Vince “deater” Weaver’s Apple II version of Myst recently appeared in CheckPoint, a video game news show by LoadingReadyRun.
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NarraScope event registration now open
Registration is now open for NarraScope 2024, an event that supports interactive narrative, adventure games, and interactive fiction
Gaming Alexandria recovers Japanese BASIC programs
Gaming Alexandria has recovered nine Apple II BASIC programs from the pages of Japanese magazine Micom BASIC.
Play Apple II games over the Internet on actual hardware
Bit Eclectic uses the Apple II computer’s serial connection to load games from the Internet onto actual retrocomputing hardware.
Happy Wolfenstein Day!
On Valentine’s Day 1998, id Software’s first-person shooter, Wolfenstein 3D, was released for the Apple IIGS.
Emmanuel Castello releases PONG RELOADED
Emmanuel Castello has released v1.0 of PONG RELOADED, an 8-bit Apple II take on a classic two-player computer game.
The Retro Shack remembers Space Quest
YouTube channel The Retro Shack offers this 20-minute retrospective of Roger WIlco’s adventures in Sierra On-Line’s Space Quest game series.
New Prince of Persia game released
Ubisoft’s Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown has sparked comparisons to and interest in Jordan Mechner’s original 2D game for the Apple II.
Ballz ported from iOS to Apple II as Applz
Sean Callahan has ported Ketchapp’s iOS game Ballz to the Apple II using VSCode and Retro Programmer’s Workshop (RPW).
Crossrunner IIGS emulator now available for Windows
Ian Brumby has released v1.0 of the Windows version of Crossrunner, his cycle-accurate Apple IIGS emulator.