Gold Rush!

In Gold Rush!, Jerrod Wilson (the player character) receives a letter from his long-lost brother (who fled the city years before when was hastily accused and convicted of a crime he didn't commit) asking him to join in Sacramento, California. If that's not enough for Jerrod sell everything and give his hometown Brooklyn a fond adieu, under the stamp was one of the first nuggets of Californian gold seen in the Atlantic shores of the United States. So, Jerrod bids farewell to his peaceful life as a newspaper editor, and becomes a fore-runner in the the great Gold Rush of 1849, hoping to find his brother and "strike gold" (literally).

Followed By Gold Rush! 2
Remade By Gold Rush! Anniversary
Series Gold Rush (1)
Added March 8, 2020
Published By Sierra On-Line
Developed By Sierra On-Line
Front Cover (United States) (Apple II) from mobygames.com
Back Cover (United States) (Apple II) from mobygames.com
Front Cover (United States) (Apple IIgs) from mobygames.com
Media (United States) (Apple IIgs) from mobygames.com
Back Cover (United States) (Apple IIgs) from mobygames.com
Front Cover (Worldwide) (Windows) from mobygames.com
Front Cover (Germany) (Windows) from mobygames.com
Back Cover (Germany) (Windows) from mobygames.com
Spine/Sides (Germany) (Windows) from mobygames.com
Media (Germany) (Windows) from mobygames.com
Inside Cover (Germany) (Windows) from mobygames.com
Manual (Germany) (Windows) from mobygames.com
Manual (Germany) (Windows) from mobygames.com
Header Image (Windows) from Steam
IGDB Cover from igdb.com
Old Cover Image
The MacNeill bros. present (DOS) from mobygames.com
Title screen and credits (DOS) from mobygames.com
An american hero... (DOS) from mobygames.com
Dreaming of adventure! (DOS) from mobygames.com
First screen (DOS) from mobygames.com
Your house (DOS) from mobygames.com
Outside the bank (DOS) from mobygames.com
In the bank (DOS) from mobygames.com
On the waterfront (DOS) from mobygames.com
In the warehouse (DOS) from mobygames.com
Walking around town. (DOS) from mobygames.com
Down by the river side. (DOS) from mobygames.com
Inside the fort. (DOS) from mobygames.com
Sutter's Fort. (DOS) from mobygames.com
Talking with a shop owner. (DOS) from mobygames.com
Hey, buddy, wanna buy a mule? (DOS) from mobygames.com
A cabin. (DOS) from mobygames.com
Water! I need water! (DOS) from mobygames.com
The camp. (DOS) from mobygames.com
The Green Pastures Hotel. (DOS) from mobygames.com
Ledge walking for fun and profit. (DOS) from mobygames.com
Inside the secret hotel room. (DOS) from mobygames.com
Inside the hotel. (DOS) from mobygames.com
Climbing through dark tunnels... (DOS) from mobygames.com
Intro (Hercules graphics) (DOS) from mobygames.com
Title screen with credits (Hercules graphics) (DOS) from mobygames.com
Game beginning (Hercules graphics) (DOS) from mobygames.com
An old family photograph (DOS) from mobygames.com
Waiting to sell the house (DOS) from mobygames.com
Harbor of Rio de Janeiro - it's hard to imagine that in mid-19th century people really sailed around the whole South America to get to California... (DOS) from mobygames.com
The sea is dangerous around Cape Horn (probably the highest number of random deaths from the player's point of view) (DOS) from mobygames.com
Arrived safely at Sacramento (I guess Jerrod is already in the building, but finding him at this screen is a minipuzzle itself...) (DOS) from mobygames.com
Heading off on a stage coach. (DOS) from mobygames.com
Taking a paddle boat up the rivers of Panama. (DOS) from mobygames.com
Going on foot through Panama. (DOS) from mobygames.com
