Even back in 1982, Microsoft's first release of Flight Simulator was advanced enough to meet FAA regulations, giving players full control of the instrument panel. The sim is loaded with features, configurable for any experience level, and includes more than 20 airports with varied terrain.
The object of the game is to save the lovely princess, held captive in the castle tower, and become the object of her affections in the least possible time. You accomplish this by maneuvering your knight (who's not in shining armor) to build a bridge across the moat, avoiding the dangers of the beast, a crocodile, and in the more difficult version a flying dragon who drops fireballs.
This cartridge contains eight entertaining teaching programs and game variations on the subject of music. In the first part of each program, notes can be learnt and your own compositions fed into the computer. In the second part, the idea is to memorize tunes and reproduce them correctly. (Two can play or it's you versus the computer.)
A space simulation in which the player has to manage as a governor one of the earth's first orbiting stations. Written by Bob Nicholas and published by Adventure International for TRS-80.
A simulation of the five-card draw poker variant. There is a computerized dealer and two more players (human or computer-controlled), and each one is dealt five cards. The players then take turns either calling or raising a bet (of up to $25) or, if they don't like their cards, they can fold. Once that round of betting is done, players can then choose to discard up to three of their cards in exchange for new ones, in an attempt to make a better hand. Another round of betting then takes place and, after that, all the players that didn't fold must show their cards. Whoever has the highest hand wins all the money in the pot.
After MECC began collecting the Apple II versions of its various timeshare programs, including Oregon and many others, they instituted a new method for distributing the Apple II versions of its software to Minnesota schools – by assembling collections of the programs on floppy disks.
One of the first releases in 1980 was Elementary Volume 6, containing five social studies simulation games, one of which was OREGON. Elementary Volume 6 soon became MECC’s most popular product for the Apple II.
The 1980 version of Oregon was a much simpler game than the 1985 version, lacking many of the features that people now associate with the game. The 1980 version is very similar to the original text-only version that people played on teletype machines in the 1970s. The main feature that distinguishes the 1980 version from its text-only predecessors is that the shooting activities include simple graphics. There is also a crude map available to indicate your progress
Implements Las Vegas style roulette game. Most of the screen consists of the standard Las Vegas roulette betting table, and a moving strip on the top with wheel numbers on it represents the roulette wheel. Place your bets on the betting table, and spin the wheel. The game calculates your wins and losses.