Westward 1847 (also punctuated as Westward-1847) is a 1979 video game written by Jon C. Sherman published by The Software Exchange for the TRS-80 16K. It originally appeared as the cover feature for the October 1979 issue of SoftSide.[2]
| Westward 1847 | |
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| Publisher(s) | The Software Exchange |
| Designer(s) | Jon C. Sherman[1] |
| Platform(s) | TRS-80 |
| Release | 1979 |
Gameplay edit
Westward 1847 is a game in which the player has 40 weeks to get to Oregon before winter comes.[3]
Reception edit
Jon Mishcon reviewed Westward 1847 in The Space Gamer No. 34.[3] Mishcon commented that "I recommend this game."[3]
References edit
- ^ Hague, James. "The Giant List of Classic Game Programmers".
- ^ Sherman, Jon C. (October 1979). "Westward 1847". SoftSide (13): 37.
- ^ a b c Mishcon, Jon (December 1980). "Capsule Reviews". The Space Gamer (34). Steve Jackson Games: 36.
External links edit
- Article in Kilobaud Microcomputing
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