1989 · Strategy

Wall$treet

In Wall$treet, you become a stock trader competing against up to three others. The game starts with a quiz testing your knowledge of the stock market – the more correct answers, the higher your starting capital. From there, you buy and sell shares and funds to grow your wealth. Market news continuously provides new developments that require quick reactions. A separate depot management tool is also included, letting you handle your portfolio outside of the main game.

Released: 1989
Platforms: Atari ST Commodore 64 Commodore C64/128/MAX MS-DOS
Genres: Strategy
Developers: —
Publishers: Magic Bytes
Perspective: Text

About

Wall$treet (Börsenfieber in German) is a business simulation video game published in 1989 by Magic Bytes for Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, and MS-DOS.

Keywords

stock market

Media

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Gameplay

Wall$treet is a game in which a series of reports and telexes prompt players to make stock purchases and sales.

Reception

Brian Walker reviewed Wall Street for Games International magazine, and gave it a rating of 1 out of 10 (a turkey), and stated that "It might be better as a multi player game but it's doubtful. As it stands, Wall Street is merely an unusual way of finding out if you have a future as a speed typist."

Brian Carroll for Game Player's PC Strategy Guide reviewed the game and said that "Wall$treet is fairly complex, presenting a market that reacts to events, dividend expenditures, borrowing, and the fluttering fortunes of the game's players."