Donkey

1981 · Nintendo Switch · MS-DOS · Arcade · Bill Gates · Neil Konzen · Microsoft

Game written with Microsoft Advanced BASIC included with IBM's PC-DOS. Developed by Microsoft Platform DOS Published by IBM, Microsoft Released Aug 12, 1981 Genre Racing / Driving Gameplay Arcade Perspective Top-down Description Included with IBM's PC-DOS was Microsoft's BASICA (Advanced BASIC) interpreter and several programs, one of which was a game and hence is of interest to us: DONKEY.BAS . Directing a sports car on a stretch of rural road, the player must beware of donkeys roaming its picturesque lanes. Spot a donkey ahead and the player must quickly determine whether to switch lanes with the space bar before the car's course brings it into a messy head-on collision. With each burro successfully traversed, the car moves a little higher on the road -- closer to earning a point for the player (after passing eleven mules) but also giving less response time between the appearance of the titular donkey and its potential impact. From Mobygames.com. Original Entry