''Atlantic Balloon Crossing'' is a video game written by Dean Powell for the TRS-80 and published by

The Software Exchange The Software Exchange was a company that produced computer games in the late 1970s and early 1980s, primarily for the TRS-80. It has origins with ''SoftSide'' magazine. Games *''Atlantic Balloon Crossing'' (1979) *''Dragon-Quest Adventure'' (1979) ...

in 1979. It was originally printed as a type-in

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listing in the June 1979 issue of '' SoftSide'' magazine.

Gameplay

''Atlantic Balloon Crossing'' is a game in which players control gas balloons to try to cross the Atlantic Ocean starting in Canada to reach Paris in the shortest time possible.

Reception

Joseph Suchar reviewed ''Atlantic Balloon Crossing'' in '' The Space Gamer'' No. 37. Suchar commented that "I feel that this game is well worth the money. It provides a challenging multi-player or solitaire game which is difficult to optimize."

References

{{reflist 1979 video games Simulation video games The Software Exchange games TRS-80 games TRS-80-only games Video games developed in the United States