Fort Apocalypse Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 http://a2central.com/?p=1611 Unbelievable. I thought it was a fine game, but who would have thought this would have been ported? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Climber Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 Has to be a nostalgia thing. Just think of how many classrooms played this game back in the 80's during "computer lab" I know I did and I would be tempted to download it just to see it again. I wonder how it holds up today BTW - Is Oregon Trail available also? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 Wow, I remember playing this! After several clicks, here's a link to the original blog posting, which contains screenshots of the updated graphics: http://toucharcade.com/2008/10/28/apple-ii...ade-for-iphone/ I suppose it's good that they updated the graphics, as long as they kept the gameplay the same (which it appears they did). At 99 cents, they'll sell a ton of these on nostalgia value alone... ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Climber Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 Wow, I remember playing this! After several clicks, here's a link to the original blog posting, which contains screenshots of the updated graphics: http://toucharcade.com/2008/10/28/apple-ii...ade-for-iphone/ I suppose it's good that they updated the graphics, as long as they kept the gameplay the same (which it appears they did). At 99 cents, they'll sell a ton of these on nostalgia value alone... ..Al I think the graphic updates were a good idea, They look nice. I wonder if it will have an option to play with the original graphics as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
128bytes Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 If I were Cliff Johnson, I'd be busy porting 3 in Three and The Fool's Errand to iPhone, not to mention his 6 years in the making game, Chinese DemocracyThe Fool and his Money. Seriously. BTW, 3 in Three and The Fool's Errand play perfectly on Windows XP using the free and legal Executor emulator and game ROM's that are on Cliff Johnson's site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinball22 Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 Awesome... when I get an iPhone I'll be getting this and reminiscing about 7th grade. We definitely need Oregon Trail too... either the original one or the very slightly updated one where there's more animals and more cholera. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noelio Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 HAHAHA! I actually hooked up an Apple IIe just a week or two back and this was the first game I wanted to play. Just for the hell of it. The intro was always worth a chuckle when the middle stroke of the "M" would "pee out" into the below cup. I always took it for a perverted gag, being the pervert I am. Now... Time to port wizardry 1, 2 & 3! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Climber Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 Now... Time to port wizardry 1, 2 & 3! Good luck on that:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickybaby Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 LOL I know I did! Although it's been updated (I'll see if I can find the original) This Lemonade Stand - http://www.lemonadegame.com/ ? If I had an iPhone I would probably download it for that reason myself especially at .99. Has to be a nostalgia thing. Just think of how many classrooms played this game back in the 80's during "computer lab" I know I did and I would be tempted to download it just to see it again. I wonder how it holds up today BTW - Is Oregon Trail available also? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Climber Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 If I had an iPhone I would probably download it for that reason myself especially at .99. I am in the same boat, no iPhone yet, probably not for a while with all the stuff I want. You can get the iTouch for under $200 which is more realistic but I want Rockband first. My friend at work has one though so I am going to give him a buck so I can download it on his phone and play it once or twice. I am sure that will be enough Lemonade stand for another 20 years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrax Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 (edited) That was a very early program for the II, i'm talking late 70s. That program was considered vintage before the II actually died out in the very early nineties! That program was required learning for my class in the late 70s. In those days the whole elementary school only had 1 computer! Edited October 30, 2008 by thrax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fort Apocalypse Posted November 4, 2008 Author Share Posted November 4, 2008 I think the graphic updates were a good idea, They look nice. I wonder if it will have an option to play with the original graphics as well? Yes! http://toucharcade.com/2008/11/03/lemonade...le-ii-graphics/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 I think the graphic updates were a good idea, They look nice. I wonder if it will have an option to play with the original graphics as well? Yes! http://toucharcade.com/2008/11/03/lemonade...le-ii-graphics/ Awesome, thanks. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zap! Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 In my school, in 1987 or 1988, they had a similar game called Hot Dog. Anyone remember that one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zap! Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 (edited) That was a very early program for the II, i'm talking late 70s. That program was considered vintage before the II actually died out in the very early nineties!That program was required learning for my class in the late 70s. In those days the whole elementary school only had 1 computer! Older. Check this out: 7. Lemonade StandReleased: Created by Bobb Jamison from the Minnesota Educational Computing Consortium (MECC) in 1973; coded for the Apple II by Charlie Kellner in 1979. Copies were included with Apple computers sold throughout the Eighties. Significance: Showed us that potentially complex and hard to understand concepts like economic theory could be simply and effectively illustrated in a video game. Commentary: MECC was one of the great success stories of early educational computing, and Lemonade Stand is perhaps their most famous program after The Oregon Trail. A holdover from the 1970s, a version of Lemonade Stand was included with Apple II machines into the Eighties. Countless school children fired it up and were introduced to economic theory through playing the game. A web version (one among many) is available here. The game was a “practical simulation,” combining economic theory with simple concepts kids understand (i.e., a lemonade stand). It showed that with judicious decisions, positive outcomes were possible even with variables outside the player’s control (like the weather). The concept has not died, and there are later versions like Lemonade Empire, Hot Dog Stand, and others which follow the same concept. http://edugamesblog.wordpress.com/2008/09/...from-the-1980s/ Edited November 4, 2008 by White Knight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrax Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 I don't remember Hot dog but i certainly remember the "Mecc" binder of software. I remember Oregon Trail being equally as popular as lemonade stand particularly the part when we got to "shoot" wild game. It was the most "video gamey" of the programs available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zap! Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 Has anyone gotten this for their iPhone? I don't have one but if I did I would get this first thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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