Decision in the Desert
{{Short description|1985 strategy video game}}
{{Italic title}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = Decision in the Desert
| image = Decision in the Desert cover.jpg
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| developer =
| designer = Sid Meier
Ed Bever
| publisher = MicroProse
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| platforms = Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, IBM PC
| released = 1985
| genre = Strategy
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Decision in the Desert is a computer wargame designed by Sid Meier and Ed Bever and published by MicroProse in 1985. Versions were released for the Apple II, Atari 8-bit computers, Commodore 64, and IBM PC compatibles (as a self-booting disk).
Gameplay
Reception
M. Evan Brooks reviewed the game for Computer Gaming World, and stated that "While DITD lacks a campaign scenario, the scale offers a reasonable explanation."{{cite magazine |last=Brooks |first=M. Evan |title=Microprose's Command Series |magazine=Computer Gaming World |date=Nov–Dec 1985 |volume=1 |issue=23 |pages=34–38}}
Reviews
- Zzap! - Dec, 1985{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/ZZap64Issue0081985Dec/page/n113/mode/2up|title = ZZap_64_Issue_008_1985_Dec}}
- Computer Gamer #8 (1985-11){{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gamer_Issue_08_1985-11_Argus_Press_GB/page/n71/mode/2up|title = Computer Gamer - Issue 08 (1985-11)(Argus Press)(GB)|date = November 1985}}
- Computer Gaming World - Nov, 1991
References
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External links
- [https://archive.org/details/1986-06-anticmagazine/page/n87/mode/2up Review] in Antic
- [https://archive.org/details/commodore-power-play-21/page/n23/mode/2up Review] in Commodore Power/Play
- [https://archive.org/details/analog-computing-magazine-38/page/n101/mode/2up Review] in ANALOG Computing
- [https://archive.org/details/family-computing-30/page/n79/mode/2up Review] in Family Computing
- [https://archive.org/details/1986-01-computegazette/page/n59/mode/2up Review] in Compute!'s Gazette
- [https://archive.org/details/Page6-59-Dec92/page/24/mode/2up Review] in Page 6
- [https://archive.org/details/Tilt037/page/n127/mode/2up Article] in Tilt (French)
- [https://archive.org/details/CommodoreDiskUserIssue011987NovDec/page/n7/mode/2up Article] in Commodore Disk User
- [https://archive.org/details/ahoy-magazine-26/page/n49/mode/2up Review] in Ahoy!
- [https://archive.org/details/vgce_unedited/page/n77/mode/2up Article] in VideoGames & Computer Entertainment
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