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1869

aka: 1869: Erlebte Geschichte Teil I, 1869: Hart am Wind!, 1869: History Experience Part I
Moby ID: 2068

Trivia

Music routines

Chicken / Electronic Rats ripped the music replay routines from 1869, creating one of the most widely used FM music players and formats ever: the HSC format. It was used in many BBS intros, and the replay routines had interfaces in C, Pascal, and ASM.

Title translation

1869 was originally released in Germany with the sub-title "Hart am Wind" - meaning Close to the wind.

Awards

  • Amiga Joker
    • Issue 02/1993 – #2 Best Simulation of 1992 (Readers' Vote)
  • PC Games (Germany)
    • Issue 01/1993– #2 Best Economical Simulation in 1992

Additional information contributed by Mickey Gabel.

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Trivia contributed by Isak, Patrick Bregger, Omnosto.