This reminds me of '7 Cities of Gold' on the C64. Which is a great thing! I loved that game and this game just makes me smile :)
I think you're the first person I've ever seen acknowledge that game's existence. I played on an Atari 800XL. Great game back when EA was still a good company. You're right, it totally has that feel.
LOL I guess that makes us old?
Aw, I've gone and made myself sad now. Haha