<s>
Snap-On	O
Gearhead	B-Application
Garage	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Virtual	O
Mechanic	O
is	O
a	O
PC	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
repair	O
and	O
customize	O
late	O
model	O
cars	O
and	O
trucks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
no	O
feature	O
for	O
driving	O
the	O
cars	O
but	O
Gearhead	B-Application
Garage	I-Application
introduced	O
an	O
entirely	O
new	O
"	O
bolt-em	O
up	O
"	O
paradigm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gearhead	B-Application
Garage	I-Application
sold	O
well	O
given	O
its	O
unusual	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GearheadGarage	O
web	O
site	O
attracted	O
a	O
community	O
of	O
fans	O
who	O
eventually	O
reverse-engineered	O
the	O
game	O
file	O
formats	O
and	O
began	O
creating	O
entirely	O
new	O
vehicles	O
using	O
tools	O
such	O
as	O
3D	B-Language
Studio	I-Language
Max	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gearhead	B-Application
Garage	I-Application
's	O
constructive	O
,	O
non-violent	O
gameplay	O
made	O
it	O
popular	O
with	O
parents	O
and	O
educators	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gearhead	B-Application
Garage	I-Application
2	O
was	O
discussed	O
,	O
but	O
according	O
to	O
sources	O
within	O
the	O
company	O
,	O
no	O
publishers	O
were	O
willing	O
to	O
finance	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mekada	O
released	O
a	O
playable	O
demo	O
for	O
what	O
was	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
Gearhead	B-Application
Garage	I-Application
Adventure	O
on	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
,	O
but	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
coming	O
out	O
and	O
pricing	O
issues	O
with	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
cartridges	O
,	O
the	O
port	O
was	O
later	O
dropped	O
.	O
</s>
