Black Gold (PC, 5 1/4" Disk) Electronic Zoo - 1989 USA, Canada Release

Black Gold
Product ID	09316-03100
Product UPC	009316031005
Platform(s)	PC
Packaging	Retail Box
Media	5 1/4" Disk
Copyright date	1989
Publisher(s)	Electronic Zoo
Category(s)	Entertainment, Simulation, Business Simulation
Country of Origin	United States of America

Description from the packaging.

Join the International Power Brokers... and guide your own company in a search for the world's most treasured resource - "Black Gold". Millions of dollars ride on each of your split-second decisions as you buy and sell oilfields, build pipelines, drill for oil and race to bury your competitors.

• Sabotage a rival and protect your own assets in this intense simulation of life at the top of the oil industry.
• Select each scenario: From a quick race for cash to a ruthless long-term battle for survival.
• Match wits with the computer or compete with up to 3 friends in a heated confrontation.
• Master exciting action sequences: Drilling, extinguishing fires and building pipelines.
• Track your progress with newspaper headlines, telex messages and computer displays.
• Buy oilfields, surveys and storage tanks, sign delivery contracts and monitor cash flow.
• Your office serves as the communications center in this high-powered simulation.
• Select the type and quantity of the storage tanks needed to hold the gushing black crude.
• The geology of the drilling site affects your ability to reach the oil in one of the action sequences.
• Search the globe for the most probable offshore and interior oilfield concessions.
• Race the computer as you try to build a pipeline and bring your oil to market.
• Hire an investigator to protect you from the competition or instigate a shady maneuver.

System Requirements

PC MS-DOS 2.1
Required CPU	XT 8088/8086
Required RAM	512K
Requires Joystick	Yes
Supported Audio	AdLib
Supported Video	CGA EGA VGA Tandy 16 Color

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