Difference between revisions of "Gold Rush!"

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This page is for the original adventure game. For the 2014 remake, see Gold Rush! Anniversary. For the unrelated mining simulator, see Gold Rush: The Game.

Gold Rush!
Gold Rush!	1988
Gold Rush! Anniversary	2014
Gold Rush! 2	2017

Gold Rush! is a singleplayer flip screen adventure game in the Gold Rush! series.

Key points

Later re-released as California Gold Rush! and Gold Rush! Classic.

Can be played on ScummVM.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
Developer website
Epic Games Store
Steam		DOS version pre-packaged with DOSBox.
GamersGate (unavailable)

Game data

Save game data location

System	Location
DOS	<path-to-game>\GRSG.**
Windows	<path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)^{[Note 1]}
Mac OS (Classic)
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/308000/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Saves can be stored in any folder.

In-game settings are stored in each save rather than shared.

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher
Steam Cloud

ScummVM 2.1+ supports cloud saves on third-party cloud storage services. See the ScummVM documentation for details.

Video

$Settings for Classic (<path-to-game>\Conf.exe).$

Settings for Classic (<path-to-game>\Conf.exe).

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		Toggle with `Alt`+`↵ Enter` when using DOSBox or set in configuration tool for Classic.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)		For DOSBox use an unofficial build (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
60 FPS and 120+ FPS

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		On/off only.
Surround sound
Subtitles		Everything is text-based.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost		For DOSBox change the `priority` background value in the DOSBox configuration file.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Spanish				Fan translation.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
DOS video modes	EGA

System requirements

DOS
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	2.0	6.22
Processor (CPU)	Intel 8088 Intel 8086
System memory (RAM)	256 KB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU)	Hercules, CGA, EGA, Tandy/PCjr	VGA

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 200 MHz
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD)	20 MB

Mac OS
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)	512 KB
Hard disk drive (HDD)

Notes

↑ File/folder structure within the installation folder reflects the path(s) listed for DOS game data.
↑
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/308000/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (308000) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ sunlight-games.com - last accessed on 26 May 2023

[DOSBox_mounted-2] File/folder structure within the installation folder reflects the path(s) listed for DOS game data.

[Proton_path_note-3] Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/308000/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (308000) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[3] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[4] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/308000/.

[5] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[6] The app ID (308000) may differ in some cases.

[7] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[8] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[1] sunlight-games.com - last accessed on 26 May 2023

[1]

[Note 1]

[Note 2]

Developers

	The Software Farm
Publishers
	Sierra
	KISS ltd
Engines
	AGI3
Release dates
DOS	1988
Mac OS (Classic)	1989
Windows (DOSBox)	July 25, 2014^[1]
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Flip screen
Controls	Direct control, Text input
Genres	Adventure
Art styles	Pixel art
Themes	North America, Western
Series	Gold Rush!

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
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 {{Infobox game
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 {{Infobox game/row/publisher|KISS ltd}}
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+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
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+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | North America, Western }}
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 |strategywiki =
 |wikipedia    = Gold Rush!
@@ Line 21: / Line 38: @@
 |license      = commercial
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-{{Series|Gold Rush!}}
+{{Introduction
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+|release history   =
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+}}
 '''Key points'''
 {{ii}} Later re-released as '''California Gold Rush!''' and '''Gold Rush! Classic'''.
+{{++}} Can be played on [[Engine:ScummVM|ScummVM]].
 '''General information'''
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 {{Availability|
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+{{Availability/row| developer | https://www.softwarefarm.com/gr_ordering.htm | unknown | | | DOS }}
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+{{Availability/row| GamersGate | DD-GOLD-RUSH-CLASSIC-SLG | Steam | | | Windows | unavailable }}
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-{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|game}}\GRSG.**}}
+{{Game data/saves|Windows|}}
 {{Game data/saves|Mac OS|}}
 }}
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-|uplay                 =
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-|uplay notes           =
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+|ubisoft connect           =
+|ubisoft connect notes     =
+|xbox cloud                =
+|xbox cloud notes          =
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-==Video settings==
+==Video==
 {{Image|Gold Rush! Classic settings.png|Settings for Classic (<code>{{p|game}}\Conf.exe</code>).}}
-{{Video settings
+{{Video
 |wsgf link                  =
 |widescreen wsgf award      =
@@ Line 84: / Line 118: @@
 |antialiasing               = n/a
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+|upscaling                  = unknown
+|upscaling tech             =
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 |vsync                      = false
 |vsync notes                =
@@ Line 96: / Line 133: @@
 }}
-==Input settings==
+==Input==
-{{Input settings
+{{Input
 |key remap                 = false
 |key remap notes           =
@@ Line 160: / Line 197: @@
 }}
-==Audio settings==
+==Audio==
-{{Audio settings
+{{Audio
 |separate volume          = false
 |separate volume notes    = On/off only.
@@ Line 173: / Line 210: @@
 |mute on focus lost notes =
 |eax support              =
-|eax support notes        =
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+|royalty free audio notes  =
+|red book cd audio        =
+|red book cd audio notes  =
 }}
@@ Line 179: / Line 220: @@
 {{L10n/switch
   |language  = English
-  |interface = yes
+  |interface = true
   |audio     = n/a
   |subtitles = n/a
   |notes     =
   |fan       =
- |fan notes =
 }}
+{{L10n/switch
+|language  = Spanish
+|interface = hackable
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+|subtitles = n/a
+|notes     = [http://www.abandonsocios.org/index.php?topic=17136.0 Fan translation].
+|fan       = true
+ }}
 }}
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+|mac os x powerpc app   = unknown
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+|macos intel 64-bit app =
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+|linux executable notes =
+|mac os powerpc app     = unknown
+|mac os 68k app         = true
+|mac os executable notes=
 }}
 ==System requirements==
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+|minCPU   = Intel 8088
+|minCPU2  = Intel 8086
+|minRAM   = 256 KB
+|minHD    =
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+|recRAM   =
+|recHD    =
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