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| + | '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is a simulation game for the [[SC-3000]] by [[Pyramid Software]]. It was only released in Australia as part of [[John Sands Electronics]]'s [[Mind Games]] series of [[Recreational Software Cassettes]]. | ||
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This game simulates the running of a small business selling ice cream cones from a street stall. Players purchase ice cream, cones, street sign advertising, and decide on a price per cone. Sales are affected by the weather and street closures, and players have to deal with inflation and strikes at the ice cream plant. The objective is to be the player with the highest profits, but the game has no ending and can be played indefinitely or until bankruptcy. | This game simulates the running of a small business selling ice cream cones from a street stall. Players purchase ice cream, cones, street sign advertising, and decide on a price per cone. Sales are affected by the weather and street closures, and players have to deal with inflation and strikes at the ice cream plant. The objective is to be the player with the highest profits, but the game has no ending and can be played indefinitely or until bankruptcy. | ||
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| − | For | + | For one to ten players simultaneously. Aged 5 to 90! You're starting an ice cream business. A great program that gives you fun while giving you good business sense! May you wind up wealthy!|Box frontcover|ref={{fileref|IceCreamStall SC3000 AU Box.jpg}}}} |
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| − | For | + | For one to ten players simultaneously. Aged 5 to 90! You're starting an ice cream business. Will you become rich? Bankrupt? Will the weather help you? The street works disrupt you? Strikes cause chaos? A great program that gives you fun while giving you good business sense! You must decide how many litres of ice cream to purchase, and how many cones. Set your prices and put up your advertising signs. Compete with your friends for the highest profits. May you wind up wealthy!|Box backcover|ref={{fileref|IceCreamStall SC3000 AU Box.jpg}}}} |
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Revision as of 12:28, 26 June 2019
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| System(s): SC-3000 | ||||||||||
| Publisher: John Sands Electronics | ||||||||||
| Developer: Pyramid Software | ||||||||||
| Genre: Simulation | ||||||||||
| Number of players: 1-10 | ||||||||||
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Ice Cream Stall is a simulation game for the SC-3000 by Pyramid Software. It was only released in Australia as part of John Sands Electronics's Mind Games series of Recreational Software Cassettes.
The game was developed for use in schools to teach some aspects of business management.
Gameplay
This game simulates the running of a small business selling ice cream cones from a street stall. Players purchase ice cream, cones, street sign advertising, and decide on a price per cone. Sales are affected by the weather and street closures, and players have to deal with inflation and strikes at the ice cream plant. The objective is to be the player with the highest profits, but the game has no ending and can be played indefinitely or until bankruptcy.
Synopsis
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For one to ten players simultaneously. Aged 5 to 90! You're starting an ice cream business. A great program that gives you fun while giving you good business sense! May you wind up wealthy! |
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— Box frontcover[1] | ||
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For one to ten players simultaneously. Aged 5 to 90! You're starting an ice cream business. Will you become rich? Bankrupt? Will the weather help you? The street works disrupt you? Strikes cause chaos? A great program that gives you fun while giving you good business sense! You must decide how many litres of ice cream to purchase, and how many cones. Set your prices and put up your advertising signs. Compete with your friends for the highest profits. May you wind up wealthy! |
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— Box backcover[1] | ||
Screenshots
Intro
Weather Report
Stock and Pricing
Daily Sales Report
Physical scans
| SC-3000, AU, Type I (1984) (Full package) |
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 Cover
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| SC-3000, AU, Type I (1984) (Cassette) |
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 Cassette  Manual |
| SC-3000, AU, Type II (1985) |
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 Cassette  Manual  Inside |
References
| Games in the Mind Games Series |
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| Blackjack (1984) | Ice Cream Stall (1984) | Reverso (1984) | Word Block (1984) |
| Games in the Recreational Software Cassettes Series |
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| Blackjack (1984) | Dragonquest (1984) | Environoid (1984) | Heroic Quest (1984) | Ice Cream Stall (1984) | Reverso (1984) | Solar Conquest! (1984) | Word Block (1984) |