America's Cup Challenge for Amstrad

Australia, 1986

Videogame

America’s Cup Challenge is a one to two player competitive sports simulation. The included manual contains a lot of information about the America’s Cup including yachting terminology, race legs, wind angles, sails and weather conditions. The player controls the crew of a racing yacht using the joystick, chosing the type of sail at the start of the race and then switching between three different modes, helmsman, sails selection and winching. As Helmsman, players control the yacht’s direction. Sail selection allows players to move the angle of the sail’s boom and the level of use of the spinnaker or genoa. The manual advises the use of a good quality robust joystick.

Source: Play It Again website: http://www.ourdigitalheritage.org/archive/playitagain/games/arnies-americas-cup-challenge/
Last accessed: 14/04/2021

Original game developed by Micro Forté Pty. Ltd. for Commodore 64, published by Electronic Arts (USA) and U.S. Gold (Europe) in 1986.

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Credits

developer

Micro Forte Studios

publisher

Armchair Entertainment

US Gold Pty Ltd

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1986

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Group of items

Play It Again I: Games Collection

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ACMI Identifier

ARC000002-1

Subject category

Game

Object Types

Computer game cassette/Computer game/Game

Materials

Cassette tape computer game. Cassette, cover and manual in a plastic cassette case.

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