Category: Software

Daniel F. Gordon, author of “Realm – Rays of Nightmare” and a number of programming tools, has released the latest version of A2Kit, a command line interface and library for manipulating retro disk images, file systems, and languages, with an emphasis on Apple II. The new version, A2Kit v2.0.6, includes several updates and improvements. One major update is the fix for DOS 3.3 and Pascal to check for duplicate names when renaming. The new version also includes testing of both…

Daniel F. Gordon has released an update to his adventure game “Realm – Rays of Nightmare”, bringing it up to version 1.5. While the gameplay in this version remains unchanged, the release adds a hard drive installer and better party import / export interface, making it easier for players to manage their characters. Additionally, the update includes a WOZ file for more realistic floppy emulation, as well as a ProDOS Order (.po) disk image for those who prefer a faster…

A2_4am, best known for his hack related items and Total Replay, has announced the release of Million Perfect Tiles, an implementation of the classic logic puzzle game Takuzu, for the 8-bit Apple II computer. The game boasts over 3000 original puzzle boards in six different sizes for hours of engaging gameplay. Million Perfect Tiles can be played on any Apple II computer with at least 64K of memory, and features optional support for Mockingboard for music and a mouse for…

David Given has revealed that he has ported Digital Research’s CP/M operating system to the 6502 microprocessor. This classic operating system was originally released in 1977 and was designed for use with the 8080 and Z80 microprocessors. Currently the port is still in beta, however the initial release is available to the general public. Given’s port of CP/M supports relocatable binaries, which means that unmodified binaries can run on any system. This is necessary because 6502 systems tend to be…

David Schmenk, author of PLASMA for the Apple II Series, announced a new version of ROGUE for PLASMA. The disk image is downloadable for free in ProDOS Order format here. This disk image will work on Apple II emulators capable of emulating the Apple //e and is a fully self contained game disk. Introduction This version of ROGUE is somewhat different than others. It is very simple in most ways, but I have developed a (I think) unique visibility algorithm…

Snafaru, a retro computing enthusiast and developer, has announced the full release of Wizardry 3.0. This project is a faithful recreation of the classic game Wizardry Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord, released more than 40 years ago. The full release of Wizardry 3.0 is now ready for distribution and includes over 100 fixes and enhancements from the original game. With the included 140K 5.25″ diskette images, the game can be played using an Apple II emulator or copied onto…

Antoine Vignau, co-founder of Brutal Deluxe, has announced the availability of five new Apple II cassettes on the Apple II cassette project website. The cassettes are from Compu-Things, Haydenbook, Programma, and The Software House. The Apple II cassette project aims to preserve and promote the use of cassettes as a storage medium for the Apple II computer. The project website contains a collection of digitized cassettes, which can be downloaded and used with emulators or transferred to physical cassettes for…

41 years after the release of Wizardry Proving Grounds 2.1 comes a new release of one of the best known games for the Apple II series computer. Wizardry Proving Grounds Version 3.0 is available in both DOS 3.3 and ProDOS disk formats on the Apple II and includes some of the following updates and changes: No more passwords! Something had to go to make room on the disks for all these fixes. We figured that nobody password-protects their characters any more,…

The latest alpha release of the Apple II Desktop graphical user interface is now available for download. Apple II Desktop version 1.3 alpha release 5 includes the following changes: General DeskTop Selector Disk Copy Desk Accessories Misc Downloads You can download the latest releases of the Apple II Desktop in one of eight languages from the A2D Github page at:https://github.com/a2stuff/a2d/releases/tag/v1.3-alpha5

Joshua Bell has released the latest version of the Apple II Desktop graphical user interface for the Apple II computer. Apple II Desktop version 1.3 Alpha 4 includes a host of changes and new features including the following items: General DeskTop Selector Disk Copy Desk Accessories The author notes that if you have downloaded a previous alpha version of the Apple II Desktop Version 1.3 program, you should replace it immediately with this version. To download the latest version of…

Joshua Bell has released an update to the Apple II Desktop Version 1.3. The second alpha release of the App includes the following changes: General Launcher DeskTop Selector Desk Accessories Apple II Desktop is available in eight different languages including: English, Danish, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese and Swedish. and is available on either 140K or 800K Floppy disk images. You can download the latest version of the Apple II Desktop in your chosen language from the A@ple II Desktop…

Stefan Wessels has announced the initial release of his CC65 based Apple II version of the popular game, Gomoku. According to his anouncement,

Enrico Rolfi has announced the immediate availability of The Music Studio for the Apple IIgs, the unofficial version. The Music Studio for the Apple IIgs Version 2.0.3 is available for download on Enrico’s website. According to the release notes on the site: The Music Studio is a music composition software for the Apple IIGS that was first released between the end of 1986 and the beginning of 1987. Armed with nothing more than the original program binary, I decided to…

Ian Schmidt has released a new version of his Night Driver for the Apple IIgs. Night Driver GS 1.1 includes the following features and fixes: Night Driver GS 1.1 is a free download and is available at:https://www.callapple.org/soft/a2gs/games/nd11.po

Sellam Abraham has released a little demo package for Apple II users for New Years Day 2023. The demo program was created using the Greasy Graphics package and is a free download and can be found here

The final release of the Apple II Desktop Version 1.2 is available. That means that there are no more Alpha or Beta versions and that this will be the last update to that particular version. Apple II DeskTop is a graphical file and disk manager that also includes a host of graphical desk accessories for the Apple II series computers. Apple II desktop has also been known and sold as Mouse Desk. Some of the features of the Apple II…

Late last night, Lee Fastenau announced a little Christmas present for the Apple II world in the Call-151 group: the Game Boy version of Tetris for the Apple II, complete with all of the original screens and the source code for the game as well. This version of the game runs not only on original Apple II hardware with 48K of memory but will also run in Emulators as well. Game controls for the game: Downloading the game and the…

For those of you who are fans of the Wizardry Series, there is now a new restored version of the Wizardry Proving Grounds game for the Apple II. This update includes the following fixes: A number of people contributed to this release including Chris Torrence, John Brooks, and Eric Labelle. A complete list of the changes can be found here: https://www.zimlab.com/wizardry/proving-grounds-restored/files/Wizardry-Proving-Grounds-Restored-v2.2-Readme.txt The disk is available for free download along with further update information at : https://www.zimlab.com/wizardry/proving-grounds-restored/

Brutal Deluxe Software has announced the release of AppleIIgs Karate from . The game runs on an Apple IIgs with either floppy or Hard drive. To gain your way into the upper sect of the holy order, something your father always wanted of you, you must beat many opponents. Your journey will be a difficult one with the finest fighters in the land trying to stop you. From time to time, you may be required to perform tests to prove…

Created with Marc A. Golombeck‘s FF Edit and Demo Loader and with a Mockingboard soundtrack I am proud to present my double lo-res Christmas Demo! Runs on IIe, IIc or IIgs. Please note.. it wont run well on a real floppy (loading speed issues), so emulated smart port images are best… (AppleWin, CFFA3000, MDT etc). It needs a clean boot (not from gsos or bitsy bye) and runs at 1mhz and plays with a Mockingboard in any slot. https://www.dropbox.com/s/i6vjj4uptgwei6l/Christmas2022.po?dl=0 here is…