Category: Apple II

Applewin 1.31 Released

Applewin 1.31 Released

The latest version of the Tom Charsworth managed Applewin Emulator for Windows has been updated. This is fairly extensive update with the following changes being made to the system: [Change #1392, #1423] Add a 64-bit version of AppleWin to the distro: AppleWin-x64.exe (beta). [Change #451] Debugger: Support address prefixes for breakpoints and Mini mem dump window: bp or bpm[r|w] [s<n>/][<nnn>/][l<1|2>/][rom/]…

Skull Island – New game from 8-Bit Shack!

Skull Island – New game from 8-Bit Shack!

8-Bit Shack is pleased to announce: The Kickstarter for our brand new game “Skull Island” has launched!Check it out: https://www.8bitshack.net/skull_island A true open world “role playing game” set in a completely self-contained world with fantastic game play with over 90 individual hand drawn screens and 48 hand drawn Islands complete with fantasy characters and interlinked back stories. We have incorporated true…

The Secret of Anubis – Amstrad CPC and Apple IIGS

The Secret of Anubis – Amstrad CPC and Apple IIGS

Following in the footsteps of Hexapucchu, The Secret of Anubis is presented as an adventure game inspired by the mechanics of Choose Your Own Adventure books. The cold had frozen Paris… and my business,when… a letter. It was waiting for me on the desk, lying there like the ultimate reminder that miracles still exist.Thick paper, the scent of aged leather,…

PunyComp 2025 Announced

PunyComp 2025 Announced

Fredrik Ramsberg, curator of the PunyInform library, has announced the latest edition of the PunyComp programming contest for PunyInform library users. The PunyComp 2025 event requires all submissions be made by the 1 December 2025. Voting by the public on the best submissions will begin shortly thereafter and will end on 1 January 2026. The winners will be announced after…

Hexapucchu, the Lost City of Patchucca on your Amstrad CPC and Apple IIGS

Hexapucchu, the Lost City of Patchucca on your Amstrad CPC and Apple IIGS

Hexapucchu, the Lost City of Patchucca, offers an interactive adventure with simple and accessible mechanics, inspired by the famous choose-your-own-adventure books. The game is based on a succession of screens, each representing a location that you will explore throughout your journey. On the left side, you will discover an illustration of the place you are in. On the right, a…

Ample MAME Interface Updated

Ample MAME Interface Updated

The Ample MAME interface for Mac OS has been updated. Ample version 0.280 marks the 72nd release of the Ample MAME Interface brings the interface in line with the latest release of MAME and includes two new ROMs which can be downloaded within the interface. Also, this release of Ample now requires a minimum of MacOS 10.14 or newer. To…

350 Point version of Adventure On Your Computer

350 Point version of Adventure On Your Computer

The 350 Point version of the classic text adventure game, ADVENTURE is now available on more than 32 different retro computing machines including the latest version for the Mega 65. The game is sometimes called Advent, because the system it was created on in the 70s would not allow filenames to be more than six characters long. This game is…

Infogrames Vera Cruz Affair for the Apple IIGS

Infogrames Vera Cruz Affair for the Apple IIGS

The Vera Cruz Affair is coming to your Apple IIgs in English and French. This first game by Gilles Blancon was published by Infogrames in 1985 and was a hit on the Amstrad CPC and many other machines of the time. Discover and download @ https://www.brutaldeluxe.fr/products/apple2gs/affaireveracruz/ Who killed Vera Cruz? And why?

Audio Book highlights History of the PC Revolution

Audio Book highlights History of the PC Revolution

From our friends David Greelish and Randy Kindig The NEW audiobook chapters of “Stan Veit’s History of the Personal Computer: From Altair to IBM, A History of the PC Revolution.”By Stan Veit, Editor-in-Chief Emeritus, “Computer Shopper”Read by Randy Kindig & David Greelish “Stan Veit’s History of the Personal Computer” audiobook, chapters 1-9: https://classiccomputing.com/CCPodcasts/Stan_Veit/Stan_Veit.htmlRemembering Stan Veit: https://classiccomputing.com/Classic_Computing/Blog/Entries/2010/9/3_Remembering_Stan_Veit.htmlDownload Stan’s book in a…

DHGR Support added to Apple II Mastodon, Wozamp and Quicktake

DHGR Support added to Apple II Mastodon, Wozamp and Quicktake

I’ve reached a point where I feel confident to release – Mastodon, Wozamp, Quicktake, and assorted utilities all get DHGR support in this release! https://github.com/colinleroy/a2tools/releases/tag/v24.0.1This release also contain the multiple-weeks effort that lead to halving the JPEG decoding time for QT200 photos, and a bit more little things.