Comments on: Apple IIe: Childhood Games of Frustration

By: Joe Cincotta

Joe Cincotta — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 09:37:34 +0000

OMG — it’s like reading my own thoughts…

By: Jason Kaneshiro

Jason Kaneshiro — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:48:05 +0000

That emulator is so awesome! thanks for a blast from the past.

By: Gil Megidish

Gil Megidish — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:34:01 +0000

Tony Suzuki is my childhood hero. He did both Star Blazer AND Alien Typhoon (which was my first game I ever played.) I have recently finished an Apple2 emulator for javascript (html5), you can find it at http://www.megidish.net/apple2js/ and it runs Alien Typhoon )))

By: Dale

Dale — Mon, 17 May 2010 15:40:55 +0000

How i loved the apple (i had the apple IIC+ 128k of power)

Seeing that game aztec, brought back all the nerd rage from my past.
I remember being banned from playing for yelling insanely at the dude to run faster from the aztec warrior, straight into the snake!
What was the point of the game?
Tipan as ok but i always got robbed in the port.
One on one was awsome with the joy stick, even though you got hand cramps

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 16:41:05 +0000

Woot !
Green Screen !
Trip down memory lane.
Taipan and Star Blazer — excellent games.
Played them at school in the ‘computer lab’.
Lets see.. edited first applesoft BASIC program in 1983 so that’s 27 years (22 in I.T. industry) with my face glued to monitors.
No wonder my eyesight is stuffed.

By: jackleope

jackleope — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:37:45 +0000

Corey:

I've got Sneakers for the Apple IIgs. It uses the AppleWin emulator.

-jackelope

By: valko99

valko99 — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 13:33:20 +0000

Please help! Im looking for this game I used to play and its driving me crazy that I cant figure it out. It was in the early 90’s for Mac. I thought the name was Labyrinth but not the labyrinth game with a metal ball and wood board; It was like a maze you had to make your way through with obstacles. Please if you know let me know! THANKS.

By: valko99

valko99 — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 13:14:43 +0000

Did you ever find out the name of that game?? Im looking for the same one i think.

By: victoria1234

victoria1234 — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 01:13:01 +0000

do any of you remember that old candy game where you were a soldier and you had to go save the princess and you could collect apples and candy i can’t seem to find it anywhere i just remember playing it on my pc as a child with my friends

By: Kogepan

Kogepan — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 03:58:45 +0000

The Odyssey game was called Odyssey - The Compleat Adventure.

Get the ROM from
http://www.spy.org/zaurus/public/feed/games/app...

By: corey

corey — Sat, 23 May 2009 00:19:12 +0000

do any of you all remember the game “sneekers/sneakers/seekers”? it was out around the same time as many of the aforementioned games, with the object being just to move from side to side shooting enemies who came from above. i’ve looked everywhere for it, and can’t find it. god it was great!

By: jonathan

jonathan — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 18:15:20 +0000

the review of bolo was unfair.
i think bolo was probably the best game every made for a personal computer.
sure it was challenging, but if you got into it, it was just the ultimate — the ultimate — fighting game.
nothing compares.

even today, there is no game that exists that compares to the sheer adrenalin and iq-challenge of this remarkably fun game.

By: lilmama66oo

lilmama66oo — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 04:13:32 +0000

i have a question…im looking for an old computer game where your in a maze or labyrinth and you have to get through the walls…maybe “spider rose” or something.…its a strategy game…spiders etc … please help me!?!?!!?

By: christie

christie — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 04:10:14 +0000

i have a question.…does anyone remember the old computer game that came out in the late 80s or 90s and your in a maze/labyrinth and you have to get through the walls…there’s spiders and roses.…its a strategy game?!?!?!.…please help!!!!

