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− | + | {{Video Game | |
+ | | Title = Hamurabi | ||
+ | | Image = Hamurabi - A1 - Screenshot - New Game.png | ||
+ | | ImageDescription = Apple I - Screenshot - Playing. | ||
+ | | Developer = {{VideoGameDeveloper|Doug Dyment}} | ||
+ | | Publisher = {{VideoGamePublisher|Doug Dyment}} | ||
+ | | PublishedYear = 1968 | ||
+ | | PublishedMonth = ?? | ||
+ | | PublishedDay = ?? | ||
+ | | Platforms = {{Platform|Altair 8800}}, {{Platform|Apple I}}, {{Platform|Apple II}}, {{Platform|Browser}}, {{Platform|Commodore 64}}, {{Platform|Commodore PET}}, {{Platform|DOS}}, {{Platform|iOS}}, {{Platform|Ohio Scientific}}, {{Platform|PDP-8}}, {{Platform|Sinclair ZX80}}, {{Platform|Sol-20}}, {{Platform|TRS-80}}, {{Platform|Wang 2200}} | ||
+ | | Genres = {{VideoGameGenre|Educational video game|Educational}}, {{VideoGameGenre|Management simulator|Management simulator}}, {{VideoGameGenre|Simulation|Simulation}} | ||
+ | | Themes = {{MediaTheme|Historic}}, {{MediaTheme|Management}} | ||
+ | | Distributions = {{VideoGameDistribution|Freeware}}, {{VideoGameDistribution|Open source}} | ||
+ | }} | ||
'''''Hamurabi''''' is a [[management simulator]] developed by [[Doug Dyment]] and first released on the [[PDP-8]] in 1968 under the title ''The Sumer Game''. Dyment was inspired to make the game after seeing an electro-mechanical educational game from 1964 called ''The Sumerian Game''. The game was originally written in [[FOCAL (programming language)|FOCAL]] but was ported into [[BASIC]] in 1971 and was then published in ''[[101 BASIC Games]]'' which caused it to become quite popular and be ported to many different early computer platforms and influence several games of a similar nature including ''[[Kingdom (video game)|Kingdom]]''. | '''''Hamurabi''''' is a [[management simulator]] developed by [[Doug Dyment]] and first released on the [[PDP-8]] in 1968 under the title ''The Sumer Game''. Dyment was inspired to make the game after seeing an electro-mechanical educational game from 1964 called ''The Sumerian Game''. The game was originally written in [[FOCAL (programming language)|FOCAL]] but was ported into [[BASIC]] in 1971 and was then published in ''[[101 BASIC Games]]'' which caused it to become quite popular and be ported to many different early computer platforms and influence several games of a similar nature including ''[[Kingdom (video game)|Kingdom]]''. | ||
− | In the game, you rule a Sumerian town and make yearly decisions about buying and selling land and using grain for food or planting. Your goal is to | + | In the game, you rule a Sumerian town and make yearly decisions about buying and selling land and using grain for food or planting. Your goal is to lead for 10 years while increasing the population and the area of the town by managing crop allocation. If you do a bad job and your people starve, or get unlucky with plagues and bad weather, you may be deposed prematurely. |
==Personal== | ==Personal== | ||
− | I had played the game ''Kingdom'' when I was younger, but didn't know it was inspired by this game. I probably saw variations of ''Hamurabi'' as well, but made no attempt to play it because I assumed it would be pretty dull. After discovering that it was one of the very first management simulators ever made, I decided to try it out. It is dull, but I beat the 1984 [[Commodore 64]] port | + | {{VideoGameStatus |
+ | | Own = | ||
+ | | CantOwn = No. The game was never sold. | ||
+ | | Won = Yes. Apple I: Best result / Commodore 64: Decent result / Apple II: Decent result. | ||
+ | | CantWin = | ||
+ | | Finished = Apple I: 2022-08-10 / Commodore 64: 2022-08-10 / Apple II: 2024-02-18. | ||
+ | }} | ||
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+ | I had played the game ''Kingdom'' when I was younger, but didn't know it was inspired by this game. I probably saw variations of ''Hamurabi'' as well, but made no attempt to play it because I assumed it would be pretty dull. After discovering that it was one of the very first management simulators ever made, I decided to try it out. It is dull, but I beat the 1984 [[Commodore 64]] port with a decent result then the [[Apple I]] port with the best result. | ||
==Review== | ==Review== | ||
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===Ugly=== | ===Ugly=== | ||
− | * The game is quite boring. Aside from a few fluctuating values, the only other thing that occurs is the occasional plague. Once you develop a decent strategy, you can just apply that to the game until you get favorable random results to get a high score. | + | * The game is quite boring. Aside from a few fluctuating values, the only other thing that occurs is the occasional random plague. Once you develop a decent strategy, you can just apply that to the game until you get favorable random results to get a high score. |
==Media== | ==Media== | ||
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BASIC Computer Games - 079.png|Source from ''BASIC Computer Games''. | BASIC Computer Games - 079.png|Source from ''BASIC Computer Games''. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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+ | ===Screenshots=== | ||
+ | <gallery> | ||
+ | Hamurabi - A1 - Screenshot - New Game.png|Apple I - New game. | ||
+ | Elementary-Volume 6 - A2 - Screenshot - Sumer - Instructions.png|Apple II - Instructions - from ''[[Elementary-Volume 6]]''. | ||
+ | Elementary-Volume 6 - A2 - Screenshot - Sumer - Report.png|Apple II - Report - from ''[[Elementary-Volume 6]]''. | ||
+ | </gallery> | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Play Online== | ||
+ | {{PlayOnline|https://www.scullinsteel.com/apple1/#Hamurabi|Apple I}}, {{PlayOnline|http://www.hammurabigame.com/hammurabi-game.php|Browser}}, {{PlayOnline|https://c64online.com/c64-games/hammurabi|Commodore 64}}, {{PlayOnline|https://classicreload.com/hamurabi.html|MS-DOS}} | ||
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+ | ==Representation== | ||
+ | {{Representation | ||
+ | | Media = Video games | ||
+ | | StrongFemaleCharacterStatus = Fail | ||
+ | | StrongFemaleCharacterNotes = There are no women. | ||
+ | | BechdelTestStatus = Fail | ||
+ | | BechdelTestNotes = There are no women. | ||
