Injured Engine

Injured Engine is a game released for the Apple II and Commodore 64 by Imagic. The player must diagnose problems in a simulated automobile engine. The game aims to teach how engines work and how engine parts relate to each other. It was created by an auto mechanic and a graphic artist. Imagic demonstrated it at the 1984 Consumer Electronics Show.^[1][2]

Injured Engine
Developer(s)	Dave Johnson Karen Elliott Chip Curry
Publisher(s)	Imagic
Designer(s)	Dave Johnson
Platform(s)	Commodore 64, Apple II
Release	1984
Genre(s)	Puzzle, simulation
Mode(s)	Single-player, two player

Gameplay

Apple II screenshot

Reception

Rhea J. Grundy of Home Computer Magazine compared it to a Revell V-8 engine model and said the game teaches an "increased awareness of your automobile" rather than the skill necessary to make repairs.^[3] Mark Cotone of Commodore Microcomputers wrote that Injured Engine will not replace mechanics or detailed manuals, but it can aid in learning proper maintenance.^[4] Joyce Worley of Electronic Games called it an easy game that can help novices to talk more knowledgeably to mechanics.^[5] Kiplinger's Personal Finance called it an easy way to learn the basics of car engines.^[6]