What is Encounter Adventure? The original game was published in 1983 by Severn Software. It was released for the Oric computer, and then for the Spectrum one. We heard of it recently on the Facebook group Ordinosaures when the HD version made by Mickaël Pointier was announced. The only differences between the original game and our version are the addition of the word “SCORE” to know how the game goes, and of the word “INVENTORY” to list what you are currently…
Fredrik Ramsberg has announced the availability of the latest update to the PunyInform adventure programming library. PunyInform version 5.8 includes some changes including the following: Changes in functionality: Bugfixes: PunyInform is a library written in Inform 6 which allows authors to create text adventure games / interactive fiction using the Z-machine virtual machine, to be played on 8-bit computers as well as newer platforms. It provides a parser, implementations of common verbs, as well as a framework for writing text…
The Virtual II Emulator, a full featured shareware Apple II Emulator has been updated. Virtual II Version 12.1 includes a slew of updates and fixes including the following items: The virtual II emulator is the product of long time developer Gerard Putter and has been in development consistently for the past 20 plus years. The emulator includes the ability to emulate the Apple II, II+, IIe and the IIc computers. Virtual ][ requires a Mac with macOS 12.0 (“Monterey”) or better. It…
Missing that Apple II card which allows you to control your LEGO Technic machines and are tired of trying to compete for the occasional one that appears on EBAY? Now you can get replacement cards thanks to Joe’s Computer Museum. The Blocko replacement cards are compatible with the LEGO 9750 Interface and require the IDC-20 connector cable, 9-volt power supply and at least one LEGO Technic Motor. The cards are currently available from JCM in limited supply at:https://jcm-1.com/product/blocko/ More information…
Brutal Deluxe Software in coordination with Daniel Henderson has announced CD IIe – A CD-Audio player for the 8-bit Apple IIs. The program requires a SCSI High-Speed DMA card to be installed in the Apple II and a SCSI-2 type CD-ROM drive such as the Apple CD300. You can download the latest version of the player on a standard 5.25 inch floppy disk image from the Brutal Deluxe Software website at:https://www.brutaldeluxe.fr/products/apple2/cdiie/ Source code for the player is also available on…
From David Schmenk: Development of the Double Color Graphics Toolkit for PLASMA is pretty much done. I didn’t complete in time for the Zoom meeting, but I hope to show it off at the next one! Time to start documenting the API and tools, but here it is in action:
Daniel Henderson of 8-Bit Shack fame has released his latest work for Halloween 2024 – The Shining – A double low resolution graphics demo disk for the Apple II computer. You can download the disk image here
The Clock Signal Emulator (“CLK”) has been updated. The CLK emulator for Mac OS and curated by Thomas Harte includes clock accurate emulation for a number of retro computing platforms. The latest version of CLK includes the following changes: You can download the latest version of the Clock Signal emulator and the source code from the CLK Github page at:https://github.com/TomHarte/CLK
Have you ever wondered what went into the music for the Origin Systems produced, Richard Garriott designed game Ultima III? Well, wonder no more. Music YouTuber David Youd has produced the ultimate run-through of the Ultima III music in a format that not only shows the details of the voices but also the musical notation of the game songs themselves.
Version 12.0 of the Virtual II Apple II Emulator for Mac OS has been released. Included in the release are the following updates: You can download the latest version of the Virtual II Emulator at:https://www.virtualii.com
There are Fifty ( yes 50 ! ) new archived Apple II cassettes, kindly on loan to the Apple II Cassette Collection from Ian B. This includes programs, textbooks, and photos, all of which are now available @ https://brutaldeluxe.fr/projects/cassettes/.
Ian Bell, author of the popular BBC Computer game Elite published by Acornsoft, has announced the release of the source code for a myriad of computing platforms including the Apple II, Commodore 64, and the NES versions of the game. According to the release text on the Elite website, “Today, 20th September 2024, is the 40th anniversary of the day the world first experienced Elite, the 3D space trading and combat game written by Ian Bell and David Braben, first on the…
Andy Mcfadden has released the latest version of the CiderPress II app. This is a command line version of the CiderPress app for managing Apple II series disk images and runs on most platforms. Included in this latest release of the software are the following changes and updates: You can download the latest version of the CiderPress II app as well as documentation and source code from the CiderPress II website at: https://ciderpress2.com
This is the RAMX128K RAM Card from JDMicro.com and designed by Dean Claxton and Jeff Mazur. These cards are being sold by ReativeMicro. The RAMX128K is a plug-in RAM card designed to provide an extra 128KB of RAM for Apple II and Apple II+ computers. It is fully compatible and can replace other 16K RAM cards in slot 0. Saturn Systems later expanded on this scheme with their 128KB RAM card, providing 8 x 16KB RAM banks. The RAMX128K card…
From Jonathan Adar: Per my post, here is the ver 2.0 Firmware that will work on Booti. “Many of you are aware that I helped [MacEffects] to obtain the rights to market and sell Booti in the US by the hardware innovator. There were many of you that were looking for this device and it quickly sold out. There were also a lot that reached out to ask if there had been new/updated firmware. There had be no updates done…
The OpenCore Legacy Patcher 2.0.0 and 2.0.1 have been released. This is the patch that allows older Macs to use the latest (Sequoia) operating system. from the Github Page: With the release of OpenCore Legacy Patcher 2.0.0, we’re proud to announce macOS Sequoia support! And with it, 83 unsupported Mac models will be able to run Apple’s latest operating system! With macOS Sequoia, we spent many months working tirelessly to get these old machines running. And because of the sheer…
Kelvin sherlock announced a new release of the Itty-Btty-Vtty vt100 emulator for the Apple IIGS. The update fixes an auto-repeat (DECARM) bug introduced in the previous release. Itty-Btty-Vtty is a standard vt100, with the modem port set to 9600 baud, 8-N-1 (These are the MAME emulator defaults). The entire vt100 emulator is based on information found in the User Guide. While the majority of capabilities of the vt100 are implanted, the following items are not due to hardware limitations: You can…
From A2_4am Total Replay v5.2 is out. It features 502 Apple II games (200 new since v4), all playable from a single bootable 32MB hard disk image. https://archive.org/details/TotalReplay Code & changelog: https://github.com/a2-4am/4cade/releases/tag/v5.2 Thanks to @a2_qkumba, @txgx42, @helix_nrg, @Roughana@oldbytes.space, Frank M, Kris Kennaway, @ladyailuros, and everyone else who contributed to this project in the past five years.
From A2_4am: This is volume 2 of Total Replay, featuring sports games, flight sims, puzzles, game shows, and board games. If it involves blowing things up, it’s probably in volume 1. This release features 89 games, all playable from a single bootable 32MB hard disk image. https://archive.org/details/TotalReplay2 Code & changelog: https://github.com/a2-4am/4sports/releases/tag/v1.0-alpha.4 Thanks to @a2_qkumba, @txgx42, @xot@mastodon.gamedev.place, @Roughana@oldbytes.space, and @helix_nrg for patches and testing.
From our friend Fredrik Ramsberg: For the first time, we’re throwing a PunyComp. Write your own text adventure, using the PunyInform system. Win money and glory! Some quick facts: Judges are expected to cast their votes after playing a game for one hour. Hopefully this puts the focus more on short games, which can be done with high quality even in the limited time available. All the details can be found on the competition page: https://itch.io/jam/punycomp-2024
