Gold Rush!

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Game Title: Gold Rush!
Release Date: xx-xx-1988
Release Number: 1
Designer: Ken & Doug MacNeill

In Gold Rush!, Jerrod Wilson (the player) receives a letter from his long-lost brother (who fled the city years before when was hastily accused and convicted of a crime he didn't commit) asking him to join in Sacramento, California. So, Jerrod bids farewell to his peaceful life as a newspaper editor, and becomes a fore-runner in the the great Gold Rush of 1849, hoping to find his brother and "strike gold". (From Mobygames description)

Alternate Releases:

Roberta Williams, who designed Sierra's first game, Mystery House in 1980, felt it was time to write another murder mystery which lived up to the computer capabilities of the late eighties. Mystery House, which was put on public domain in 1988, was the first computer game ever with graphics, but it lacked colors, animation and sound. The Colonel's Bequest was developed, using EGA graphics, Sierra's SCI engine, sound and a music score, as well as featuring a deeper plot and more detailed character descriptions.

The game has a sequel, The Dagger of Amon Ra, which is also the last Laura Bow game. Both games are also included in the 1997 King's Quest Collection and the Roberta Williams Anthology. Although the original release of The Colonel's Bequest can still relatively easily be found on online auctions, a complete original game is considered as a true collector's item, as it contains many goodies which are often missing from second-hand sales, particularly the Laura Bow pen and notebook. The games copyright protection is also quite original: the gamer needs to use a magnifying glass (included in the box) to identify a fingerprint on the game screen.

Comments
Where can I download a high res map for this game? Or if any owners would like obliege scanning one in and mailing it to me at [email protected] I''d be oblieged! I''ve tried buying the latest greatest special edition wooden box version from software farm but no responses. Any leads lads roll them on! Anthony 3/24/2010
A full version of this game, complete in a beautiful crafted wooden box, is available from the designer''s website linked in their names above. Andy 2/3/2010

Comments

Where can I download a high res map for this game? Or if any owners would like obliege scanning one in and mailing it to me at [email protected] I''d be oblieged! I''ve tried buying the latest greatest special edition wooden box version from software farm but no responses. Any leads lads roll them on!

Anthony 3/24/2010

A full version of this game, complete in a beautiful crafted wooden box, is available from the designer''s website linked in their names above.

Andy 2/3/2010

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