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- From: rdippold@qualcom.qualcomm.com (Ron Dippold)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
- Subject: Re: Apple II Classic Games
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- Date: 24 Nov 92 04:01:17 GMT
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- tehyang@sal-sun21.usc.edu (Teh Kao Yang) writes:
-
- >Hi there. I was wondering if anyone is interested in discussing some of the
- >really old games for the Apple II. I'm talking about stuff like Odyssey,
- >Odyssey 2, Aztec, Cranston Manor, and stuff like that. What were your
- >favorites?
-
- >My favorite RPG has got to be Questron I. Even now I feel that it's one of
- >the best adventure games ever. I'm sure everyone's played Archon and Skyfox,
- >but does anyone remember these?: Captain Midnight
-
- Yes!
-
- >, Black Magic
-
- Awesome sidescroller.
-
- >, Minit Man,
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- Simple, but addictive for a while. Really cheezy graphics.
-
- >Cavern Creatures
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- Great downscroller. Nice title screen!
-
- >, Sputnik Attack
-
- I didn't like this one...
-
- >, DROL
-
- Great! Another one of the Broderbund classics.
-
- >, Cannonball Blitz,...
-
- One of the first games I bought.
-
- >forget Castle Wolfenstein
-
- Nope. Still play it occasionally.
-
- >Robot War
-
- They still haven't equalled this (and yes, I've seen CROBOTS and the new
- attempts).
-
- >, Caverns of Freitag
-
- By Dr. Cat, who is still on the net. I actually beat this one.
-
- >, Conan
-
- And this one - very nice different levels.
-
- >Bruce Lee,
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- Really cheezy graphics, but actually quite detailed if you could survive.
-
- >Tawala's Last Redoubt, Realms of Darkness, Gemstore Warrior, Earth Orbit
- >Stations, etc.... Does anyone still have a copy of any these games?
-
- etc. Yeah, I've got 'em. I was lucky enough to be a software dealer
- at this time, which got me tons of demo programs.
- --
- Cure the disease and kill the patient.
-