Westward 1847 (also punctuated as Westward-1847) is a 1979 video game written by Jon C. Sherman published by The Software Exchange for the TRS-80 16K. It originally appeared as the cover feature for the October 1979 issue of SoftSide.[2]

Westward 1847
Publisher(s)The Software Exchange
Designer(s)Jon C. Sherman[1]
Platform(s)TRS-80
Release1979

Gameplay

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Westward 1847 is a game in which the player has 40 weeks to get to Oregon before winter comes.[3]

Reception

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Jon Mishcon reviewed Westward 1847 in The Space Gamer No. 34.[3] Mishcon commented that "I recommend this game."[3]

References

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  1. ^ Hague, James. "The Giant List of Classic Game Programmers".
  2. ^ Sherman, Jon C. (October 1979). "Westward 1847". SoftSide (13): 37.
  3. ^ a b c Mishcon, Jon (December 1980). "Capsule Reviews". The Space Gamer (34). Steve Jackson Games: 36.
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