Rails West! | |
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Publisher(s) | Strategic Simulations |
Platform(s) | Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64 |
Release | 1984 |
Genre(s) | Business simulation |
Rails West! is a business simulation game published by Strategic Simulations in 1984.
Rails West! is a game in which railroads from the years of 1870 to 1900 are the focus of an economic simulation. [1]
Bob Proctor reviewed the game for Computer Gaming World , and stated that "Rails West has the high-quality components one expects from SSI. It is lots of fun when all of the players are humans, even if they're inexperienced. It would make an excellent classroom exercise in the hands of a competent teacher." [1]
Reach for the Stars is a science fiction strategy video game. It is the earliest known commercially published example of the 4X genre. It was written by Roger Keating and Ian Trout of SSG of Australia and published in 1983 for the Commodore 64 and then the Apple II in 1985. Versions for Mac OS, Amiga, Apple IIGS, and DOS were released in 1988.
GATO is a real-time submarine simulator published in 1984 by Spectrum HoloByte for MS-DOS. It simulates combat operations aboard the Gato-class submarine USS Growler (SS-215) in the Pacific Theater of World War II. GATO was later ported to the Apple IIe, Atari ST, and Mac. In 1987, Atari Corporation published a version on cartridge for the Atari 8-bit computers, to coincide with the launch of the Atari XEGS.
Macadam Bumper is a video pinball simulation construction set developed by ERE Informatique in France. It was first released for 8-bit computers in 1985, the Atari ST in 1986 and MS-DOS in 1987. The Atari ST and MS-DOS versions were released in the US as Pinball Wizard in 1988 by Accolade.
Mugsy is a strategy and management computer game for the 48K ZX Spectrum. It was well-received, mainly due to its innovative graphic style, and was followed two years later by a sequel.
D-Day is a turn-based strategy computer game for the ZX Spectrum released by Games Workshop, a company known primarily for its tabletop wargames, in 1984.
The American Challenge: A Sailing Simulation is a sailing simulation and racing game developed by Tom Snyder Productions and published by Mindscape in 1986. It allows two players to race online via modem.
Europe Ablaze is a computer wargame developed and published by Strategic Studies Group for the Commodore 64 and Apple II in 1985. It is based on air warfare of World War II.
Questron is a 1984 game from Strategic Simulations, the first fantasy title from a company known for computer wargames. It was written by Charles Dougherty and Gerald Wieczorek and released for the Apple II, Atari 8-bit computers, and Commodore 64. A sequel, Questron II, was released in 1988.
War in Russia is a 1984 computer wargame developed and published by Strategic Simulations for the Apple II and Atari 8-bit computers. It was designed by Gary Grigsby.
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Fortress is a video game published by Strategic Simulations in 1983 for the Atari 8-bit computers and Apple II. It was written by Jim Templeman and Patty Denbrook. A Commodore 64 port followed in 1984.
Geopolitique 1990 is a 1983 video game published by Strategic Simulations.
Competition Karate is a fighting game published by Motivated Software in 1984 for the Apple II and Commodore 64.
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