On Valentine’s Day 1998, id Software’s first-person shooter, Wolfenstein 3D, was released for the Apple IIGS.
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Emmanuel Castello releases PONG RELOADED
Emmanuel Castello has released v1.0 of PONG RELOADED, an 8-bit Apple II take on a classic two-player computer game.
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The Retro Shack remembers Space Quest
YouTube channel The Retro Shack offers this 20-minute retrospective of Roger WIlco’s adventures in Sierra On-Line’s Space Quest game series.
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New Prince of Persia game released
Ubisoft’s Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown has sparked comparisons to and interest in Jordan Mechner’s original 2D game for the Apple II.
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Ballz ported from iOS to Apple II as Applz
Sean Callahan has ported Ketchapp’s iOS game Ballz to the Apple II using VSCode and Retro Programmer’s Workshop (RPW).
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Lost game The World of Erimar discovered
Tony Bound’s role-playing game, The World of Erimar, developed in 1993 using HyperStudio, has been rediscovered by Brian Picchi.
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John Romero & John Carmack reunion livestream
Apple II software developers John Romero & John Carmack of DOOM, Wolf3D & Softdisk fame will reunite on a Twitch stream on 10 Dec 2023.
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Stunt Car Racer ported to the Apple II
Patai Gergely has ported MicroProse’s 1989 racing game Stunt Car Racer from the Commodore 64 to the Apple II.