Galleons of Glory: The Secret Voyage of Magellan

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Galleons of Glory: The Secret Voyage of Magellan
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Developer(s) Broderbund
Publisher(s) Broderbund
Platform(s) DOS
Release1990

Galleons of Glory: The Secret Voyage of Magellan is a 1990 video game published by Broderbund.

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Gameplay

Galleons of Glory is a game in which players seek to discover the Straits of Magellan. [1]

Reception

Alan Emrich reviewed the game for Computer Gaming World , and stated that "Broderbund has done a fine job of creating a simple game with plenty of fascinating history for players to learn quite transparently while they enjoy the game's play." [1]

Steven Anzovin for Compute! said that "if you are intrigued by the exploits of 'so noble a captain,' as Magellan's chronicler Antonio Pigafetta called him, take the helm. Galleons of Glory proves to be quite a seaworthy simulation." [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Emrich, Alan (June 1991). "Magellan in Dire Straits: Broderbund's Galleons of Glory". Computer Gaming World. Vol. 1, no. 83. pp. 80–81.
  2. "Compute! Magazine Issue 129". May 1991.
  3. "Kultboy.com - DIE Kult-Seite über die alten Spiele-Magazine und Retro-Games!". www.kultboy.com. Retrieved 16 April 2023.