Over at comp.sys.apple2, an extensive message detailing the disassembly of Richard Garriott’s Ultima 1 has been posted.  It’s a great read and definitely worth checking out if you’re at all interested in Ultima, game programming or just Apple II programming in general.  Check it out here.
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Jordan Mechner’s Deathbounce released
Before Prince of Persia, before even Karateka propelled him to game developer stardom, Jordan Mechner wrote Deathbounce — a game similar (maybe too similar) to the arcade smash-hit Asteroids.
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John Romero’s fan letter to Jordan Mechner published
Before John Romero became an epic game developer and all around awesome guy, he was a kid.  “A very smart kid,” as Kotaku’s Stephen Totilo puts it.  He was also a gamer who loved what he played and wasn’t afraid to let developers know it.  In this letter from 1985, published yesterday by Kotaku, a young Romero […]
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Second Life on the Apple II
Joshua Bell, an employee of Linden Lab, creators of the virtual world Second Life, has posted to YouTube a demonstration of a program he’s written that streams video from a Windows machine to an Apple IIc. The specific program he’s streaming is Second Life, which appears on the Apple II monitor shortly after its original […]
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Tom Bombem game available for Apple IIe
Vince Weaver’s space shooter Tom Bombem for the Apple IIe is the culmination of his 25 year dream to write a playable game. It features joystick/paddle support, hi-score, scrolling background and an ending cut-scene.