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Crosscountry Canada
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1. Introduction
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Cross Country Canada was a PC game released back in 1991 for elementary
schools all across Canada. You could say it's a Canadian version of
Oregon Trail, but instead of pioneers, you are a truck driver picking
up commodities across Canada and dropping them off at one of the 80
cities in this game.
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2. Command List
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AND - Links commands together
C (continue) - Moves the truck in the same direction it was going.
D (down) - Driver steps out of the truck
DA - View dashboard
DAY - Shows how many days you've been on the road
EAT - Eat at a restaurant. Costs $10 a shot.
EX - Shows expenses.
FILL UP - Fills up your gas tank.
GET [commodity name here] - Gets the commodity if you are in a city
that has it.
H (Health) - Lets you know if your trucker needs to eat or sleep
I (inventory) - Shows the date, all commodities you picked up, your
final destination, and the next commodity you need (if applicable)
L (look)- Gives a description of the surroundings
LM - Local Map. Shows the current Prov/Territory.
N, S, E, W (and all combos) - moves the truck in that direction.
PICK UP HITCHHIKER - If you see a hitchhiker on the side of the road
and want to pick him up, then stop the truck (press enter) and type
this.
PM - Political Map. Shows the whole map of Canada.
PUT ON SEATBELT - What you should do when you get into any vehicle,
imaginary or not. (lol)
QUIT - Quits the game.
RADIO FOR HELP - Use when you get into an accident or run out of gas.
RESTORE - loads a previous game.
SAVE - Saves a game.
SCRIPT - Prints a transcript of the game
SLEEP - Sleep in your truck for 8 hours.
SLEEP IN HOTEL - Sleep in a hotel for 8 hours. Costs $30.
SPEED - If you want to be a speed demon and make the truck go faster.
Causes accidents and the cops may come after you.
T - Turns the truck on/off
T ON LIGHTS - Turns on headlights. Use T OFF LIGHTS to turn off.
T ON WIPERS - Turns on wipers. Use T OFF WIPERS to turn off.
U - Gets the trucker back in the truck.
UNSCRIPT - Stops printing your game.
WAIT - Makes an hour go by.
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3. Commodity List
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https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1IcfFSHtuBq55P5gNcAMIAUBpmIccKHsLaZ9lS4Hw7ZY/edit#gid=0
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4. Routes
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https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=14QGcXnTJUkhr7NyO6lDOjzFELM8&ll=57.669221377322586%2C-96.07230575&z=4
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