Travelrama USA
{{Short description|1994 video game}}
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| title = Travelrama USA
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| developer = Zenda Studio
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| released = 1994
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| platforms = {{ubl|Classic Mac OS|Windows}}
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Travelrama USA is a 1994 video game developed by Zenda Studios. The game takes place in the United States and the player's goal is to drive from state to state and collecting various postcards.{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1994/03/11/too-many-masters-2/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240712224019/https://www.chicagotribune.com/1994/03/11/too-many-masters-2/|title=Too Many Masters|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|archivedate=July 12, 2024|date=March 11, 1994|accessdate=July 18, 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/pc-computing-magazine-v9i9/page/n119/mode/2up|title=Travelrama USA|magazine=PC Computing|page=114|date=September 1996|accessdate=July 18, 2024}}{{cite web|url=http://www.cnet.com/Content/Reviews/Cdcentral/Reviews/0%2C50%2C53%2C00.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19961222205127/http://www.cnet.com/Content/Reviews/Cdcentral/Reviews/0,50,53,00.html|title=Travelrama|website=CNET|archivedate=December 22, 1996|accessdate=September 6, 2024}}
Development
The game was announced in November 1993 by StarCore along with six other titles for Macintosh.{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/st-report-947/page/n25/mode/2up|title=Apple’s StarCore Group Announce: Six New Multimedia Titles For The Macintosh|magazine=ST|page=26|date=November 1993|accessdate=July 14, 2024}} It was released in 1994 for Classic Mac OS and Windows.{{cite web|first=Jim|last=Gasperini|url=https://www.wired.com/1994/10/travelramausa/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221002400/https://www.wired.com/1994/10/travelrama-usa/|title=Travelrama USA|magazine=Wired|archivedate=December 21, 2016|date=1994|accessdate=July 18, 2024}}
Reception
{{Video game reviews
|rev1=CD-ROM Today
|rev1Score=5/5{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/CDROMToday/CD-ROM%20Today%20Issue%204%20%28Spring%201994%29/page/n77/mode/2up|title=Travelrama USA|magazine=CD-ROM Today|page=77|date=1994|accessdate=July 18, 2024}}
|rev2=New York Daily News
|rev2Score=1/4{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-news/151214629/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240712225047/https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-news/151214629/|title=Product info|newspaper=New York Daily News|page=959|archivedate=July 12, 2024|date=October 3, 1996|accessdate=July 18, 2024|via=Newspapers.com|url-status=live}}
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Los Angeles Times said " That didn’t surprise the folks at Sanctuary Woods, who say the program is especially attractive to girls who tend to shy away from the shoot-’em-up type games. Even my wife, Patti, is impressed--a rare event when it comes to computer games--by the music and scenery."{{cite web|first=Lawrence|last=Magid|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-07-05-fi-20426-story.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240712224618/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-07-05-fi-20426-story.html|title=The Cutting Edge: COMPUTING / TECHNOLOGY / INNOVATION : Tour the U.S.A. Without Leaving Home|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|archivedate=July 12, 2024|date=July 5, 1995|accessdate=July 18, 2024}}
Newsday said "It's a fascinating and challenging game that familiarizes kids with maps and strategic planning"{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/newsday/151214930/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240712225532/https://www.newspapers.com/article/newsday/151214930/|title=Untitled|newspaper=Newsday|page=137|archivedate=July 12, 2024|date=June 2, 1994|accessdate=July 18, 2024}}
The game was given a silver medal at the AVC's Interactive CINDY Awards.{{cite web|url=http://www.zenda.com/awards.htm|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19980702061753/http://www.zenda.com/awards.htm|title=Awards|website=Zenda Studio|archivedate=July 2, 1998|accessdate=July 14, 2024}}
References
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External links
- {{official website|https://web.archive.org/web/19980702061111/http://www.zenda.com/trama.htm}} (archived)