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Entertaining Old Educational Game -The Oregon Trail

Entertaining Old Educational Game -The Oregon Trail

Jan 28, 2022

Even decades later, this computer game is popular among young players. The reason behind the game’s popularity is its three essential aspects. 

Nox Archaist – 2020 CRPG for the Apple II – Unboxing!

Nox Archaist – 2020 CRPG for the Apple II – Unboxing!

Dec 19, 2020

Here’s a quick unboxing of the collector’s edition of Nox Archaist by 6502 Workshop for the Apple II. It’s a brand new 8-bit CRPG for the end of 2020: First startup. I look forward to playing it!

TSR published three Apple II computer games in 1982 and here are some shots of two of them

TSR published three Apple II computer games in 1982 and here are some shots of two of them

Dec 12, 2020

For a kid who grew up in the late 1970s and into the 1980s, TSR was the name in mass market pen and paper role-playing games. They actually published three Apple II computer games in 1982: Dungeon!, which was based on the board game; Theseus and the Minotaur, which was...

Review: KABOOM! (2015, Ninjaforce Entertainment) – Apple IIGS

Review: KABOOM! (2015, Ninjaforce Entertainment) – Apple IIGS

Apr 16, 2018

NOTE: A version of this review originally appeared in Issue 2, Volume 20 (2015), of Juiced.GS, a quarterly print magazine for Apple II users. If you’ve been around videogames and computers long enough, hearing the name “Kaboom” associated with a game probably conjures thoughts of Activision’s classic bomb catching game,...

Review: The Oregon Trail Handheld (Basic Fun, 2018)

Review: The Oregon Trail Handheld (Basic Fun, 2018)

Mar 13, 2018

As one of the most popular educational computer games of all-time – heck, one of the most popular computer games of all-time – it’s not surprising that The Oregon Trail has popped up again as memes, tchotkes, and hip card games. But a full-featured, stand-alone, mass market handheld game? In...

The Apple II and the Mockingboard – promise unfulfilled

The Apple II and the Mockingboard – promise unfulfilled

Feb 5, 2018

As I continue to optimize what remains of my collection, I’ve been focusing a bit lately on my Apple IIe Platinum (after a few hours with a nice multi-cart on my Atari 1200XL). Previously I “fixed” the keyboard, and now I have both a single and dual Mockingboard configuration working (and,...

Firmware update for 8Bitdo AP40 Apple II Retro Receiver and Bluetooth Controller

Firmware update for 8Bitdo AP40 Apple II Retro Receiver and Bluetooth Controller

Feb 3, 2018

As I continue to optimize what remains of my collection, I’ve been coming across items that inevitably need firmware or other updates. One such device is 8Bitdo’s AP40 retro receiver, which is a Bluetooth dongle for Apple II computers that can work with a cosmetically matching 8Bitdo controller or other types...

Fixing repeating key presses on an Apple IIe Platinum

Fixing repeating key presses on an Apple IIe Platinum

Jan 26, 2018

At the same time I did extensive keyboard surgery on my Atari 1200XL, I also took the opportunity to try and debounce some of the keys on my Apple IIe Platinum’s keyboard. Fortunately, that was a far simpler process. Initially, I noticed that the D key would sometimes create additional characters...

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