this type of village are docile and run from the player and when the chief of the village is approached, the game will inform the player that "We may take what we want as tribute!" and the user will be able to acquire a sizable amount of gold without having to trade. Ports Bunten considered the Atari 8-bit family version of Seven Cities of Gold the only "full" version, while the others were ports of which Bunten said "we did the best we could with what we had". Versions for the Commodore 64 and Apple II were released soon after in the same year, followed by the Macintosh and Amiga in 1985 and IBM PC compatibles in 1987. Reception In 1984, COMPUTE!s James V. Trunzo called Seven Cities "a riveting new adventure game ... a graphically enhanced strategy game that challenges and educates as well as entertain", and noted its ability to generate new maps. In 1985 Compute!'s Gazettes Gregg Keizer wrote that "this exceptional game" let him fulfill his childhood fantasy of exploring the Amazon: "Fantasies and worlds to explore. What more could you want?" Seven Cities of Gold had sold over 100,000 copies by the time it won the "Strategy Game of the Year" award in Computer Gaming World'''s 1985 reader poll. In 1996, Computer Gaming World ranked Seven Cities of Gold as the 61st best game of all time, stating "Ozark Softscape's fantastic game of New World exploration offended some with its accurate treatment of autochthonous tribes." ReviewsThe V.I.P. of Gaming Magazine #2 (Feb./March, 1986) Casus Belli #24 (Feb 1985) Legacy In 1993, a new version was released for the IBM PC. It is more a reconceptualization of the gameplay than as a simple cosmetic makeover. The game is set up as a tier of goals that must be accomplished. For example, the first goal is to establish one mission, one colony, and three forts in the space of ten voyages. Computer Gaming World in 1993 stated that the changes in the VGA remake of the game were improvements. The magazine concluded that "Seven Cities of Gold is still the fresh, simple, playable game that broke ground in the early days of computer gaming".Seven Cities of Gold, Commemorative Edition won the 1993 Origins Award for Best Military or Strategy Computer Game. See also Heart of Africa'', a similar game from Ozark Softscape References External links The Seven