I am longplaying Apple II games. Any suggestions what I shall play next?

[v***@hirudov.com]

I am long time Apple II user and developer. Recently (in the last 15 years or so) I don't have much time for programming. Instead, I am playing some old Apple II (and IIGS) games till finish, or if there is no ending at least till I do a very high score. So far I've did longplay videos of the following Apple games (Sorted by YouTube's popularity):

Apple II - Hard Hat Mack
Apple II - Donkey Kong
Apple II - Moon Patrol
Apple II - Tapper
Apple II - Cannonball Blitz
Apple II - Sneakers
Apple II - Mario Bros.
Apple II - 221B Baker Street - Case #1 - The Adventure of the Unholy Man
Apple II - The Oregon Trail
Apple II - Choplifter
Apple II - Karateka
Apple II - Super SFX Breakout 2017
Apple II - The Mask of the Sun
Apple II - Breakout
Apple II - DogFighters of Mars 2 Special Edition Demo
Apple II - Burger Time
Apple II - Conan: Hall of Volta
Apple II - Repton
Apple II - Diamond Mine
Apple II - Adventureland
Apple II - Prince of Persia
Apple IIGS - Arkanoid
Apple IIGS - Zany Golf
Apple II - Dung Beetles

Apple I games:
Apple I - Lemonade Stand
Apple I - Acey Ducey Card Game

Apple II games:
Apple III - AntiISDA Warrior (Game written by me in BASIC, just for fun)
Apple III - Cap'n Magneto
Apple III - The Apple /// Card Machine - Twenty-One
Apple III - Atomic Defense
Apple III - Apple Chomp

Not yet uploaded, but done:
Apple II - Sammy Lightfoot


So, I was wondering which games the Apple II community would like to see longplayed? I can try any Apple II or IIGS game (even the bad ones) as long as it is easy to play, I will try my best to finish it (no ETA provided, but ASAP as free time permits). I can provide YouTube playlists with the games listed above if asked.
Feel free to request now any Apple game that you would like to watch played.

[Anthony Ortiz]

Post by v***@hirudov.com
Apple II - Hard Hat Mack
Apple II - Donkey Kong
Apple II - Moon Patrol
Apple II - Tapper
Apple II - Cannonball Blitz
Apple II - Sneakers
Apple II - Mario Bros.
Apple II - 221B Baker Street - Case #1 - The Adventure of the Unholy Man
Apple II - The Oregon Trail
Apple II - Choplifter
Apple II - Karateka
Apple II - Super SFX Breakout 2017
Apple II - The Mask of the Sun
Apple II - Breakout
Apple II - DogFighters of Mars 2 Special Edition Demo
Apple II - Burger Time
Apple II - Conan: Hall of Volta
Apple II - Repton
Apple II - Diamond Mine
Apple II - Adventureland
Apple II - Prince of Persia
Apple IIGS - Arkanoid
Apple IIGS - Zany Golf
Apple II - Dung Beetles
Apple I - Lemonade Stand
Apple I - Acey Ducey Card Game
Apple III - AntiISDA Warrior (Game written by me in BASIC, just for fun)
Apple III - Cap'n Magneto
Apple III - The Apple /// Card Machine - Twenty-One
Apple III - Atomic Defense
Apple III - Apple Chomp
Apple II - Sammy Lightfoot
So, I was wondering which games the Apple II community would like to see longplayed? I can try any Apple II or IIGS game (even the bad ones) as long as it is easy to play, I will try my best to finish it (no ETA provided, but ASAP as free time permits). I can provide YouTube playlists with the games listed above if asked.
Feel free to request now any Apple game that you would like to watch played.

How about "The Dark Heart of Uukrul"? Supposed to be a great game on par with the Ultima series, but not well known.

[v***@hirudov.com]

Post by Anthony Ortiz
How about "The Dark Heart of Uukrul"? Supposed to be a great game on par with the Ultima series, but not well known.

This looks like a fun game to play. I never played it before, but I will give it a go. Thanks for the suggestion.

[Anthony Ortiz]

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Post by Anthony Ortiz
How about "The Dark Heart of Uukrul"? Supposed to be a great game on par with the Ultima series, but not well known.

This looks like a fun game to play. I never played it before, but I will give it a go. Thanks for the suggestion.

No problem. It's one of those hidden gems of the Apple II that should have been a big hit back then but never was because it wasn't really advertised. Yours will be the only long-play of it, perhaps it will attract some attention; better late than never!

[Anthony Ortiz]

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Post by Anthony Ortiz
How about "The Dark Heart of Uukrul"? Supposed to be a great game on par with the Ultima series, but not well known.

