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1979 video game 1979 video game
Westward 1847
Publisher(s)The Software Exchange
Designer(s)Jon C. Sherman
Platform(s)TRS-80
Release1979

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.

Gameplay

Westward 1847 is a game in which the player has 40 weeks to get to Oregon before winter comes.

Reception

Jon Mishcon reviewed Westward 1847 in The Space Gamer No. 34. Mishcon commented that "I recommend this game."

References

  1. Hague, James. "The Giant List of Classic Game Programmers".
  2. Sherman, Jon C. (October 1979). "Westward 1847". SoftSide (13): 37.
  3. ^ Mishcon, Jon (December 1980). "Capsule Reviews". The Space Gamer (34). Steve Jackson Games: 36.

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