Cross Country Canada Pc

Released in 1991 for Elementary schools all over Canada. An equivalent to Oregon Trail with a contemporary Canadian twist. Players control a truck driver who is picking up and delivering commodities all across Canada. Dropping things off to 80 different Cities. If you’re not familiar with Cross Country Canada, it was originally released in 1986 for the Apple II by Didatech Software, and then ported to MS-DOS in 1991 where it entered the Canadian education system. It has been dubbed “One of the best edutainment titles ever made”.

Also ForDeveloped byPublished byReleasedGenreGameplayPerspectiveEducationalDescriptionAnother installment in the geographical educational represents the map of Canada.Players drive an 18-wheel truck around the country picking up and delivering a variety of commodities with typed-in commands (TURN ON MOTOR, LOOK AT MAP, REST, REPAIR, GO TO GAS STATION, etc.). As players travel between the cities, they learn valuable skills such as problem solving, map reading, and decision making.

They'll learn time management, decide when to eat and sleep, and watch road conditions.The game is available for 1-2 players.From Mobygames.com. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 2014-12-23 07:28:39 Emulator dosbox Emulatorext zip Emulatorstart Crosscou/CCAN.EXE Identifier msdosCrosscountryCanada1991 Mobygames Mobygamesalsofor Apple II Mobygamesdevelopedby Didatech Software Ltd. Mobygameseducational Geography, Math / Logic, Science Mobygamesgameplay Managerial / Business Simulation Mobygamesgenre Educational Mobygamesperspective 1st-person Mobygamespublishedby Didatech Software Ltd. Mobygamesreleased 1991 Scanner Internet Archive Python library 0.7.5 Year. Sucks you in, and helps you learn Canadian geography at the same time!

I just wish there was a way to show a map of an entire province and/or the adjacent provinces at the same time (but I understand that there were limitations back then and that was probably all they could do.)Note: there's a bug with Churchill, Manitoba. Sometimes trying to drive there locks up the game, sometimes you get dropped at a random location (like British Columbia). If your game includes Churchill, it's unwinnable. Start over.Because I like working with data, I've finished a searchable database of the town/commodity data. Search by commodity, town name, or province:If you would prefer a spreadsheet of the town/commodity data:And here's all the driving routes on a Google Map.

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You will need this to play.Table of contents:1.Intro2.Command List3.The Commodity List4.FAQs-1. Introduction-Cross Country Canada was a PC game released back in 1991 for elementaryschools all across Canada. You could say it's a Canadian version ofOregon Trail, but instead of pioneers, you are a truck driver pickingup commodities across Canada and dropping them off at one of the 80cities in this game.-2. Command List-AND - Links commands togetherC (continue) - Moves the truck in the same direction it was going.D (down) - Driver steps out of the truckDA - View dashboardDAY - Shows how many days you've been on the roadEAT - Eat at a restaurant. Costs $10 a shot.EX - Shows expenses.FILL UP - Fills up your gas tank.GET commodity name here - Gets the commodity if you are in a citythat has it.H (Health) - Lets you know if your trucker needs to eat or sleepI (inventory) - Shows the date, all commodities you picked up, yourfinal destination, and the next commodity you need (if applicable)L (look)- Gives a description of the surroundingsLM - Local Map.

Shows the current Prov/Territory.N, S, E, W (and all combos) - moves the truck in that direction.PICK UP HITCHHIKER - If you see a hitchhiker on the side of the roadand want to pick him up, then stop the truck (press enter) and typethis.PM - Political Map. Shows the whole map of Canada.PUT ON SEATBELT - What you should do when you get into any vehicle,imaginary or not. (lol)QUIT - Quits the game.RADIO FOR HELP - Use when you get into an accident or run out of gas.RESTORE - loads a previous game.SAVE - Saves a game.SCRIPT - Prints a transcript of the gameSLEEP - Sleep in your truck for 8 hours.SLEEP IN HOTEL - Sleep in a hotel for 8 hours. Costs $30.SPEED - If you want to be a speed demon and make the truck go faster.Causes accidents and the cops may come after you.T - Turns the truck on/offT ON LIGHTS - Turns on headlights. Use T OFF LIGHTS to turn off.T ON WIPERS - Turns on wipers. Use T OFF WIPERS to turn off.U - Gets the trucker back in the truck.UNSCRIPT - Stops printing your game.WAIT - Makes an hour go by.-3.