By: Damon

Damon — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 18:00:03 +0000

I am fruitlessly digging for an old PC game I used to play in the 80s. It was a two-floppy game and I believe the title of it was Odyssey. I have searched and searched and can't even find a mention of it. You started on a main island and your character representation was a single person. Using arrow keys you walked around the island and when you encountered something it would ask you what you wanted to do. You could attack people, be attacked by people, find gear, visit the markets (marked as a plus sign, I think) and buy stuff. The object was to get to the top of the island, buy a ship and set sail. Then you loaded the ocean part. Sea monsters would attack, storms would force you to reef the sails, if you didn't have fruit men would die of scurvy. You visited several islands before making it to the final island where you had to have the right gear to get passed various obstacles. If you had enough men in your party you could just keep going through the obstacles and risk killing them off. Reach the castle and you win.

This was a single screenshot game, no scrolling. All "action" was read in script form.

Anyone got anything on this?

By: Howard

Howard — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:52:09 +0000

HI I was wondering if someone could help me with finding a game since I have no luck on the internet finding it. I was wondering if someone could help me find a game called where in the usa is Carmen Sandiego for the Apple //e emaulator for windows.
thanks for the help and have a great day.

By: Howard

Howard — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 04:52:09 +0000

By: Erin

Erin — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 19:18:30 +0000

The first encounter I ever had with the Apple IIe was in elementary school and I LOVED the educational games that we’d play! The was one called something like King’s Rule and another had something to do with Safari — can anyone help me out with names? I’m pretty sure they were both math-based and amazing!

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 14 May 2008 18:29:44 +0000

That would be the game ‘Law of the West’. Just booted ‘er up to refresh my memory. I remember playing this one back in the day!

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 14 May 2008 18:27:58 +0000

Adam — just dusted off my Apple emulator to play good ‘ol Taipan. BUT, I also came across the game you are talking about (I have fond memories of most of these old Apple games)… the one you want (I’m pretty sure) is Law of the West

By: Adam

Adam — Sun, 11 May 2008 04:49:32 +0000

Can anyone recall a western shoot ‘em up game where you had several response options? You were the Sheriff and could draw your gun when you brought the cursor above your response options>? Thanks in advance.

By: Gary

Gary — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 01:02:14 +0000

Uh, Caverns of Freitag rocked just to let you know. You probably never gave it a chance Dan.

By: Dan

Dan — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 20:32:30 +0000

I cannot seem to locate an emulator of the old ultima 3 game. Can anyone help

Reading the comments brought back great memories like trading Opium in Taipan, a crappy game called Caverns of Freitag, Dropping the bombs straight down in that Star Blaster game.

A game I used to love was Micro League Baseball and then the phenomenal graphics (for the time) of California Games

By: Apple II Game Highlight: Bolo » techipedia | tamar weinberg

Apple II Game Highlight: Bolo » techipedia | tamar weinberg — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 08:45:24 +0000

[…] searched and searched, and thanks to Webomatica, I found out the name of the game and took it from there. I can’t believe there are emulators […]

By: Lyteck

Lyteck — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 16:41:59 +0000

anyone recall a game called Galaxy-L for the Apple IIe. I can’t find record of it anywhere on the web. You would control a small spaceship in a maze and collect gems. Any info would be appreciated. Thanks

By: Jenny

Jenny — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 03:13:11 +0000

I just decided one day that I miss playing an old computer game from when I was really little…Chivalry! When I googled it, I found this website and was wondering if you could help me out. I hear that you had to use an “emulator”…which is probably a little easier than just trying to find an old Apple! I would appreciate any help in figuring out how to get ahold of this game and which emulator to get for my PC. Thanks, Jenny

By: seeker

seeker — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 10:32:18 +0000

I can’t seem to run Bolo with applewin 1.8j. It just goes to a DOS prompt. I don’t have this prob with any of my other games. Do I have to launch it from DOS? If so, I can’t for the life of me remember the old DOS commands.

Can somebody help? Thanks.

By: Apple IIe: Games I Loved » Webomatica - Technology and Entertainment Digest

Apple IIe: Games I Loved » Webomatica - Technology and Entertainment Digest — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 18:03:12 +0000

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By: Seth

Seth — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 07:16:19 +0000

Loved all those games! But my favorite was Rescue Raiders.

By: webomatica

webomatica — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 18:52:53 +0000

Archon, thanks. The second FTP site is I think where I started with the emulation thing.