KöchThe Road to Iyık Janyl · MS-DOS edition · 1990 · now freeware
Spring 1877. Kokand has fallen and settlers hold your clan's pastures on the Chu. Lead your family 690 versts by horse caravan to the Church of St. Janyl at Iyık Janyl. Ford the rivers, cross the high passes, hunt with your golden eagle and raft the Naryn gorge. The best scores go on the Top Ten, and your grave stays on the road for the next caravan.
Kuble PC · EGA
Click the screen and use your keyboard. On the road, press Enter to size up the situation. Hunting: arrow keys walk and aim, Space looses your eagle. Rafting: left and right arrows steer. On a phone, use these keys:
About this game
| Released | September 1990, Talas |
|---|---|
| Computer | IBM PC/AT or compatible with EGA or VGA colour graphics |
| Requires | GW-BASIC 3.2 or later, 360K floppy drive |
| Price in 1990 | 18 rubles in Irad · US $24.95 from the Iradi American Association, Chicago |
| Price now | Free |
- Sixteen-colour pictures of every landmark, from Osmon's shop on the Chu to Cathedral Hill.
- Hunting with a berkut. Walk the field, aim in eight directions and loose your golden eagle. Every flight costs a meal of eagle food.
- Rafting the Naryn. Steer around the rocks for the last 70 versts, or pay the herders for the mountain road.
- The Top Ten and graves. Your best scores are saved, and fallen leaders rest beside the road with their epitaphs.
Play it on your own PC
- Download
KOCH.BAS. - On a DOS computer:
GWBASIC KOCH.BAS. The Top Ten and graves are saved next to it. - On a computer of today: install PC-BASIC and run
pcbasic KOCH.BAS.
In this browser, your Top Ten and graves are kept on this computer only.