Path: senator-bedfellow.mit.edu!dreaderd!not-for-mail Message-ID: Supersedes: Expires: 27 May 2000 21:48:47 GMT References: X-Last-Updated: 2000/04/13 Organization: none From: rubywand@swbell.net Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2,comp.answers,news.answers Subject: Apple II comp.sys.apple2 FAQs, Part 11/23 Followup-To: poster Approved: news-answers-request@MIT.EDU Summary: Comp.sys.apple2 (Csa2) is concerned with the Apple II series of computers. It is the net's largest forum for users to ask questions, discuss issues, and share ideas. The complete set of Csa2 text FAQs and Resource files is maintained on the U. Iowa Ground site and mirrors. The Csa2 html FAQs are maintained on the II Computing site. Originator: faqserv@penguin-lust.MIT.EDU Date: 13 Apr 2000 21:57:09 GMT Lines: 387 NNTP-Posting-Host: penguin-lust.mit.edu X-Trace: dreaderd 955663029 21252 18.181.0.29 Xref: senator-bedfellow.mit.edu comp.sys.apple2:158186 comp.answers:40441 news.answers:181469 Archive-name: apple2/faq/part11 Posting-Frequency: monthly Last-modified: 2000/4/1 URL: http://home.swbell.net/rubywand/A2FAQs1START.html The comp.sys.apple2 Usenet newsgroup Apple II FAQs originate from the Ground Apple II archive, 1997-2000. Administrator: Steve Nelson Csa2 FAQs-on-Ground ref: Csa2GAMES.txt rev025 1 April 2000 Games 001- Where can I get games for my Apple II? 002- Where can I find hints, docs, pics, and othe game information? 003- Where can I get game creation programs and information? 004- What are some games in double-hires? 005- Which IIgs games will not run on a ROM 3 IIgs? 006- Where/how can I get new Levels for Wolfenstein-3D/gs? 007- Where can I find out about A2 Infocom & Infocom-style games? From: Rubywand, Zeprfrew, Charles T. Turley, John Beatty, Netrunner68, Marc Sira, Swigg 001- Where can I get games for my Apple II? There are many places you can get Apple II software, especially games: 1. Local Apple II Users Group (may be part of a Mac Group in your area) 2. Sellers of original and second-hand software (See ads on the comp.sys.apple2.marketplace newsgroup and some of the sites, like KulaSoft, listed later. Also check the list of vendors in the Csa2 FAQs 'Main Hall' file. ) 3. Regular posters to this newsgroup will often send diskettes with some utilities and games for the cost of diskettes and mailing. 4. Apple II archives maintain large collections of software which you can download via PC and transfer to your Apple II. Here is a listing of major Apple II game archive sites: Apple IIgs Gaming Memory Fairway- #1 archive of out-of-print commercial IIgs games in emulator .2mg form (some also in ShrinkIt form); includes brief overview for each selection http://www.inwards.com/~fairway/ Apple2 Caltech- large collection of II/IIgs games ftp://apple2.caltech.edu/pub/apple2/ Asimov- #1 archive of Apple II 8-bit games and game utilities in emulator DSK and file formats ftp://ftp.apple.asimov.net/pub/apple_II/ French software at ... ftp://ftp.apple.asimov.net/pub/apple_II/images/french_software/ Asimov Mirrors- sites which mirror Asimov Georgia Mirror ftp://mirror.apple.asimov.net Emunation- very large collection of 8-bit Apple II games in emulator DSK format http://www.emunation.com/appleii/roms.shtml Ground- the largest Apple II archive; maintains many II/IIgs games ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/apple2/ Tarnover- very large archive of IIgs games ftp://tarnover.dyndns.org/Tarnover/Games.and.Entertainment/ The Vault- archive of Apple II games in emulator disk image form http://www.classicgaming.com/vault/appleiiroms-AM.shtml Uni-kl.de Apple2 U. Kaiserslautern- II/IIgs games in emulator and .shk form ftp://ftp.uni-kl.de/pub/apple2/ XGS Archives- extensive archive of out-of-print commercial IIgs games in emulator .2mg form; offers single-list access with brief comments and file performance info. http://www.inwards.com/xgs/archives.html Other important Apple II game sites are ... Apple Emulator's Wargame Pages- indexes of A2 wargames with screen pics and download links for disk images http://home.earthlink.net/~evin1/a2war/ Apple //c .dsk Archive (French)- game software in emulator Dsk form plus docs, screen pics, and solutions http://www.multimania.com/apple2c/ Apple2 U. Michagan- A2 archive http://www.umich.edu/~archive/apple2/ AV Systems- sells game, education, utility software http://members.xoom.com/AV_Systems/ B&R Computing- sells used II/IIgs commercial games http://hometown.aol.com/rrbp/Home.html Brutal Deluxe Page-- Apple IIgs software from Brutal Deluxe http://www.cyberstation.fr/~zardini/Download.html DAR Systems International- download Mines of Moria and other Apple II classics plus docs http://www.darsys.com/downloads.html Infocom Home Page- Infocom game info, pics, walkthroughs, and links plus interpreter downloads (multi-platform) http://www.csd.uwo.ca/Infocom/ Interactive Fiction Archive- Infocom and other games (multi-platform) ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/ KulaSoft- Stocks Eamon Adventures; sells A2 software; Index; links http://www.angelfire.com/hi/kulasoft L.J. Silicon's Treasure Chest- Apple II software http://members.aol.com/ljsilicon/index.html Lost Gonzo BBS- Apple II BBS site featuring http and telenet access to many on-line games http://www.lost-gonzo.com/ Moro's Emulator Page- XGS .2MG utils, Sys6, games, and links http://www.dgweb.com/~moro/ Penguin Software Archive- Penguin/Polarware games http://www.magictree.com/ SheppyWare Online- Wolf-3D and other programs by Sheppy ftp://ftp.sheppyware.net/pub/apple_iigs/ Snacky Pete's Text Adventure Archive (multi-platform) http://www.helikon.com/Personal/Pete/Advents/iflib.htm Treasure Chest Project- Includes A2 games reclassified as freeware or shareware http://www.treasurechestproject.org/ ---------------------------- 002- Where can I find hints, docs, pics, and othe game information? Several of the larger game archives offer docs, hints, cheats, and walkthroughs. Fewer go into copy deprotection and copying. You can find screen shot and game box pics-- great for making disk labels-- on some sites; but, no single archive or web page offers anything like a comprehensive selection. Author, publisher, and historical information is relatively rare. One site, The Giant List, does a good job listing game authors along with their games, publishers, and dates. If a game or series has its own web site, this will often be the best place to look for docs, support materials, pictures, and author/publisher info. Good examples are sites for Ultima, Bard's Tale, Infocom games, and the games published by Penguin/PolarWare. Below is a listing of game information links: Adventureland (multi-platform) game info and links http://www.lysator.liu.se/adventure/ Apple Emulator's Wargame Pages- screen shots and information about A2 wargames http://home.earthlink.net/~evin1/a2war/ Apple II Textfiles- many hints, cheats, walkthroughs; cracking techniques info and tutorials http://www.textfiles.com/apple/ Apple //c .dsk Archive (French)- docs, screen pics, and solutions http://www.multimania.com/apple2c/ Apple IIgs Gaming Memory Fairway- IIgs game box and screen pics; some walkthroughs http://www.inwards.com/~fairway/ Aaron's Classic Fantasy Epics- covers War in Middle Earth & Dondra http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Drive/2483/index.html Asimov game docs folder- docs for many Apple II games ftp://ftp.apple.asimov.net/pub/apple_II/documentation/games/ Bilestoad Page- Bilestoad info and new releases http://www.continuumsi.com/~marc/bilestoad.html Classic Adventures Solution Archive (multi-platform) http://hjem.get2net.dk/gunn/complete.html Colossal Cave Adventure Page- CC info and lore http://people.delphi.com/rickadams/adventure/index.html Eamon Page- Eamon Adventuring info and links http://www.lysator.liu.se/eamon/ Games Domain FAQs, Walkthroughs, and Companies http://www.gamesdomain.com/gdmain.html Gruds in Space Page- GIS info and lore from Simian Grud http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Lair/7268/ IBM and Apple // Adventure Map Archives- over 200 adventure maps http://members.xoom.com/druadic/archives.html Infocom Home Page- game info, box pics, and walkthroughs http://www.csd.uwo.ca/Infocom/ Interactive Fiction Archive- Infocom & other adventure game solutions, hints (multi-platform) ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/ MicroDragon's Ultima, etc. Documentation Page http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Alley/1769/dindx.html Moro's Emulator Page- II/IIgs game maunals(for PC but useable); some screen pics http://www.dgweb.com/~moro/ Penguin Software Archive- Penguin games history, pics, and info http://www.magictree.com/ Tarnover II/IIgs game info folders A2GameCracks/ - cheats and game deportects