Leaving New York on a ferry. (DOS) from mobygames.com
Trekking through the jungle. (DOS) from mobygames.com
A grave yard. (DOS) from mobygames.com
Entering the tunnels. (DOS) from mobygames.com
A locked door! (DOS) from mobygames.com
Intro (CGA w/Composite Monitor) (DOS) from mobygames.com
Title screen (CGA w/Composite Monitor) (DOS) from mobygames.com
Game start (CGA w/Composite Monitor) (DOS) from mobygames.com
A Great American Hero... (Apple II) from mobygames.com
Animated introduction (Apple II) from mobygames.com
Gold Rush! (Apple II) from mobygames.com
Copy protection check. (Apple II) from mobygames.com
Start of the game in Brooklyn, New York. (Apple II) from mobygames.com
Outside your house. (Apple II) from mobygames.com
Inside your house. (Apple II) from mobygames.com
Walking down the street. (Apple II) from mobygames.com
NPCs walk down the street and one does yard work. (Apple II) from mobygames.com
City park. (Apple II) from mobygames.com
At the docks. (Apple II) from mobygames.com
Warehouse. (Apple II) from mobygames.com
A poster for a steamer. (Apple II) from mobygames.com
Inside the bank. (Apple II) from mobygames.com
Outside the post office. (Apple II) from mobygames.com
Inside the post office. (Apple II) from mobygames.com
The MacNeill Bros, and Sierra present... (Amiga) from mobygames.com
The animated introduction. (Amiga) from mobygames.com
Title screen and credits. (Amiga) from mobygames.com
The start of the game. (Amiga) from mobygames.com
Outside of your house. (Amiga) from mobygames.com
An old family photo. (Amiga) from mobygames.com
Walking the streets. (Amiga) from mobygames.com
Outside of the post office. (Amiga) from mobygames.com
Inside the post office. (Amiga) from mobygames.com
Outside of the newspaper building, where you work. (Amiga) from mobygames.com
Inside the newspaper building. (Amiga) from mobygames.com
Outside of the stage travel agency. (Amiga) from mobygames.com
Inside the statge travel building. (Amiga) from mobygames.com
Some stores. (Amiga) from mobygames.com
In the grocery store. (Amiga) from mobygames.com
In the hardware store. (Amiga) from mobygames.com
At the docks. (Amiga) from mobygames.com
In a warehouse. (Amiga) from mobygames.com
Looking at a poster in the warehouse. (Amiga) from mobygames.com
Getting on a stage. (Amiga) from mobygames.com
Here comes the ferry. (Amiga) from mobygames.com
Taking a ride on the stage. (Amiga) from mobygames.com
At the wagon camp. (Amiga) from mobygames.com
Walking around in the camp. (Amiga) from mobygames.com
An overlook of the plains. (Amiga) from mobygames.com
Keep them wagons rolling! (Amiga) from mobygames.com
At a steep cliff. (Amiga) from mobygames.com
The oxen go down to the river for a drink. (Amiga) from mobygames.com
The desert, and I'm really hungry and thirsty! (Amiga) from mobygames.com
Sutter's Fort in California. (Amiga) from mobygames.com
Inside of the fort. (Amiga) from mobygames.com
There are several shops inside of the fort. (Amiga) from mobygames.com
An overhead map. (Amiga) from mobygames.com
Walking along the California countryside. (Amiga) from mobygames.com
Loggers. (Amiga) from mobygames.com
In a town. (Amiga) from mobygames.com
Walking along in the town. (Amiga) from mobygames.com
A hotel. (Amiga) from mobygames.com
In the hotel. (Amiga) from mobygames.com
Sutter's mill. (Amiga) from mobygames.com
Intro shot (Atari ST) from mobygames.com
The MacNeil Brothers and Sierra present... (Atari ST) from mobygames.com
A great American hero... (Atari ST) from mobygames.com
Animated intro. (Atari ST) from mobygames.com