This looks like a fun game to play. I never played it before, but I will give it a go. Thanks for the suggestion.

Let us know when you end up posting your longplays and post a link here to your youtube page.

[John Brooks]

Post by v***@hirudov.com
Apple II - Hard Hat Mack
Apple II - Donkey Kong
Apple II - Moon Patrol
Apple II - Tapper
Apple II - Cannonball Blitz
Apple II - Sneakers
Apple II - Mario Bros.
Apple II - 221B Baker Street - Case #1 - The Adventure of the Unholy Man
Apple II - The Oregon Trail
Apple II - Choplifter
Apple II - Karateka
Apple II - Super SFX Breakout 2017
Apple II - The Mask of the Sun
Apple II - Breakout
Apple II - DogFighters of Mars 2 Special Edition Demo
Apple II - Burger Time
Apple II - Conan: Hall of Volta
Apple II - Repton
Apple II - Diamond Mine
Apple II - Adventureland
Apple II - Prince of Persia
Apple IIGS - Arkanoid
Apple IIGS - Zany Golf
Apple II - Dung Beetles
Apple I - Lemonade Stand
Apple I - Acey Ducey Card Game
Apple III - AntiISDA Warrior (Game written by me in BASIC, just for fun)
Apple III - Cap'n Magneto
Apple III - The Apple /// Card Machine - Twenty-One
Apple III - Atomic Defense
Apple III - Apple Chomp
Apple II - Sammy Lightfoot
So, I was wondering which games the Apple II community would like to see longplayed? I can try any Apple II or IIGS game (even the bad ones) as long as it is easy to play, I will try my best to finish it (no ETA provided, but ASAP as free time permits). I can provide YouTube playlists with the games listed above if asked.
Feel free to request now any Apple game that you would like to watch played.

Apple II

Cavern Critters
Bolo
Rescue Raiders
Captain Goodnight
Force Seven
Bruce Lee
Alternate Reality City
Alternate Reality Dungeon
Ultimas
Dark Lord
Rockys Boots
Robot Odyssey


Apple IIGS

Thexdar
Rastan
Alien Mind

-JB
@JBrooksBSI

[v***@hirudov.com]

Post by v***@hirudov.com
Apple II
Cavern Critters
Bolo
Rescue Raiders
Captain Goodnight
Force Seven
Bruce Lee
Alternate Reality City
Alternate Reality Dungeon
Ultimas
Dark Lord
Rockys Boots
Robot Odyssey
Apple IIGS
Thexdar
Rastan
Alien Mind
-JB
@JBrooksBSI

Thanks for the list. Rastan is on my schedule for completion next. I will check also Thexdar and Alien Mind. Bolo, Rescue Raiders, Robot Odyssey and Captain Goodnight are games that I have fond memories of them, so I will go on longplaying them as well.

[Todd Holcomb]

Wings of Fury is one of my favorites and should definitely be on your list!

[KP]

How about Chrono Warrior? (Which has one of the most impressive digital sound samples I've ever heard come out of an Apple II...)

Post by v***@hirudov.com
Apple II - Hard Hat Mack
Apple II - Donkey Kong
Apple II - Moon Patrol
Apple II - Tapper
Apple II - Cannonball Blitz
Apple II - Sneakers
Apple II - Mario Bros.
Apple II - 221B Baker Street - Case #1 - The Adventure of the Unholy Man
Apple II - The Oregon Trail
Apple II - Choplifter
Apple II - Karateka
Apple II - Super SFX Breakout 2017
Apple II - The Mask of the Sun
Apple II - Breakout
Apple II - DogFighters of Mars 2 Special Edition Demo
Apple II - Burger Time
Apple II - Conan: Hall of Volta
Apple II - Repton
Apple II - Diamond Mine
Apple II - Adventureland
Apple II - Prince of Persia
Apple IIGS - Arkanoid
Apple IIGS - Zany Golf
Apple II - Dung Beetles
Apple I - Lemonade Stand
Apple I - Acey Ducey Card Game
Apple III - AntiISDA Warrior (Game written by me in BASIC, just for fun)
Apple III - Cap'n Magneto
Apple III - The Apple /// Card Machine - Twenty-One
Apple III - Atomic Defense
Apple III - Apple Chomp
Apple II - Sammy Lightfoot
So, I was wondering which games the Apple II community would like to see longplayed? I can try any Apple II or IIGS game (even the bad ones) as long as it is easy to play, I will try my best to finish it (no ETA provided, but ASAP as free time permits). I can provide YouTube playlists with the games listed above if asked.
Feel free to request now any Apple game that you would like to watch played.

