There is a group of people who like Zeppelins, and a group of people that like hardcore business simulation games for their computers, and in the small but terribly interesting area where those two groups of people overlap, there is the game Zeppelin – Giants of the Sky on DOS and Amiga. A curious but somehow fascinating creation, Zeppelin – Giants of the Sky (made in 1993) sees you buying and selling stocks, researching new Zeppelin technology, setting up trade routes, passenger trips and fulfilling governmental building orders – oh, and searching the world for your wife, Roseanne.  From reading about it, this is not a game for the faint of heart – there’s no handholding or warnings against getting yourself into a financial pickle here, but it seems that those that do like this game, love it.

I’ve not tried getting it myself (business simulations are a little out of my preferred genre-set) but do let me know if you do and what you think of it.  If nothing else, it’s unusual to see a game quite so sepia!  Thank you to Mr Christopher for knowing how much I like all things lighter than air.