A2GameHints/ - docs, hints, and walkthroughs A2GameReviews/ - reviews and pics ftp://tarnover.dyndns.org/Tarnover/Games.and.Entertainment/ Cracking techniques in the CrackingAndCopying/ folder at ... ftp://tarnover.dyndns.org/Tarnover/FAQs.and.Info/CrackingAndCopying/ The Giant List- major listing of games and authors http://www.dadgum.com/giantlist/list.html The World of Green-Sky- Below the Root info and maps http://www.angelfire.com/sk/greensky/gsframe.html Tom's Ultima, Infocom, and RPG Page http://members.aol.com/tommage/UltimaPage/ultima.htm Ultima World Wide Web Archive http://old.owo.com/archive/ Wade's Bard's Tale Page- Maunals, maps, hints, links, and more for Bard's Tale I-III and Bard's Tale Construction Set http://www.geocities.com/TelevisionCity/1712/ Wasteland Ranger Center- info, lore, and links for Wasteland http://www.cris.com/~chbaer/ranger.shtml ---------------------------- 003- Where can I get game creation programs and information? There are a number of gaming systems which include Apple II software for creating games. Examples which continue to attract new authors are Eamon (Text adventures) and Explorer/gs (Ultima-style adventures). These sites have game creation programs and documentation: Ground- Eamon and Explorer/gs: Eamon authoring programs and adventures at ... ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/2/apple2/Eamon/ Explorer/gs authoring program and adventures at ... ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/2/apple2/Collections/AOL/Games/Explorer/ Inform Page- Interactive fiction Inform interpreter http://www.gnelson.demon.co.uk/inform.html Interactive Fiction Archive- IF interpreters and game authoring information and contests (multi-platform) ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/ TADS Page- Interactive fiction TADS interpreter http://www.tela.bc.ca/tela/tads/ Tarnover- Explorer/gs authoring program and adventures ftp://tarnover.dyndns.org/Tarnover/Games.and.Entertainment/ExplorerGS/ Uni-kl.de Apple2 U. Kaiserslautern- Eamon authoring programs and adventures at ... ftp://ftp.uni-kl.de/pub/apple2/disk_images/eamon/ ____________________________ From: Mitchell Spector, Rubywand, Kevin Loesch, John L. Graham, Edhel Iaur, Shawn T. Beattie, Kelly Petriew 004- What are some games in double-hires? Below is a listing of Apple II games which are entirely or mainly in double-hires. Air Heart Death Sword Dragon Wars Ikari Warriors II Into the Eagle's Nest King's Bounty King's Quest Maniac Mansion Might & Magic II Rampage Robocop Star Trek: First Contact Strategic Conquest Temple of Apshai Trilogy (optional hires or double-hires) Thexder Universe II Wind Walker ____________________________ From: Sevag 005- Which IIgs games will not run on a ROM 3 IIgs? Some older GS games have been converted to run on a ROM 3. These are games that I found to not work (I tried all versions): MJ Basketball Shuffle Puck Captain Blood Skate Or Die Star Wizard and one demo: Weaky Demo ------------------------------------- Update I found a version of Streets Sports Soccer that runs on ROM03--its the one without the crack screen on bootup. So that game is gone from the list now. ____________________________ From: Dan Masterson 006- Where/how can I get new Levels for Wolfenstein-3D/gs? You can find a whole bunch of levels at Sheppy's site. They are Mac levels that you'll have to run through the converter, but they are in Apple II friendly ShrinkIt format rather than Stuffit. --------------------------- From: Rubywand A good place to look for the new Mac-to-GS converter utility is ftp://ftp.sheppyware.net/pub/apple_iigs/ . The new converter utility is shareware named WolfCvt101.bxy. The same folder contains a Wolf scenarios folder. It has a few ready-to-play Levels. ____________________________ From: Rubywand 007- Where can I find out about Infocom & Infocom-style games I can play on my Apple II? A good start is a series of fantasy game articles published in the August through November 1999 issues of GS WorldView. These are now interlinked for easy perusal. The articles cover 1990's interactive fantasy competition releases, Infocom's Lost Treasures I and II, a 'missing Lost Treasure', plus some more recent Zork releases. A convenient way to get into the articles is to click on "Lost Treasures" in the October 1999 issue at ... http://www.grin.net/~cturley/gsezine/GS.WorldView/v1999/Oct/index.htm