📅 01 Jan 1979🎮 Frontier Pioneer Classics / The Software Exchange
Bringing the epic hardship and frontier logistics of the 19th-century Oregon Trail to TRS-80 Model I owners across North America in 1979, The Software Exchange published Westward 1847, placing players in command of a pioneer family wagon train departing Independence, Missouri on a perilous 2,000-mile journey to the Willamette Valley in Oregon, managing oxen teams, food rations, spare wagon wheels, river fordings, hunting expeditions, and deadly illnesses.
🎬 Deep Vision & Technical Analysis
🌆 Atmosphere & Visual Direction
Authentic vintage visual direction representing landmark era aesthetic standards.
⚡ Action Pacing & Physics Engine
Systemic interaction and engaging pacing designed for historical immersion.
🎯 Performance & Launch Trajectory
An essential milestone preserved in masterclass gaming archival standard.
Westward 1847 (also punctuated as Westward-1847) is a 1979 video game written by Jon C. Sherman published by The Software Exchange for the TRS-80 16K. It originally appeared as the cover feature for the October 1979 issue of SoftSide.
Gameplay
Westward 1847 is a game in which the player has 40 weeks to get to Oregon before winter comes.
Reception
Jon Mishcon reviewed Westward 1847 in The Space Gamer No. 34. Mishcon commented that “I recommend this game.”