+ | | StrongPOCCharacterStatus = Pass | ||
+ | | StrongPOCCharacterNotes = Everyone in the game is Middle Eastern. | ||
+ | | QueerCharacterStatus = Fail | ||
+ | | QueerCharacterNotes = There are no queer characters. | ||
+ | }} | ||
==Download== | ==Download== | ||
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! Language !! Native !! Transliteration !! Translation | ! Language !! Native !! Transliteration !! Translation | ||
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+ | | German (Commodore 64) || Hamurabi von Babylon || Hamurabi of Babylon || | ||
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| English (Original) || The Sumer Game || || | | English (Original) || The Sumer Game || || | ||
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| English (''101 BASIC Computer Games'') || HMRABI || || | | English (''101 BASIC Computer Games'') || HMRABI || || | ||
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+ | | English (Commodore 64 - 1984) || Hammurabi || || | ||
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| English (DEC FOCAL) || King of Sumeria || || | | English (DEC FOCAL) || King of Sumeria || || | ||
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{{Link|GameFAQs|https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/pet/214912-hamurabi}} | {{Link|GameFAQs|https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/pet/214912-hamurabi}} | ||
{{Link|TVTropes|https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/Hamurabi}} | {{Link|TVTropes|https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/Hamurabi}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:32, 18 March 2024
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Hamurabi is a management simulator developed by Doug Dyment and first released on the PDP-8 in 1968 under the title The Sumer Game. Dyment was inspired to make the game after seeing an electro-mechanical educational game from 1964 called The Sumerian Game. The game was originally written in FOCAL but was ported into BASIC in 1971 and was then published in 101 BASIC Games which caused it to become quite popular and be ported to many different early computer platforms and influence several games of a similar nature including Kingdom.
In the game, you rule a Sumerian town and make yearly decisions about buying and selling land and using grain for food or planting. Your goal is to lead for 10 years while increasing the population and the area of the town by managing crop allocation. If you do a bad job and your people starve, or get unlucky with plagues and bad weather, you may be deposed prematurely.
Contents
Personal
Own? | No. The game was never sold. |
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Won? | Yes. Apple I: Best result / Commodore 64: Decent result / Apple II: Decent result. |
Finished | Apple I: 2022-08-10 / Commodore 64: 2022-08-10 / Apple II: 2024-02-18. |
I had played the game Kingdom when I was younger, but didn't know it was inspired by this game. I probably saw variations of Hamurabi as well, but made no attempt to play it because I assumed it would be pretty dull. After discovering that it was one of the very first management simulators ever made, I decided to try it out. It is dull, but I beat the 1984 Commodore 64 port with a decent result then the Apple I port with the best result.
Review
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Best Version: Browser
— This section contains spoilers! —
Good
- It's one of the very first popular video games ever made.
- It teaches the player resource management and basic math skills.
Bad
- With a maximum of only 10 turns, the game is really short.
- It would be nice if you didn't have to do all the math outside of the game. Saving people time on math is what computers are supposed to do best. Later versions added some more complexity, but not enough to keep things interesting for long.
Ugly
- The game is quite boring. Aside from a few fluctuating values, the only other thing that occurs is the occasional random plague. Once you develop a decent strategy, you can just apply that to the game until you get favorable random results to get a high score.
Media
Documentation
Description from BASIC Computer Games.
Screenshots
Apple II - Instructions - from Elementary-Volume 6.
Apple II - Report - from Elementary-Volume 6.
Play Online
Apple I, Browser, Commodore 64, MS-DOS
Representation
Strong female character? | Fail | There are no women. |
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Bechdel test? | Fail | There are no women. |
Strong person of color character? | Pass | Everyone in the game is Middle Eastern. |
Queer character? | Fail | There are no queer characters. |
Download
Because Hamurabi was released as open source, I'm including it here. This download includes the source of eight different ports and compiled versions of several.
Titles
Language | Native | Transliteration | Translation |
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German (Commodore 64) | Hamurabi von Babylon | Hamurabi of Babylon | |
English (Original) | The Sumer Game | ||
English (101 BASIC Computer Games) | HMRABI | ||
English (Commodore 64 - 1984) | Hammurabi | ||
English (DEC FOCAL) | King of Sumeria | ||
English (Elementary-Volume 6) | Sumer |
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- 1968 Video Games
- Video games developed by Doug Dyment
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- Altair 8800 Games
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- Browser Games
- Commodore 64 Games
- Commodore PET Games
- DOS Games
- IOS Games
- Ohio Scientific Games
- PDP-8 Games
- Sinclair ZX80 Games
- Sol-20 Games
- TRS-80 Games
- Wang 2200 Games
- Video Game Genre - Educational
- Video Game Genre - Management simulator
- Video Game Genre - Simulation
- Media Theme - Historic
- Media Theme - Management
- Software Distribution Model - Freeware
- Software Distribution Model - Open source
- Video Games That Can't Be Owned
- Video Games I've Beaten
- Video Game Rating - 1
- Video Game Graphics Rating - 1
- Video Game Sound Rating - 1
- Video games which can be played online
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- Video games without a queer character
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