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The Voyage of the Mimi: Maps and Navigation

Description

The Voyage of the Mimi is a series of educational games designed to teach players about navigation at sea.

  • Hurricane!: A Hurricane is approaching, and the player must find safety within 5 miles of shore of an island. The player must set their direction, speed, and travel time, and must arrive within 5 miles of the island before time runs out. The player loses if they run ashore.
  • Lost at Sea: Using 3 radio signals, the player must triangulate their location on a map to help find their way home in foggy weather
  • Pirate's Gold: The player must use the provided longitude and latitude in degrees and minutes to find a pirate treasure on a map. The player gets 100 points for finding the treasure in 1 try, 75 points for 2 tries, and 50 points for 3 tries.
  • Rescue Mission: A 1 - 4 player game, where the goal is to find and assist the fishing trawler Pelican, which has caught a whale in its net. Each player gets a limited number of turns per round. In each round, the player can use their direction finder, radar, motor, binoculars, or receive a report on the trawler's location. Using this information, the goal is to locate and rescue the trawler.

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Credits (Apple II version)

8 People

Designed by
Programmed by
  • Learningware Corp.
Graphic Artist
Designed by
Programmed by
  • Learningware Corp.
Additional Programming by
  • Mirror Images Software Inc.
Graphic Artist
Original Design by
  • Tom Snyder Productions
Original Programming by
  • Tom Snyder Productions
Programmed by
  • Learningware Corp.
Additional Programming by
Graphic Artist

Trivia

Television Show

The Voyage of the Mimi is based upon the 1984 educational TV show of the same name, starring a 12 year old Ben Affleck.

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Identifiers +

  • MobyGames ID: 157383

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Last modified March 9th, 2023.