

The player passes through East Germany, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria and Turkey on his trip with his uncle. The main task of the game is to get to Istanbul to drop the Uncle off all the while maintaining the Laika (heavily based on the Trabant 601) which is prone to frequent breakdowns signified by smoke coming from the sides of the bonnet. The game follows the player character known only as Splat and his Uncle Lütfi, two Germans of Turkish descent from Eastern Berlin who have decided to go on a road trip to Istanbul since the Iron Curtain fell.

The game follows two characters, the player and their uncle, who attempt to build a Laika (a car modelled after the Trabant 601) from individual parts and drive from East Berlin to Turkey using it. In late 2014, Greg began work on this new driving simulation featuring the fictional Laika 601 Deluxe car reminiscent of the East German “Trabbie”, it will need much love and care to keep it going on this memorable road trip! Jalopy is a simulation video game developed by English indie studio MinskWorks and published by Excalibur Games. Developer Greg Pryjmachuk worked on the Formula 1 franchise from 2009 through to 2014. Scavenge for scraps to make a small return of investment, or become a baron of the open road and smuggle contraband under the eyes of border patrols to make a sizable profit.
