Tag: apple II
A lot of people my age that touched Macintoshes in the nineties know that game, Glider, written by John Calhoun. I recently started wanting to try and program a game for the Apple II as it is something I never attempted before, and I wanted to see if I got good enough at 6502 assembly for that. After a difficult start, I managed to have the project take off (pun intended) and decided to make a Glider reimplementation for the…
Thomas Harte, Developer of the Clock Signal Emulator, has announced a bug fix update to the emulator. The latest version includes the following Macintosh related bug fixes: The Clock Signal Emulator is a clock accurate multi-platform emulator and is available for free download from: https://github.com/TomHarte/CLK
The Ample interface for the MAME emulation platform on MacOS has been updated. Ample version 0.275 includes the following additions: Ample is a graphical user interface which according to the author, Kelvin Sherlock, provides a more friendly interface for the MAME Emulation platform. Originally only supporting Apple and Macintosh based emulation, the latest version of Ample includes support for Dragon 32, Tandy computers, Commodore 64 and BBC Micro as well as a host of other retro computing platforms. You can…
The Apple II Cassette project, run by Brutal Deluxe Software, has added four new cassettes to its growing collection. Now reaching a total of nearly 700 cassettes, the project aims to gather all of the cassette based software items from the early days of the Apple II computing world. The new items include the following items: You can download the latest additions to the collection as well as many others at the Apple II Cassette Project webpage at: https://www.brutaldeluxe.fr/projects/cassettes/
The latest version of Card Cat, version 1.8, is now available for download. Card Cat is a system identification program created by Henry Lowe that identifies your Apple II series hardware information, memory and the cards in the slots. The latest release of Card Cat contains a number of new options and fixes including:
The MAC OS X based Ample MAME interface has been updated. Kelvin Sherlock, the curator of the Ample Interface introduced additional support for the retro Macintosh Portables as well as support for the ACORN BBC Micro series of computers and the Commodore 64. This release of the Ample interface marks the 66th release of the emulator and brings the Ample package up to MAME 0.274 and includes a modified MAME package which allows emulation of those machines included in the…
Sean Gugler has announced the latest release of the Ultima IV for the Apple II. Ultima IV Remastered is now at version 1.2.12 and now includes support for the Apple II ECHO sound card. Ultima IV Remastered is a bug fixed version of the original Ultima IV for the Apple II. With this release being the 14th in the series of updates, the number of patches and bug fixes now stands at several dozen. You can download the latest version…
CiderPress II version 1.06 has been released. Andy McFadden, the programmer behind Ciderpress and CiderPress II, announced the release of the update to the command line version of the CiderPress Apple II disk image manager program. Changes included in Version 1.06 are as follows: CIderPress II is available for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux with the full source code also available. You can download the packages as well as additional information about CiderPress II from the Github page at:https://github.com/fadden/CiderPress2/…
UPDATED: The latest version of the game Star Fury for the Apple II has been released. Star Fury version 1.21 includes some changes to the stages of the game and how it handles the ending of main stage challenges. Also a scoring bug has been updated in the minor update. Star Fury is a high speed arcade style game for the Apple II by Brazilian game author, Raphael Rezende. His latest game includes elements which make it a challenge for…
Kelvin Sherlock has announced the immediate release of the latest version of the Ample Graphical Interface for MAME on Mac OS. This latest version includes addition Mac support as well as some updates on the Apple II series side. IMPORTANT: Apple IIgs roms need to be updated. Apple //e, and //c roms should be updated.(//e and //c added international version, IIgs added an international character set). This latest update includes the following changes: Ample is a free download and the…
David Schmenk has released a new 32mb Disk image of DHGR RGB conversion samples within Plasma for the Apple II series computers and Emulators. According to his posting: For those wanting to play with DHGR RGB conversions at home, I’ve made a disk image (32 MB!) of PLASMA and sample images for you to convert. I’ve also documented the process to add your own images so you can amaze your family and friends with your 40 year old digital picture…
A2_4am has updated his Apple II game, Million Perfect Letters. The latest version, Million Perfect Letters Version 1.2, has version 1.2, simplifies disk access and compresses some files on disk. Actual gameplay is unchanged from the previous version and according to the posting, this version matches the version included in A2_4am’s Total Replay Apple II compilation library. According to the game page on Internet Archive, “Million Perfect Letters is a shifty word game for the Apple ][. It runs on any…
Henry Lowe has announced the release of the latest version of his Card Cat Apple II card identification program. Card Cat 1.7 includes a host of additional cards in the catalog including the following: Card Cat will run on all Apple II series computers from the Apple II plus through the Apple IIgs. It can identify 87 different Apple II cards and even functions properly on an Apple II emulator. Additional information and the Card Cat 1.7 program is available…
Wayne Goldsmith has produced a new version of the proverbial Matrix screen for the Apple II computer. Using standard ascii text, this little Apple II program will produce an effect to that seen in the Matrix Movies.
Mark Moxon has announced an update to the Apple II version of the dis-assemblies of the source code for the game Elite. This particular update removes in-text mentions of deep dives as they are unreliable and also include an update of deep dive titles within the elite-data.asm file of the Elite source code. The entire updated version of Elite and the source code is available online at:https://github.com/markmoxon/elite-source-code-apple-ii Other versions of the game are available from Mark’s GitHub page at:https://github.com/markmoxon
Star Fury is a high speed arcade style game for the Apple II by Brazilian game author, Raphael Rezende. His latest game includes elements which make it a challenge for even the best of the gamers on the Apple II and is sure to challenge you. Star Fury version 1.1 includes both keyboard and Joystick control. The full package includes the Apple II Emulator ready 5.25 inch floppy disk image, floppy disk label image, and the game manual in PDF…
A.P.P.L.E. is pleased to announce the immediate availability of the Snape Productions produced Beneath Apple DOS and ProDOS 2020, a compendium of both of the Don Worth books, Beneath Apple DOS and Beneath Apple ProDOS. This book contains information on the internals of DOS and ProDOS and is an invaluable resource for any Apple II user. If you are an Apple II programmer who wants a greater understanding of some tricks of programming the Apple II computer, then this is…
Nibble Disassembly Lines: Volume 1 is a compendium of all of the Apple II DOS 3.3 “Disassembly Lines” articles that appeared in Mike Harvey’s Nibble magazine as well as Call-A.P.P.L.E. magazine during the 1980s. Written by Sandy Mossberg, a medical doctor, avid reader, science fiction fan, bird watcher, photographer and especially a self-taught programmer who had one of the longest-running columns in Nibble. If you are an Assembly Language programmer who wants a greater understanding of some tricks of programming…
Written using Greasy graphics by Sellam Abraham and PT3- Mockingboard player by Deater. Following on from ‘The Shining’, my Halloween demo, I decided to tackle the subject of Penguins dancing and generally being amusing by going back to my roots in single lores. I found an amazing PT3 conversion of a Christmas classic which resides in Aux Ram, so 128k Apple IIe, IIc and IIgs with mockingboard if you want to enjoy it to the max. This is my forth…
Seattle, Washington — November 30, 2024 — Apple Pugetsound Program Library Exchange (A.P.P.L.E.) is pleased to announce the immediate release of Star Fury – a new, exhilarating arcade-style Apple II game developed by Raphael Rezende. It offers a captivating experience that puts players’ skills and endurance to the ultimate test. With fast-paced gameplay, endless levels, and challenging mechanics, Star Fury promises to deliver a challenging and unforgettable flight through space as you battle the endless levels of aliens. Availability To accompany…
