Heart of Africa is an adventure developed by Ozark Softscape, released 15 October 1985 on Commodore C64/128/MAX.
What Heart of Africa is
Heart of Africa is an adventure game developed by Ozark Softscape and released in 1985. It was published by Electronic Arts. It is available on Commodore C64/128/MAX only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
In Heart of Africa, the unofficial follow-up to The Seven Cities of Gold, you play the part of an adventurer who is to continue a quest started by another explorer, Hiram Primm whose expedition has been reported missing while looking for the lost tomb of Pharaoh Ahnk Ahnk. Find the tomb and you will stand to be the sole beneficiary to Primm’s estate. The only information that you have to go by is Primm’s unpublished paper on the legend of Ahnk-Ahnk and his African diary. The quest begins near a large port town and here you can find stores which will allow you to purchase items which are necessary like ropes and shovels. You start the quest with only $250. Use the map provided to find…
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are drama and survival. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Heart of Africa launched on 15 October 1985, within three weeks of Winter Games, Gauntlet, Paradroid and Starquake.
Released around the same time: Winter Games, Gauntlet, Paradroid, Starquake.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
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Quick answers
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