Goldfields (video game)

Goldfields

Developer(s)| Jacaranda Software
Publisher(s)| Jacaranda Software
Platform(s)|

* Apple II
* BBC Micro
* Commodore 64
* Personal computer
* Macintosh

Release|

* 1986
* 2007

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

1. ↑ "Goldfields". http://playitagainproject.org/games/goldfields/.
2. ↑ "Goldfields". http://www.gamebase64.com/game.php?id=3212&d=45.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Software Reviews - Goldfields". Australian Educational Computing. 1986-07-01. http://acce.edu.au/sites/acce.edu.au/files/pj/journal/AEC Vol 1 No 1 1986 Software reviews.pdf. Retrieved 2015-01-27.
4. ↑ Goldfields : a simulation of life on the diggings. OCLC 222816122. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/222816122. Retrieved 2015-01-27.
5. ↑ "Australian Journal of Reading Volume 9 Issue 4". 1986-11-01. http://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=469367102008934;res=IELHSS.
6. ↑ "Strategy > 1990 > Goldfields". http://www.squakenet.com/download/goldfields/893/.
7. ↑ "Greygum Software". 2007-01-22. http://www.greygum.com.au/nebula/.

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