akator Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 Over the last year I acquired an Apple //c with monitor. I'd like to play more games on the hardware, but my aging brain cells have left me at a loss to remember everything. Even though I spent at least 10 years playing Apple II games, these are the only ones I remember. 07 Adventure 06 Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego 05 Beyond Castle Wolfenstein 04 Castle Wolfenstein 03 Arkanoid 02 Star Blazer 01 Conan What are your favorites? I would love to rediscover old games and play ones I missed... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabriel Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 Ultima II: Revenge of the Enchantress Ultima III: Exodus Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar Lords of Conquest Broadsides Roadwar Europa Empire: Wargame of the Century AD&D: Pool of Radiance Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord In a summer computer program, I played the following games and then never got to play them again: Hard Hat Mac Drol (some game which was a Defender clone where you could fly up into space above the planet and dock with a Federation Dreadnought) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ransom Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 I agree with many of the above. Among the smaller games, I really enjoyed: Bolo - a maze tank game (not the one that came later for the Mac, etc.) Sabotage - a game where you use a ground-based weapon to shoot down aircraft and the paratroopers they drop. If enough paratroopers reach the ground, they blow up your gun! Taipan - a trade & battle game set in the far east. Bouncing Kamungas - Weird, but fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mockduck Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 Karateka Hard Hat Mack AE The Quest Akalabeth Wizardry Bruce Lee Sneakers (can't remember the name, some pirate ship fighting game) Stellar 7 (what was the fighting chess game?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telengard Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 KaratekaHard Hat Mack AE The Quest Akalabeth Wizardry Bruce Lee Sneakers (can't remember the name, some pirate ship fighting game) Stellar 7 (what was the fighting chess game?) Archon for fighting chess? (there's also Battle Chess from Interplay) My recommendations would be: Cavern Creatures Captain Goodnight Loderunner Choplifter (or Rescue Raiders) Karateka Dr J and Larry Bird One on One Apple ][ Trek Bandits Castle Wolfenstein Wavy Navy Oregon Trail ~telengard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthkur Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 All of the Atarisoft ones were good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrax Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 Aztec - amazing movement capability, very state of the art for its year Ultima II - all the ultimas were good but i thought UII had a great space travel part Transylvania - by far the most popular of the "graphic adventrue" genre, stay away from that werewolf Infocom games - I know they were only text games but coupled with the paraphanalia in the box sets they were quite good I recall losing countless hours with Gemstone Warrior, Drol, Conan, Star Blazer, Tapper, and Beyond Wolfenstein. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 Aztec - amazing movement capability, very state of the art for its yearUltima II - all the ultimas were good but i thought UII had a great space travel part Transylvania - by far the most popular of the "graphic adventrue" genre, stay away from that werewolf Infocom games - I know they were only text games but coupled with the paraphanalia in the box sets they were quite good I recall losing countless hours with Gemstone Warrior, Drol, Conan, Star Blazer, Tapper, and Beyond Wolfenstein. Many of the ones listed are in my favs as well. Some new ones that have not been mentioned yet: Bilestoad - Overhead Ax swinging fighter (do any of you remember this one) Captain Goodnight - Horizontal Shooter Strip Poker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phaxda Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 Castle Wolfenstein Choplifter Olympics... I wish I could remember which one it was but I played the hell outta it. Infocom Games 1-on-1 Mission Mixup (with Arby Sea!) and a bunch o others Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdement Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 I also have a IIc, our first computer when I was a kid. It's a nice model. I was disappointed to discover I can't add a 3.5" floppy drive though. Apparently the older models don't support it without modification. The games I remember having the most fun with were: Infiltrator Wings of Fury Spy Hunter Ultima games and of course a bunch of random shareware stuff copied from my Uncle's Apple II+. He was apparently subscribed to some monthly shareware-by-mail thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesD Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 Anything from Sirius Sundog Wasteland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Charlie Cat Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 Hi guys, I don't have a top 10 unfortunately. However I have a 1 and only. The Oregon Trail!! The best dawn game for the Apple II. No And's, If's or But's. Anthony.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess Ragan Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 Archon is the chess game with action sequences. Personally, I always had a soft spot for Seven Cities of Gold, the early EA release where you'd explore America while trying very hard not to kill the natives (and usually failing). