Jones in the Fast Lane is a life simulation game

Life simulation game

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 developed and published by Sierra Entertainment

Sierra Entertainment

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 in 1990. The objective of the game is to attain certain amounts of money, happiness, status, and education. The exact amounts needed are defined by the player(s) when the game begins. The game's name and goals are a play on the concept of keeping up with the Joneses

Keeping up with the Joneses

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As of 2006, the game was unofficially ported to Adobe Flash

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The game's working title was Keeping Up with Jones.

Jones in the Fast Lane was entirely developed as a set of storyboards before artwork or coding commenced.