Software:Millionaire: The Stock Market Simulation

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Short description: 1982 video game
Millionaire: The Stock Market Simulation
Millionaire The Stock Market Simulator cover.jpg
Publisher(s)Blue Chip Software
Platform(s)Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, Macintosh
Release1982
Genre(s)Simulation

Millionaire: The Stock Market Simulation is a 1982 video game published by Blue Chip Software.

Gameplay

The player goes through 77 weeks and can buy and sell fifteen different stocks available from five industry groups.[1]

Reception

Johnny L. Wilson reviewed the game for Computer Gaming World, and stated that "Millionaire is a stimulating experience for anyone who enjoys the strategic decisions inherent in high finance."[1]

Electronic Games awarded Millionaire the 1985 Arkie Awards for "Best Electronic Money Game".[2]

Davis Foulger for PC Magazine reviewed it in December 1982, considering it to be enjoyable by people who actually use the stock market.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Wilson, Johnny L. (Mar–Apr 1983). "Latch onto the Bull: The "Bear" Facts About Millionaire!". Computer Gaming World 1 (9): 26–28, 40. 
  2. "1985 Arkie Awards". Electronic Games (Reese Communications) 3 (1): 27. January 1985. https://archive.org/details/Electronic_Games_Volume_03_Number_01_1985-01_Reese_Communications_US/page/n25/mode/2up. 
  3. Foulger, Davis (December 1982). "From Stock Portfolios To Art Portfolios". PC Magazine: 151, 155. https://archive.org/details/PC-Mag-1982-12/page/n151/mode/2up. 

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