[Todd Holcomb]

Make sure to play Defender of the Crown on the IIGS too!

[h***@gmail.com]

How about Flobynoid? That was a favorite of mine.

Cheers!
Andy

[Ralph Glatt]

Post by v***@hirudov.com
Apple II - Hard Hat Mack
Apple II - Donkey Kong
Apple II - Moon Patrol
Apple II - Tapper
Apple II - Cannonball Blitz
Apple II - Sneakers
Apple II - Mario Bros.
Apple II - 221B Baker Street - Case #1 - The Adventure of the Unholy Man
Apple II - The Oregon Trail
Apple II - Choplifter
Apple II - Karateka
Apple II - Super SFX Breakout 2017
Apple II - The Mask of the Sun
Apple II - Breakout
Apple II - DogFighters of Mars 2 Special Edition Demo
Apple II - Burger Time
Apple II - Conan: Hall of Volta
Apple II - Repton
Apple II - Diamond Mine
Apple II - Adventureland
Apple II - Prince of Persia
Apple IIGS - Arkanoid
Apple IIGS - Zany Golf
Apple II - Dung Beetles
Apple I - Lemonade Stand
Apple I - Acey Ducey Card Game
Apple III - AntiISDA Warrior (Game written by me in BASIC, just for fun)
Apple III - Cap'n Magneto
Apple III - The Apple /// Card Machine - Twenty-One
Apple III - Atomic Defense
Apple III - Apple Chomp
Apple II - Sammy Lightfoot
So, I was wondering which games the Apple II community would like to see longplayed? I can try any Apple II or IIGS game (even the bad ones) as long as it is easy to play, I will try my best to finish it (no ETA provided, but ASAP as free time permits). I can provide YouTube playlists with the games listed above if asked.
Feel free to request now any Apple game that you would like to watch played.

If you're feeling a little more retro, I'd recommend some of the better Eamon Games. Kind of like the Fighting Fantasy books of the 80's. They were my favorite when I got my first Apple compatible computer.

[h***@gmail.com]

Flobynoid doesn't seem to be in any common compilations of games. If interested you can find it here (still) :


http://mirrors.apple2.org.za/apple2.archive.umich.edu/apple2/8bit/game/

Cheers!
Andy

[Antoine Vignau]

A disk image of Flobynoid v9.8 @ http://www.brutaldeluxe.fr/products/underground/acs/

[Robert Allred]

I had completely forgotten about Flobynoid. What a great game! I lost a not insignificant portion of my childhood playing that game...

[Anthony Adverse]

Post by Robert Allred
I had completely forgotten about Flobynoid. What a great game! I lost a not insignificant portion of my childhood playing that game...

Chuckle, just because its long and strange I actually have that as the "key" to my wifi access point... the kids all look at me and say you made it "wha???".

A

[Rusty Dekema]

I would like to watch some of the videos of the games you've already played. Can you share a YouTube URL or username?

Thanks,
Rusty

[v***@hirudov.com]

Post by Rusty Dekema
I would like to watch some of the videos of the games you've already played. Can you share a YouTube URL or username?
Thanks,
Rusty
Also reply to Anthony Ortiz

Here are the playlists:

Apple II Games - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyBvc1Y7TSqZgDMcq6TOZDwwvMHx4eMpG
Apple IIGS Games - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyBvc1Y7TSqYvjIbv_9BOT1LDxFvdEh1T
Apple III Games - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyBvc1Y7TSqbrIXB2smjj1MqWhg91Q9ti
Apple I Games - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyBvc1Y7TSqbZGax0-lOVafzV3ly5pk1i

I've recorded some Apple I, Apple II, Apple III and Apple IIGS software too, but they are not yet uploaded and sorted in playlists on the channel.

I try my best, but I am sure it can be even better, so any feedback on the quality, gameplay, descriptions, resolution, colors, rendering techniques etc... will be gladly appreciated. I rarely narrate my videos, since I am not a native English speaker, but this is an option as well. Also I can add some music soundtracks for the more silent games, but for now I keep the raw 1-bit DAC sound for the Apple II/III games and I love the IIGS soundtracks.

Kind regards

[Adrian Wallaschek]

You might like "Crisis Mountain". I loved it.

[Anthony Ortiz]

No no no... do not deter him from playing the best Apple II RPG that never was (aside from the Ultima's of course) : "The Dark Heart of Uukrul".

note : just watch the first few minutes for a synopsis; don't watch the rest as it walks through the entire game and contains spoilers galore.

