Goldfields (video game)
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| Goldfields | |
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| Developer(s) | Jacaranda Software |
| Publisher(s) | Jacaranda Software |
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| Genre(s) | simulation game |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Goldfields is a computer 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]
Due to its ongoing popularity with children and educators, it was rewritten from scratch for Windows XP and Macintosh OSX by Greygum Software in 2007,[7] who bought the rights to the title after Jacaranda Software's closure in the early 1990s.
An emulated version is available to play on archive.org.
References[edit]
- ^ "Goldfields". Play it again... Retrieved 2015-01-27.
- ^ "Goldfields". Gamebase 64. Retrieved 2015-01-27.
- ^ a b "Software Reviews - Goldfields" (PDF). Australian Educational Computing. 1986-07-01. Retrieved 2015-01-27.
- ^ Goldfields : a simulation of life on the diggings. OCLC 222816122. Retrieved 2015-01-27 – via OCLC World Cat.
- ^ "Australian Journal of Reading Volume 9 Issue 4". Informit. 1986-11-01. Retrieved 2015-01-27.
- ^ "Strategy > 1990 > Goldfields". Squakenet. Archived from the original on 2013-09-18. Retrieved 2015-01-27.
- ^ "Greygum Software". Greygum Software. 2007-01-22. Retrieved 2015-01-27.