First Expedition

First Expedition
First Expedition
Publisher	Interstel Corporation
Designer	Steven Englestead
Platform	MS-DOS
Release	1988
Genre	Nautical simulation

First Expedition is a nautical simulation video game published in 1988 for MS-DOS by Interstel Corporation.

Gameplay

First Expedition is a game in which a nautical simulation involves a quest to find three sun spheres that were stolen from the island of Shandola.

Reception

Dennis Owens in Computer Gaming World stated of First Expedition, "Not recommended for adventure gamers unless they are interested in intricate navigational techniques". Jerry Pournelle said in BYTE that it "manages faithfully to simulate all the long boring aspects of sailing ... I can't imagine that anyone at the company ever played this turkey".

References

1 2 Owens, Dennis (November 1988). "Longing for Shandola: Interstel's "First Expedition"". Computer Gaming World. Vol. 1, no. 53. pp. 22, 61.
↑ Pournelle, Jerry (January 1989). "To the Stars". BYTE. p. 109.

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[CGW53-1] 1 2 Owens, Dennis (November 1988). "Longing for Shandola: Interstel's "First Expedition"". Computer Gaming World. Vol. 1, no. 53. pp. 22, 61.

[pournelle198901-2] Pournelle, Jerry (January 1989). "To the Stars". BYTE. p. 109.