Game Classification

Tycoon is a management game coded in Fast BASIC.You start the game with $ 100 m in cash and a share price at 250. The game area consist of two islands which are yours (and you competitors) to exploit. The aim of the game is to make as much money as possible by operating mines, drill for oil and gas or trading with shares. Events happens in real time during the game but they player(s) has to press the next button in order to execute the turns orders. Every turn you can explore, test drill, build stuff, check out your mines or trade with shares.

Exploration can be made in four different ways: "Aerial", "soil", "gravi" or "test drill". The stock market contains 13 different companies (not counting companies owned by players) whose shares can be traded. [source:mobygames]

Distribution : Retail - Commercial
Platform(s) : Atari ST

Links

• http://www.mobygames.com/game/tycoon/