First Expedition | |
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Publisher(s) | Interstel Corporation |
Platform(s) | DOS |
Release | 1988 |
Genre(s) | Simulation |
First Expedition is a 1988 video game published by Interstel Corporation.
Gameplay
First Expedition is a game in which a nautical simulation involves a quest to find three sun spheres that were stolen from the island of Shandola.
Reception
Dennis Owens in Computer Gaming World stated of First Expedition, "Not recommended for adventure gamers unless they are interested in intricate navigational techniques". Jerry Pournelle said in BYTE that it "manages faithfully to simulate all the long boring aspects of sailing ... I can't imagine that anyone at the company ever played this turkey".
Reviews
- Computer Gaming World - Nov, 1992
References
- ^ Owens, Dennis (November 1988). "Longing for Shandola: Interstel's "First Expedition"". Computer Gaming World. Vol. 1, no. 53. pp. 22, 61.
- Pournelle, Jerry (January 1989). "To the Stars". BYTE. p. 109.
- 1988 video games
- Action-adventure games
- DOS games
- DOS-only games
- Interstel Corporation games
- Naval video games
- Science fiction video games
- Vehicle simulation games
- Video games developed in the United States
- Video games set in outer space
- Video games set on fictional islands
- Video games set on fictional planets