Goldfields (video game)

Goldfields
Developer	Jacaranda Software
Publisher	Jacaranda Software
Platforms	Apple II BBC Micro Commodore 64 MS-DOS Classic Mac OS
Release	1986 2007 (re-release)
Genres	Educational, simulation
Mode	Single-player

Goldfields is a video game for children which simulates 'life on the diggings' during a 19th-century gold rush. Beginning with a concept by Trevor Jacob, it was developed and published by Jacaranda Software in Australia in 1986. ^[1] It was first released for Apple II, BBC Micro, Commodore 64 ^[2] and IBM compatible systems. ^[3] The first Macintosh version was later developed using Hypercard. ^[4] The original Goldfields package contained a disk, teacher's guide, four black-line masters and a copy of A Goldfields Journal or A Guide to Prospective Gold Seekers. A review in Australian Educational Computing magazine described it as 'a particularly useful package, adaptable to a number of levels in both upper primary and secondary social science classes.' ^[3] The game also received a favourable review from the Australian Journal of Reading in 1986. ^[5] Despite its age, Goldfields remains well regarded as a mining-themed economic simulator with integrated action sequences. ^[6]

Greygum Software acquired the rights to Goldfields published and versions for Windows and OS X in 2007. ^[7]

References

1. "Goldfields". Play it again... Retrieved 2015-01-27.
2. "Goldfields". Gamebase 64. Retrieved 2015-01-27.
3. "Software Reviews - Goldfields" (PDF). Australian Educational Computing. 1986-07-01. Retrieved 2015-01-27.
4. Goldfields : a simulation of life on the diggings. OCLC   222816122.
5. "Australian Journal of Reading Volume 9 Issue 4". Informit. 1986-11-01. Retrieved 2015-01-27.
6. "Strategy > 1990 > Goldfields". Squakenet. Archived from the original on 2013-09-18. Retrieved 2015-01-27.
7. "Greygum Software". Greygum Software. 2007-01-22. Archived from the original on 2015-01-07. Retrieved 2015-01-27.