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From the back cover:
RAGING SEAS...MUTINOUS OFFICERS...
STARVING CREWS...CONGRATULATIONS.
YOU STAND ON THE THRESHOLD OF IMMORTALITY!
Become one of history's most famous explorers as you relive the drama of Ferdinand Magellan's courageous expedition.
On the 20th of September, 1519, amid intrigue and treachery, Magellan's fleet of five galleons sailed from Spain on a voyage to discover the paso - the legendary passageway to the riches of the Far East. He kept his destination a closely guarded secret - even from his captains!
Take your place on the bridge and prepare for a terrifying ordeal. Like Magellan, you'll face rebellious officers and crews, sabotage, starvation and disease, stormy seas, crippled ships, unreliable maps and unfriendly natives.
Your fate - and the course of world history - lies in your hands. In Galleons of Glory, the unknowns you face are always unknown - no matter how often you play.
Each character and situation is based on history. However, the timing and nature of events change subtly from game to game. So, like Magellan, you must evaluate each new situation on its own merits.
Start as captain of the Conception. Then advance to the Victoria. Finally, take command of your flagship, the Trinidad. At each new level, the obstacles become greater, the crises more frequent, the action more furious.
Three levels of increasing challenge.
IBM version: powerful VGA, EGA, CGA, and Tandy 16-color graphics.
Apple version: Dazzling double-high resolution graphics.
Based on the historical facts of Magellan's voyage. |
