Ivan Drucker has restored his website, which includes Apple II utilities NuInput, Slammer!, A2CLOUD & A2SERVER.
Software
Ultima ebook Through the Moongate free through Sep 19
Andrea Contano has made his Amazon kindle ebook about UItima, Origin Systems, and Richard Garriott available for free for a limited time.
Wizardry gets modern remake using Apple II code
Digital Eclipse has released a Steam Early Access version of Wizardry, using the Unreal 3D graphics engine with the original Apple II code.
DiskMaker 8 now open source
Mark Percival’s DiskMaker 8 creates disks from images on Apple II computers with the 65C02 (or greater) CPU.
The Forgotten Pyramid text adventure hits Kickstarter
Chris Schneider has launched a Kickstarter for The Forgotten Pyramid, a text adventure releasing for 19 platforms, including the Apple II.
Karateka documentary releases August 29
Digital Eclipse’s interactive documentary about Jordan Mechner’s Apple II games will release for all major platforms on Tuesday, August 29, 2023.
What Is the Apple IIGS? Launcher
Alex Lee & Ninjaforce’s Jesse Blue announced at KansasFest 2023 the immediate availability of a launcher for 200+ Apple IIGS games.
Karateka documentary coming from Digital Eclipse
Digital Eclipse will release an interactive documentary about Jordan Mechner’s Karateka for the Apple II, complete with playable games.
deater demakes Myst for Atari 2600
Having previously ported Myst to the Apple II, Vince ‘deater’ Weaver is now developing an Atari 2600 demake.
How Dr. J changed video-game history
An interview with basketball legend Julius Erving about Electronic Arts’ 1983 Apple II game, Dr. J and Larry Bird Go One-on-One.