Caterpillar Construction Zone
Did you ever wonder what it would be like to work construction? More importantly, did you ever want to drive one of those really big Caterpillar trucks? Now you can live out your fantasies with Matchbox…
Caterpillar Construction Zone is a simulator developed by Realtime Associates, released 21 December 1999 on Game Boy Color.
What Caterpillar Construction Zone is
Caterpillar Construction Zone is a simulator game developed by Realtime Associates and released in 1999. It was published by Mattel Interactive. It is available on Game Boy Color only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Did you ever wonder what it would be like to work construction? More importantly, did you ever want to drive one of those really big Caterpillar trucks? Now you can live out your fantasies with Matchbox Caterpillar Construction Zone. You will get to drive 11 different Caterpillar trucks including Track Type Tractor, Integrated Toolcarrier, Articulated Truck, Challenger Agricultural Tractor, Lexicon Combine, Log Skidder, Wheel Loader, Paver and Backhoe Loader. In each level, you are given a construction task to complete, such as building a pool or repairing a road. Luckily, George, the construction foreman gives you guidance. If you listen to him, you should be able to build everything in…
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are educational. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Matchbox series
Caterpillar Construction Zone is the first of 3 entries we hold in the Matchbox series. The next entry was MatchBox Caterpillar Big Dirt Movers in 1999.
What it launched against
Caterpillar Construction Zone launched on 21 December 1999, within three weeks of Quake III Arena, Shenmue, Planescape: Torment and Urban Chaos.
Released around the same time: Quake III Arena, Shenmue, Planescape: Torment, Urban Chaos.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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