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[[Image:Convoy - DOS - USA.jpg|thumb|256x256px|Box cover.]]
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{{Video Game
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| Title            = Convoy
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| Image           = Convoy - DOS - USA.jpg
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| ImageDescription = MS-DOS - USA - 1st Edition.
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| Developer        = Various
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| Publisher        = {{VideoGamePublisher|Keypunch Software}}
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| PublishedYear    = 1987
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| PublishedMonth  = 07
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| PublishedDay    = 15
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| Platforms        = {{Platform|DOS}}
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| Genres          = Compilation
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| Distributions    = {{VideoGameDistribution|Commercial}}
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}}
  
'''''Convoy''''' is a compilation of four industry-themed video games published by [[Keypunch Software]] for [[MS-DOS]] on 1987-07-15. The games included in the package were sourced from much earlier games, so they're very dated.
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'''''Convoy''''' is a [[shovelware]] [[compilation video game|compilation]] of four industry-themed video games published by [[Keypunch Software]] for [[MS-DOS]] on 1987-07-15. The titles included in the package are games which were released for free years earlier, so they're both dated and not very impressive.
  
 
==Games==
 
==Games==
This compilation contains four games. Because Keypunch was essentially a pirate organization, they sourced the games from free sources like magazines and BBSes and stripped the names of the developers. Any unnecessary documentation or credits were removed. Prior to shipping, the games were re-titled, both to prevent the developers from finding out their programs were stolen, and also to make the buyers think they were buying something more impressive than what the box contained.
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This compilation contains four games. Because Keypunch was essentially a pirate organization, they took existing free games, stripped the names of the developers, and renamed them to cover their tracks.
  
 
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| ''[[Air Trax]]'' || A text-based air traffic control simulator from 1983.
 
| ''[[Air Trax]]'' || A text-based air traffic control simulator from 1983.
 
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| ''[[Trucker|Big Rig]]'' || A 1987 remake of ''Trucker'', a text-based truck driver simulator written in BASIC in 1982. Sometimes crashes when you reach New York.
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| ''[[Trucker (video game)|Big Rig]]'' || A 1987 remake of ''Trucker'', a text-based truck driver simulator written in BASIC in 1982. This hacked version sometimes crashes when you reach New York.
 
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| ''[[International Bridge Contractors|Bridge Contractors]]'' || A 1986 remake of ''International Bridge Contractors'', a text-based company simulator written in BASIC in 1981.
 
| ''[[International Bridge Contractors|Bridge Contractors]]'' || A 1986 remake of ''International Bridge Contractors'', a text-based company simulator written in BASIC in 1981.
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==Personal==
 
==Personal==
My cousin had this game around 1989. Our favorite game was ''International Bridge Contractors'' because it was multiplayer and had a lot of humor. ''Big Rig'' was our second favorite, and we never really figured out how to play ''Fire Out'' or ''Air Trax''. Later in life, after I learned how Keypunch essentially stole existing games and repackaged them, I tried to research the origins of the games and discovered they were mostly written in BASIC and
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==Status==
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My cousin had this game around 1989. Our favorite game was ''International Bridge Contractors'' because it was multiplayer and had a lot of humor. ''Big Rig'' was our second favorite, then ''Fire Out'', but we never really figured out how to play ''Air Trax''.
I do not own this game, but I have beaten ''Big Rig'', ''Fire Out'' (787, on hard difficulty), and ''International Bridge Contractors''.
 
  
 
==Media==
 
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[[Category: Compilation Games]]
 
[[Category: Compilation Games]]

Latest revision as of 15:26, 7 March 2024

Convoy

Convoy - DOS - USA.jpg

MS-DOS - USA - 1st Edition.

Developer Various
Publisher Keypunch Software
Published 1987-07-15
Platforms DOS
Genres Compilation
Distribution Commercial

Convoy is a shovelware compilation of four industry-themed video games published by Keypunch Software for MS-DOS on 1987-07-15. The titles included in the package are games which were released for free years earlier, so they're both dated and not very impressive.

Games

This compilation contains four games. Because Keypunch was essentially a pirate organization, they took existing free games, stripped the names of the developers, and renamed them to cover their tracks.

Title Notes
Air Trax A text-based air traffic control simulator from 1983.
Big Rig A 1987 remake of Trucker, a text-based truck driver simulator written in BASIC in 1982. This hacked version sometimes crashes when you reach New York.
Bridge Contractors A 1986 remake of International Bridge Contractors, a text-based company simulator written in BASIC in 1981.
Fire Out The 1985 game Fire Fighter, a text-based fire-fighter simulator.

Personal

Own?No.
Won?See individual game pages.

My cousin had this game around 1989. Our favorite game was International Bridge Contractors because it was multiplayer and had a lot of humor. Big Rig was our second favorite, then Fire Out, but we never really figured out how to play Air Trax.

Media

Box Art

Download

Since Keypunch probably never secured the rights to these game in the first place, and has long since gone out of business, I'm making the software available here.

Links