Chisholm Trail
| Chisholm Trail | |
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 Chisholm Trail (Front Cover) | |
| Publisher(s) | Texas Instruments (TI) |
| Original Retail Price | $39.95 |
| Programmer(s) | John Plaster |
| Part# | PHM 3110 |
| Format(s) | Solid State SoftwareTM Command Module |
| Release | July 1982 |
| Genre(s) | Action, Shooter |
Chisholm Trail is an Action-Shooter video game created for the TI-99/4A home computer system. It was released during July of 1982 and was distributed as part#: PHM 3110 by Texas Instruments (TI). Chisholm Trail was programmed by John Plaster who also created Tombstone City: 21st Century. It was distributed by Solid State SoftwareTM Command Module and originally retailed for $39.95.
Contents
Gameplay
In Chisholm Trail, the player takes on the role of a cattle driver on the trail, trying to push their cattle to specific destinations. The player must defend the heard from the cattle rustlers and wranglers along the way. The wranglers in the game, take on the appearance of brands and will mark your steers as their own. The player gains mileage as points. Rustlers are worth 250 miles each, and wranglers value 150 miles.
Advertising Blurbs
Front Cover of Manual
Chisholm Trail challenged you to drive your cattle to market on the Chisholm Trail. Perils along the way include cattle rustlers and wranglers.
Back Cover of Manual
Relive the excitement of the era before the railroad came to Texas. With Chisholm Trail Command Module, you become the foreman on a cattle drive attempting to get your herd to market. As you travel the Chisholm Trail, you are besieged by perils, including rustlers trying to steal your cattle and wranglers trying to put their brands on your steers.
Chisholm Trail provides the thrill of frontier days as you:
- Eliminate cattle rustlers who are after your herd.
- Avoid, and possibly destroy, the wranglers trying to put their brands on your cattle.
Each time you successfully survive a day on the drive, you complete another segment of the trail and add another steer to your herd.