[v***@hirudov.com]

Post by Adrian Wallaschek
You might like "Crisis Mountain". I loved it.

I've played Crisis Mountain and I reached level A (10). In the manual it says there are 9 levels then you win, but when I looped the score (i.e. reached over 100,000 score) the high score was saved at 88585 and I didn't win at all after level 9. Probably I have bad version that have the end sequence removed.

I did Canyon Climber longplay as well.

[qkumba]

Post by v***@hirudov.com
I've played Crisis Mountain and I reached level A (10). In the manual it says there are 9 levels then you win, but when I looped the score (i.e. reached over 100,000 score) the high score was saved at 88585 and I didn't win at all after level 9. Probably I have bad version that have the end sequence removed.

There's no end sequence, as far as I know. It just keeps playing, and the levels go through the alphabet. The score saves only the low part that fits in 5 digits.

[v***@hirudov.com]

Post by qkumba

Post by v***@hirudov.com
I've played Crisis Mountain and I reached level A (10). In the manual it says there are 9 levels then you win, but when I looped the score (i.e. reached over 100,000 score) the high score was saved at 88585 and I didn't win at all after level 9. Probably I have bad version that have the end sequence removed.

There's no end sequence, as far as I know. It just keeps playing, and the levels go through the alphabet. The score saves only the low part that fits in 5 digits.

I've read the manual at ftp://ftp.apple.asimov.net/pub/apple_II/documentation/games/misc/Crisis%20Mountain%20Manual.pdf

that says there are 9 levels. Or this is for the other version of the game for other platforms, but the manual says for Apple II. Probably, We shall ask David Shroeder, who wrote a post about the game https://venturebeat.com/2016/01/04/crisis-mountains-main-lesson-no-such-thing-as-a-random-number/

[qkumba]

Okay, I just played through the Apple II version with an original disk.
After level 9 comes level A.
No end sequence.
Maybe it was planned but never added.

[qkumba]

If you want a game with nice ending sequence, try Lady Tut.
The ProDOS version is probably best because it doesn't require flipping the disk.

[v***@hirudov.com]

Post by qkumba
Okay, I just played through the Apple II version with an original disk.
After level 9 comes level A.
No end sequence.
Maybe it was planned but never added.

I got an answer from David Schroeder as a comment on my video.
He says he is surprised to see that the box and document implied that there were only 9 levels. Here is a link to the video:

A 37 years old Apple II mystery finally solved.

Now I am back to longplaying more excellent Apple games.

Regarding Lode Runner that was mentioned in the posts before. I've completed Lode Runner (all the 150 levels), but for the probably wrong platform - Apple Macintosh (which has a lesser version than the Apple II one). And I even had to complete it twice (more than 10 hours of gameplay), because the first time something happened to my recording and it was lost after level 16.

[qkumba]

Great that he responded.
A minor note: the summary says "Canyon Climber" instead of "Crisis Mountain".

[v***@hirudov.com]

I've uploaded gameplay of Cavern Creatures. I am not sure if the game has end! I beat the computer two times, but seems it just loops after each computer level. I am not sure if there is the very hyped surprise end? Does anyone know if there is some hidden level in the code of the game, or it just loops infinitely?

[s***@gmail.com]

I'll just put 3 out there;
Wings of Fury
Black Magic
Dino Eggs

[Henry Pedro]

Marble Madness. //e / Iic only, though.

[j***@gmail.com]

Post by v***@hirudov.com
So, I was wondering which games the Apple II community would like to see longplayed?

Airheart belongs on the list. Joystick and 128K Apple //e or better required.

[Michael 'AppleWin Debugger Dev']

Another vote for:

* Captain Goodnight and the Islands of Fear
* Championship Lode Runner (I'm still bummed I lost my hint book :-/)
* Lode Runner (I completed all 150 levels back in the 80s)
* Rescue Raiders
* Wings of Fury

[m***@gmail.com]

Lots of great games mentioned, some that haven't been mentioned so far that are well worth playing are the Bard's Tale series, the Wolfensteins (Castle Wolfenstein, Return to Castle Wolfenstein), Aztec, .....

Moose

[j***@gmail.com]

Post by m***@gmail.com
Lots of great games mentioned, some that haven't been mentioned so far that are well worth playing are the Bard's Tale series, the Wolfensteins (Castle Wolfenstein, Return to Castle Wolfenstein), Aztec, .....
Moose

Wolfenstein and Aztec are some good influential picks.

[N.N. Thayer]

The original Wasteland by Interplay would be great for a longplay - a really, really long play. You'll need to print out the story/manual so that you can follow along and read the necessary text as the game prompts you.