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Anybody remember bid tv? I've probably left it too late to make this given that they’ve been shut down for a couple years now, but I thought I’d give it a go anyway. I remember a member of this forum made a bid-up simulator about 10 years ago. It seemed quite popular at the time, so I thought it would be a good challenge to try and bring out a new game: Sit-Up Trio Simulator.
This is an interactive recreation of the TV auction channels bid tv, price-drop tv and speed auction tv. You are able to run rising and falling price auctions, create your own custom lots, choose which studio and graphics set to use, and control the prices, camera angles, graphics elements and sound.
The game takes into account phone charges, postage and packaging costs, and bidder interest, and each phone call/bid placed by a viewer is simulated.
You are scored at the end of each auction (based on closing price and time taken), and your total profit is saved. As viewer and bidder interest is simulated, you may find some products are more popular than others, requiring lower prices to clear the auction etc.
Some features of the game:
- Accurate recreations of 14 graphics sets used throughout the channel’s history, with a full set of animations for each
- 8 different studios from the channel’s history to choose from
- Simulation of phone lines, and bidding/buying behaviour
- Some lots may be more popular with viewers than others
- Falling price and rising price, with options for 4 minute speed auctions
- Scoring system based on profit and auction duration
- Profits, p&p, call revenue and unit costs
- Create custom lots, or pick a random one from over 300 items sold on the channels
- Customisable keyboard shortcuts
Here are a few screenshots:
http://simulations.offtherailsmedia.co.uk/simulations/situptrio/screenshots/AuctionScreenA.jpg
http://simulations.offtherailsmedia.co.uk/simulations/situptrio/screenshots/AuctionScreenF.jpg
http://simulations.offtherailsmedia.co.uk/simulations/situptrio/screenshots/AuctionScreenD.jpg
http://simulations.offtherailsmedia.co.uk/simulations/situptrio/screenshots/AuctionScreenE.jpg
If anybody would like to give it a go, you can download it here:
Download Installer (Windows) The download size is around 170MB, and will need around 236MB to install.
Download (Mac) The download size is around 182MB. You may need to change some default keyboard shortcuts in the config window that opens on launch, due to the difference between Windows and Mac keyboards.
There’s a PDF manual included in the install directory, or you can also download the manual here:
Download PDF User Manual
Maybe there's no more interest in bid/drop/speed stuff, but it’d be great to hear what you think
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16/10/2016 - Version 1.1 Now Available
Changes since version 1.0 are listed here:
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7/1/2017 - Version 1.2 Now Available
Here’s a full list of changes in this version:
The above download links will download the latest version.
Hope you enjoy! For Windows users, if you run the installer it should just overwrite your current version, and your scores/statistics should still be saved.
This is an interactive recreation of the TV auction channels bid tv, price-drop tv and speed auction tv. You are able to run rising and falling price auctions, create your own custom lots, choose which studio and graphics set to use, and control the prices, camera angles, graphics elements and sound.
The game takes into account phone charges, postage and packaging costs, and bidder interest, and each phone call/bid placed by a viewer is simulated.
You are scored at the end of each auction (based on closing price and time taken), and your total profit is saved. As viewer and bidder interest is simulated, you may find some products are more popular than others, requiring lower prices to clear the auction etc.
Some features of the game:
- Accurate recreations of 14 graphics sets used throughout the channel’s history, with a full set of animations for each
- 8 different studios from the channel’s history to choose from
- Simulation of phone lines, and bidding/buying behaviour
- Some lots may be more popular with viewers than others
- Falling price and rising price, with options for 4 minute speed auctions
- Scoring system based on profit and auction duration
- Profits, p&p, call revenue and unit costs
- Create custom lots, or pick a random one from over 300 items sold on the channels
- Customisable keyboard shortcuts
Here are a few screenshots:
http://simulations.offtherailsmedia.co.uk/simulations/situptrio/screenshots/AuctionScreenA.jpg
http://simulations.offtherailsmedia.co.uk/simulations/situptrio/screenshots/AuctionScreenF.jpg
http://simulations.offtherailsmedia.co.uk/simulations/situptrio/screenshots/AuctionScreenD.jpg
http://simulations.offtherailsmedia.co.uk/simulations/situptrio/screenshots/AuctionScreenE.jpg
If anybody would like to give it a go, you can download it here:
Download Installer (Windows) The download size is around 170MB, and will need around 236MB to install.
Download (Mac) The download size is around 182MB. You may need to change some default keyboard shortcuts in the config window that opens on launch, due to the difference between Windows and Mac keyboards.
There’s a PDF manual included in the install directory, or you can also download the manual here:
Download PDF User Manual
Maybe there's no more interest in bid/drop/speed stuff, but it’d be great to hear what you think
-----------
16/10/2016 - Version 1.1 Now Available
Changes since version 1.0 are listed here:
-----------
7/1/2017 - Version 1.2 Now Available
Here’s a full list of changes in this version:
The above download links will download the latest version.
Hope you enjoy! For Windows users, if you run the installer it should just overwrite your current version, and your scores/statistics should still be saved.
Last edited by DanielC on 7 January 2017 9:20pm - 2 times in total