Title screen. (Atari ST) from mobygames.com
Start of the game in Brooklyn, New York. (Atari ST) from mobygames.com
In front of my house. (Atari ST) from mobygames.com
In my house. (Atari ST) from mobygames.com
Walking around the neighborhood. (Atari ST) from mobygames.com
Streets of Brooklyn. (Atari ST) from mobygames.com
Inside of the post office. (Atari ST) from mobygames.com
Outside the bank. (Atari ST) from mobygames.com
Inside of the bank. (Atari ST) from mobygames.com
Outside of some stores. (Atari ST) from mobygames.com
In the hardware store. (Atari ST) from mobygames.com
In the food store. (Atari ST) from mobygames.com
At the state couch company. (Atari ST) from mobygames.com
Outside of a livery. (Atari ST) from mobygames.com
At the newspaper building. This is where you work. (Atari ST) from mobygames.com
At the docks. (Atari ST) from mobygames.com
A poster. (Atari ST) from mobygames.com
Leaving New York harbor for Panama aboard a ship. (Atari ST) from mobygames.com
Traveling the world. (Atari ST) from mobygames.com
The jungles of Panama. (Atari ST) from mobygames.com
Natives attack you! (Atari ST) from mobygames.com
Going through the jungle on foot. (Atari ST) from mobygames.com
A river in the jungle. (Atari ST) from mobygames.com
Panama City. (Atari ST) from mobygames.com
Sacramento. (Atari ST) from mobygames.com
Sutter's Fort. (Atari ST) from mobygames.com
A coral in Sutter's Fort. (Atari ST) from mobygames.com
Inside of Sutter's fort. (Atari ST) from mobygames.com
Mules in the fort. (Atari ST) from mobygames.com
A small graveyard outside of the fort. (Atari ST) from mobygames.com
California countryside. (Atari ST) from mobygames.com
Sutter's mill. (Atari ST) from mobygames.com
A small town. (Atari ST) from mobygames.com
Outside of a local hotel. (Atari ST) from mobygames.com
Hotel lobby. (Atari ST) from mobygames.com
Hotel hallway. (Atari ST) from mobygames.com
Intro screen. (Apple IIgs) from mobygames.com
Animated introduction. (Apple IIgs) from mobygames.com
Gold Rush! (Apple IIgs) from mobygames.com
Starting the game in Brooklyn, New York. (Apple IIgs) from mobygames.com
City park. (Apple IIgs) from mobygames.com
Outside the bank. (Apple IIgs) from mobygames.com
Drop down menu. (Apple IIgs) from mobygames.com
Getting hung... My last words... RICHARD NIXON LIVES! (Apple IIgs) from mobygames.com
Sierra presents (Macintosh) from mobygames.com
A great American hero (Macintosh) from mobygames.com
Introduction (Macintosh) from mobygames.com
Title screen (Macintosh) from mobygames.com
Starting the game in Brooklyn (Macintosh) from mobygames.com
About Gold Rush (Macintosh) from mobygames.com
In the park (Macintosh) from mobygames.com
Outside the bank (Macintosh) from mobygames.com
At the pier (Macintosh) from mobygames.com
Inside the bank (Macintosh) from mobygames.com
Official Screenshot (Windows) from Steam
Official Screenshot (Windows) from Steam
Official Screenshot (Windows) from Steam
Official Screenshot (Windows) from Steam
Official Screenshot (Windows) from Steam
Official Screenshot (Windows) from Steam
Official Screenshot (Windows) from Steam
Official Screenshot (Windows) from Steam
Official Screenshot (Windows) from Steam
Official Screenshot (Windows) from Steam
Official Screenshot (Windows) from Steam
Official Screenshot (Windows) from Steam
Official Screenshot (Windows) from Steam
Official Screenshot (Windows) from Steam
Trailer

Year of Release:
1988

Genre(s):
Traditional

Graphic Style:
2D

Camera View:
Third-Person

Control Type:
Text Parser

Setting/Theme:
Western

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