Gold Rush

In Gold Rush!, newspaper editor Jerrod Wilson leaves Brooklyn after receiving a letter from his long-lost brother, who asks him to meet in Sacramento, California. A Californian gold nugget enclosed with the letter gives Jerrod another reason to join the great Gold Rush of 1849.

Players can choose among three routes: an overland journey across the northern states, a boat trip through Panama with a second voyage from the Pacific, or the dangerous sea route around Cape Horn. Each path brings its own hazards, including cholera, shipwrecks, and sudden fatal outcomes.

The journey is timed. Delaying Jerrod's departure can raise the cost of travel to California and reduce the value of his house. The game was released for Apple II, Atari ST, Commodore Amiga, MS-DOS, Quiz Machines, and Sinclair ZX Spectrum.