First Expedition

First Expedition
First Expedition
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.^[1]

Reception

Dennis Owens in Computer Gaming World stated of First Expedition, "Not recommended for adventure gamers unless they are interested in intricate navigational techniques".^[1] 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".^[2]

Reviews

Computer Gaming World - Nov, 1992

References

^ ^a ^b 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.

[CGW53-1] Owens, Dennis (November 1988). "Longing for Shandola: Interstel's "First Expedition"". Computer Gaming World. Vol. 1, no. 53. pp. 22, 61.

[pournelle198901-2] Pournelle, Jerry (January 1989). "To the Stars". BYTE. p. 109.

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