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeathAdderSF Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 Yay, an Apple II thread! My first computer (circa 1987) and my eternal favorite! Here, in no particular order, are a few of the games I enjoy most on my Apple //c : * Star Blazer * Neuromancer * Where in America's Past is Carmen Sandiego? * Moon Patrol * Space Quest II * Bard's Tale II * Lode Runner * Below the Root ...and more, though not that I can recall off the top of my head. Best computer ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow460 Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 (edited) Hmmm, my faves were Choplifter II, Miner 2049er, Pinball Construction Set, Math Blaster, and many of the Microzine issues. Edited February 8, 2009 by shadow460 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverfleet Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 Oh man, this brings back memories! I used to have an Apple IIe when I was little, and we had a few games. We had Sneakers, Orbitron, Gorgon (Defender clone), Kung Fu, and a few others. I also remember playing The Oregon Trail all the time in school, as well as Arkanoid II and Spy Hunter during indoor recess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesD Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 Sirius_Software Most Popular Software of 1981 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ransom Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 I thought of another couple o' games I enjoyed back in the day. I wouldn't say they're top 10, but they're interesting, and I've not seen anything quite like them again. 1) Earth Orbit Stations by Electronic Arts. Finance and build a space station in orbit. It's sort of a space station sim. 2) Alter Ego by Activision (I think). A mostly-text game. Go through life from birth to death, making choices along the way. Each choice determines your available future options. You can choose to be nice or cruel, generous or stingy, and the like. This game, developed by a psychologist, was available in two versions: male and female. So those are two games I haven't seen the likes of since. Perhaps for good reason! But the memory of them has stuck with me, and I think they're interesting artifacts of the post-videogame-crash era. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akator Posted February 9, 2009 Author Share Posted February 9, 2009 Thanks to all for helping "jog my memory." I recognize many of the titles here, and can't believe I forgot about them. There are several I never played, so I'm sure to have fun with those as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nukey Shay Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 Others not mentioned that kept teachers on the move booting us off machines: Apple Panic...Space Panic with apples on the rampage Sabotage...one of the original "gory" games Star Trek or Galactic Empires...those old text-only games that put you in command Puckman (the original home version that's close to impossible) ...later released as Snoggle, but I prefer the original. Human Fly...Crazy Climber clone, also incredibly difficult Raiders Of The Lost Ring...despite the misleading title, the best Star Castle port ever Taxman...kinda funny intermissions until Atari slapped their name on it for Pac-Man Asteroid Field...I believe that they did the same here (?) Super Taxman 2 Maze Craze Construction set...make you own pac-games Pinball Construction set...heck, most anything that has "construction set" in the title Nightmission & Raster Blaster...2 more pinball sims Star Trek:Strategic Operations Simulator (very close to the arcade game) The Halley Project...a bizarre space sim/puzzle game Cribbage...may not work with the IIc tho Neptune (is it a space ship or a sub? Sometimes hard to tell) Spy's Demise...this was ported to the 2600 as Elevators Amiss recently Country Carnival (take off the first word and you get the idea) Galaxians, or the superior port...Alien Typhoon! Sammy Lightfoot...excellent platformer with a circus theme Star Thief...also very close to the arcade game Dot Gobbler...another quick pac-variant Serpentine (Haha! Eat the enemy snakes from behind) Snake Byte...another game that has an inferior 2600 port Nightcrawler (a Centipede clone) Choplifter! (not like the arcade...but this came first) Night Stalker (later ported by Mattel for other systems) Cannonball Blitz...an unlicensed game that's very close to DK Cyclod...a wandering eyeball that kills serpents by pushing blocks? Too cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vdub_bobby Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 Hard Hat Mack Oregon Trail Where in [insert various] is Carmen Sandiego? Lode Runner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keatah Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 I personally liked Most of the Sirius software stuff, Br0derbund, Gebelli, Atarisoft, and others. Let's see - Phantom's Five Gorgon Wavy Navy A2-FS1 (sub logic flight simulator, parent of FSX!) Track Attack Saturn Navigator Space Adventure OO-Topos Snack Attack Adventure in Time Horizon-V StarBlazer StarMine (maze version) Space Raiders Bill Budge stuff, Trilogy Track Attack Outpost Threshold Sea Dragon Space Vikings Stuff from the pirate BBS / modem 'scene' Cat-send and Cat-fur lines AE-lines NET-works BBS GBBS Bit copiers like Locksmith 4.0 and Echo and Copy][+ Blazing Paddles (drawing program) And of course there are so many others! But the best part was eating potato chips and drinking sodapop and gawking in amazement everytime we got a new game (which was on a weekly basis if not more often) that would somehow do something tricky with the hardware that we never thought possible. Like mixing text all over the HGR screen. Or scrolling simulated sprites and shapetable stuff.. Yahhh yahh.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Climber Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 Lemonade stand and Oregon Trail are the only ones I have ever played (school computer lab) they were good but probably have not aged well - lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keatah Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 you can get lemonade stand on the i-foan!? yeh you can.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassGuitari Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 Aquatron Choplifter Akalabeth Voodoo Mansion Brick-Out Sabotage Pac-Man/Tax-man Star Blazer Castle Wolfenstein Return to Castle Wolfenstein Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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