game reviewers Hartley and Pattie Lesser commented on the game in their "The Role of Computers" column in Dragon #120 (1987), noting that the game "combines the feel of the Road Warrior movies with the fantasy role-playing action of the Ultima adventure games." Steve Fuelleman reviewed Autoduel in Space Gamer/Fantasy Gamer No. 78. Fuelleman commented that "The game is pretty well conceived, but is marred by just enough technical flaws, substandard graphics, frustrating limitations, and general user unfriendliness that it just isn't much fun to play." According to Bueche, Autoduel was his only successful game. Reviews Casus Belli #37 (April 1987) Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine v11 n10 (1987 10) Legacy In 2018, Steve Jackson posted a public request for the Autoduel source code, writing "We'd really like to republish Autoduel in more or less its classic form, updated for modern systems." See also Auto Assault Car Battler Joe Darkwind: War on Wheels Interstate '76 Roadwar 2000 References External links Autoduel for the Atari 8-bit family at Atari Mania Autoduel at the Amiga Hall of Light Autoduel at Commodore 64 boxed sets 1985 video games Amiga games Apple II games Atari 8-bit family games Atari ST games Car Wars Commodore 64 games DOS games Classic Mac OS games Origin Systems games Role-playing video games Vehicular combat games Video games based on board games Video games developed in the United States Video games set in the United States Single-player video games Video games set in the 2030s