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When I was in 3rd grade, our school had a collection of Apple II's and some educational games. One was a simulation of oil exploration and drilling. I still remember all the things you can find in a core sample that indicate the probable presence of oil.

I currently have a degree in art history and work at Western Digital making the heads for hard drives.

Incidentally, if anyone knows what the game was called, I'd be grateful. It was actually pretty fun, at least in my nostalgia-tinted memories.
(+3 Baroque Vambrace of Icthyology, Thu 30 Jun 2011, 19:39, 2 replies)

Have a look at
Wikipedia for the List of Apple II Games
There's a link at the bottom for mobygames, also a useful resort.

For me it was Wizardry (Proving Grounds) and The Ancient Art of War.

And I bet I could still manually dock in Elite on a BBC B.
( wakeupandsmellthebacon, Thu 30 Jun 2011, 21:17, closed)

Played one on the 8088 PC
that sounds like the one you played, was yours called Wildcat?
(Ejaculantern was caught desecrating pumpkins on, Sat 2 Jul 2011, 8:22, closed)