
Gold Rush! takes you back to the year 1849, when gold was discovered in California. It was certainly one of the most exciting times in American history. Gold Rush! includes the three routes tens of thousands took to the gold regions. Become Jerrod Wilson and experience each trek as you travel from New York to California.
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The gameplay for this game is extremely rough given its old age, but this is one of the classics. The game is pretty inexpensive and even comes with steam trading cards (surprising for an old game like this), so It is worth a shot if you have nostalgia value.
Gold Rush! Classic é um jogo de 88 e inevitavelmente a maioria de analises tanto negativas quanto positivas são de pessoas que não terminaram o game, sendo assim muitas analises positivas eu acredito que se dão pelo fato de respeito ou falsa nostalgia pelo jogo ser considerado clássico por muitos, posso estar errado, mas eu analiso jogos de forma diferente: é divertido ou prazeroso jogar o game HOJE? Pra mim esse é um exemplo de jogo que envelheceu muito mal (e nem falo de gráficos): personagem anda muito devagar, a jogabilidade é esquisita e todo jogo é muito confuso (a ponto de muitos que terminaram o jogo admitirem que usaram guia pra isso). É o pior jogo do mundo? Não, mas se não for só pra adicionar +1 na coleção eu não repetiria a compra (que nem lembro como ocorreu). ----------------------------- Gold Rush! Classic is a game from 1988 and inevitably most of the reviews, both negative and positive, are from people who didn't finish the game. Therefore, I believe that many of the positive reviews are due to respect or false nostalgia for the game being considered a classic by many. I could be wrong, but I analyze games differently: is it fun or enjoyable to play the game TODAY? For me, this is an example of a game that has aged very poorly (and I'm not even talking about the graphics): the character moves very slowly, the gameplay is weird and the whole game is very confusing (to the point that many who finished the game admit that they used a guide for this). Is it the worst game in the world? No, but if it's not just to add +1 to the collection, I wouldn't buy it again (I don't even remember how it happened).
Man, what a ♥♥♥♥ game. Even with a walkthrough, Gold Rush is an absolute chore to play. And I'm not even talking about the random deaths (those are funny) but for example: - occasional invisible time limits that will soft-lock you - pick-ups you can miss at the beginning which will soft-lock you at the end of the game - obscure tasks that can only be brute-forced even if you know what you need to do - trial & error passages leading to instant death if you don't remember the exact path - collision boxes that get you stuck everywhere and make finding paths nearly impossible - that includes a mule that needs to be guided somewhere and soft-locks you if it gets stuck Sierra pretty much invented save scumming in 1988, long before most games even had a save feature... in an adventure game. Gold Rush is interesting at the beginning but gets more and more annoying and frustrating the further you progress. I don't see how this is enjoyable today even if you played it as a kid 40 years ago and get a ton of nostalgia from it. Check it out if you're interested in VG history but don't force yourself to finish it. Just don't. Sierra had WAY better games in the 80s. But to say some positive things about it: The setting is historically accurate and I liked the ending and the 8-bit renditions of 19th-century (minstrel) songs. If you're interested in the plot and don't need the exact game from 1988, you might want to take a look at its remake "Gold Rush Anniversary". From what I can tell, it is a fairly authentic and less frustrating recreation of the original game, though it only got mixed reviews because it looks dated and most people have no comparison with its reference.
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Just finished Gold Rush. I played it back in the day (i.e. back in the 80s) and enjoyed it. This is such an 'adorable wee game'. It's a nice depiction of the era and the graphics were good for the time. The puzzles are not too hard but are challenging enough. I only won 221 points so I'll probably replay it at some point so that I can get a full win. All-in-all, very enjoyable. I love this era of Sierra games (as I have mentioned in my other reviews, once they moved away from the parsing interface and into the point-and-click controls, their games lost a lot of their appeal). Gold Rush was great. I kinda wish they had done an SCI (320x200, 16 colours) remake but, alas, no. I think with the enhanced graphics it would have added to the appeal of the game. There are sites out there that detail the differences (like this one http://forums.sierrahelp.com/viewtopic.php?t=3965) but I can't vouch for the site or anything and I'm not affiliated with it - just did a good ol' Google search and this one popped-up. Anyway, I definitely like this game with all its charming little antics. Of course, it's Sierra, so save often. One thing I will say is you are under time pressure in Brooklyn but don't miss anything out otherwise you can leave Brooklyn without some necessary items. Also, this game boasts three different ways to get to California. I booked passage through Panama Canal but there are other ways (which I have not yet played). Enjoy! :-)
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