Gold Rush!
Gold Rush! was designed by Ken and Doug MacNeill and published by Sierra On-Line in 1988. It was originally released for IBM Tandy, MS-DOS compatibles, and Apple II, with various other releases the next year. Similar to the Manhunter games, Gold Rush! was developed outside of Sierra using their AGI game engine.
unsecretcrush joined me once again for this playthrough. As with King’s Quest IV, this is a game she had played as a kid but never finished, and I had never played it at all.
- Gold Rush! Classic on Steam
Windows only, but works with ScummVM and DOSBox on other platforms. - Gold Rush! Anniversary on Steam
A modern remake of the game for Windows, Mac, and Linux. - Gold Rush! on Wikipedia
Co-Host: unsecretcrush
unsecretcrush is my wife and occasional co-host. On her own channel, she primarily streams Genshin Impact, with a focus on story and lore. Other stream series have included Persona 3, NieR: Automata, and some occasional Euro Truck Simulator 2.
Part 1
Tonight unsecretcrush is joining me to play Gold Rush!, another game she played as a kid but never finished. It’ll be my first time playing it. It’s sure to be a good educational time with many deaths!
Part 2
Hello from Independence, Missouri! We’ve crossed the Great Lakes to arrive here and soon we’ll set out again for California, almost certainly dying along the way. Gold Rush! with unsecretcrush continues.
Part 3
We made it to Sutter’s Fort in California! We dug up some gold and bought a mule! Now where could our long-lost brother Jake be? Gold Rush! with unsecretcrush continues.
Part 4
Well, now we’re stuck in a mine trying to find our long-lost brother Jake. And our lantern is out of oil. Gold Rush! with unsecretcrush continues.
Part 5
After many lives lost, we finally passed Cape Horn, scurvy-free, and arrived in San Francisco. Tonight we’ll finish up that route, then start our final journey through Panama. Gold Rush! with unsecretcrush continues.
Part 6
Greetings from the jungles of Panama! Let’s find out how many times we’ll die of malaria until we figure out how not to. Gold Rush! with unsecretcrush continues.