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Lost Dutchman Mine (video game)

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Lost Dutchman Mine
PC cover art
Developer(s)Magnetic Images
Publisher(s)Magnetic Images
Platform(s)Amiga, Atari ST, MS-DOS
Release1989
Genre(s)Adventure
Mode(s)Single-player

Lost Dutchman Mine is a non-linear adventure video game which puts the player in the role of a gold miner, in 1896 A.D. The game was the biggest success for its publisher, Magnetic Images.[citation needed]

The player was free to roam around the desert and town at will, constrained only by the need to make sure he had enough food to eat and a safe place to sleep. Earning money could be accomplished in a variety of ways, including panning for gold in a river, mining for gold in a cave or capturing a wanted bandit. Food could be purchased or caught from a river if the player had previously acquired fishing gear.

The game became well known for its breezy, free-flowing nature. The game was also notable for not having a single environment for the player to operate in; the location of mines and rivers, and the details of characters the player could meet were different each time the game was played.

Reception

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Abandonware website Abandonia's Ted Striker reviewed Lost Dutchman Mine with: "There are different modes that the game will put you in, which are equally basic and so fun (something basic is something fun). The game runs on real-time and you need to do what you would need to do in a real expedition: get well equipped, be sure to check your supplies often and don't panic once you encounter danger. After all, isn't it, this very feature, that makes a game addictive in the first place?"[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Striker, Ted (January 1, 2006). "Download Lost Dutchman Mine". Abandonia. Abovo Media Group. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
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