Category: Apple II
In a nostalgic nod to the golden era of French gaming, Laurent Benes’ classic adventure “Le mystère de Kikekankoi,” originally published by Loriciels in 1983-85 for the Oric and Amstrad CPC computers, has found a new home on the Apple II. The port, skillfully crafted by renowned retro Apple programmers Antoine Vignau & Olivier Zardini, brings another French mystery adventure…
It is with a heavy heart that we convey the passing of a trailblazer in the adventure gaming community, Gerald Marshall Moore, known to most people as Shay Addams. Gerald’s extraordinary journey, spanning 76 years, concluded tragically on December 8th, 2023, as a fire consumed the childhood home that had been witness to the chapters of his remarkable life. Born…
In a thrilling development for Apple IIGS enthusiasts, Crossrunner 1.0 has been unleashed upon the retro Apple community, introducing an unparalleled era of cycle-accurate emulation and a user-friendly cross-development environment. Developed to elevate the Apple IIGS emulation experience, Crossrunner marries cutting-edge technology with a seamless user interface, catering to both developers and enthusiasts alike. Crossrunner stands out in the Apple…
The Ghosts of Blackwood Manor is an award-winning interactive horror from Stefan Vogt, the acclaimed author of Hibernated and The Curse of Rabenstein. Take on the role of novelist Thomas King and his wife Cora as they move into a remote Scottish manor house, just days before Christmas 1986. Seeking inspiration for his next book, Thomas begins to explore the…
PunyInform is a library for the Inform 6 programming language, to make it easy to create simple or advanced text adventures which will work well on 8-bit computers like the Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Spectrum +3 etc. PunyInform was first released on July 5, 2020. The rootsThe Inform programming language, compiler and standard library were developed by Graham…
I’ve given a brief introduction to PunyInform, a new library for writing text adventures for 8-bit (and other) computers. Now, let’s have a look at what you need to download and install to start writing a game using PunyInform. For this article, I will be using Windows, but you can also use PunyInform on Mac or Linux. Step 1: Install…
We have some big news for the Apple II fans: A2Central.com is back! Launched in June 2000, this Apple II site provided our community with news, announcements, and updates until February 2022. Now, after a one-year hiatus, its two decades of archives are available again — along with fresh content and a modern redesign, all under new management. If you…
Not long ago, I posted about the development of Angry Birds for the Apple II, including the gameplay video showing it in all its glory! One of the things that most impressed me when I saw Angry Birds was how low-resolution graphics could look so good on a game. It is not the only example of excellent low-res games out…
RetroRGB is THE portal to learn all about how to get the picture the best way out of such retro consoles to your modern TVs! Robert Neal is the master behind behind this portal which is the go-to address for console info of all kind as well, thanks to its extensive Wiki which is a whole database, YouTube videos, podcast…
The December 2022 issue of Juiced.GS has shipped, featuring fraud detection, AppleSqueezer & emulator reviews, an online communities guide and much more!
