Having previously ported Myst to the Apple II, Vince ‘deater’ Weaver is now developing an Atari 2600 demake.
Games
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.
PlanetFall, a Lunar Lander adventure
Ted Thompson has ported his unique Lunar Lander space game from the TI-99/4a & Coleco Adam to the Apple II.
Beyond the Scanlines #95: Bolo
Rob Caporetto’s Beyond the Scanlines video series on YouTube covers Bolo, an Apple II tank game from 1982.
Lord of Storms releases May 1
6502 Workshop, the developers of the role-playing game Nox Archaist, have announced that the expansion pack Lord of Storms will release on Monday, May 1, 2023.
Snafaru releases Wizardry 3.0 fan update
The classic role-playing game gets ProDOS compatibility, features restored, bugs & typos fixed, and more!
CheckPoint covers Ultima via A2_Canada
LoadingReadyRun co-host Brendan “Beej” Dery promotes Apple II floppy preservation in this segment on RPG fan mods.
John Romero to receive Lifetime Achievement Award
The Game Developers Choice Awards will honor the Softdisk alumnus at this year’s GDC.
Retro RPG Roundtable video podcast launches
Mark Lemmert of 6502 Workshop and Nox Archaist fame is a co-host of a new video series about retro-style role-playing games.
Beyond Shadowgate’s Kickstarter launches
Zojoi Games to make a retro-style sequel to their 1989 Apple IIGS game