Nile: Passage to Egypt

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PublisherDiscovery Channel Multimedia
PlatformsMacintosh, Windows
GenresEducational, Simulation
Nile: Passage to Egypt
DeveloperHuman Code
PublisherDiscovery Channel Multimedia
PlatformsMacintosh, Windows
GenresEducational, Simulation

Nile: Passage to Egypt is a 1995 educational video game by the Discovery Channel.

Players undertake an interactive journey down the Nile River through modern and ancient Egypt on an Egyptian sailing boat called a felucca. Players explore local culture and interact with customers via virtual tours. The player navigates through a series of 360 degree screens, or can also choose new locations via a map. Hotspots on the screen trigger 40 films, 300 pictures, 3.5 hours of audio narration, and text.[1]

Development

The game was part of a "co-promotional strategy" which involved a CD-ROM and television program of the same name being released concurrently.[2] The game's released was tentatively scheduled for release in Spring of 1995.[3]

Critical reception

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