Talk:List of Apple II games

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Contents 1 Should redirect to category 2 Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders 3 Designate file games as so? 4 Far from a complete list, of course 5 Ports? 6 Can't Remember Name of This Game, Please Help 7 Freedom!

[edit] Should redirect to category

Ultimately this list should just redirect to Category:Apple II games. Tempshill 17:53, 26 September 2005 (UTC)

No, it shouldn't. List are a very useful tool for creating wikilinks for articles that have yet to be created. Categories can't do this—they only list articles which have been created. But it belongs to the category, so that helps. :-) — Frecklefoot | Talk 20:30, 26 September 2005 (UTC)

Somebody should cross-reference the category with the list, copying things between them that are missing from one. I may do it but not now. -- Howdybob 23:17, 1 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders

Is there any evidence that Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders was actually released for Apple II? --217.140.228.11 14:39, 14 December 2005 (UTC)

Here you go: http://www.mobygames.com/game/apple2/zak-mckracken-and-the-alien-mindbenders --MisterHand 15:13, 14 December 2005 (UTC)

In here [1], a collector claims that it never was... --217.140.228.11 19:48, 14 December 2005 (UTC)

Has anyone seen or played it? --217.140.228.11 21:46, 17 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Designate file games as so?

Many games were single file games that came on Dos 3.3 disks. Some came/worked on prodos. I'd like to make a designation between file games and disk games. I just wanted to come to a consensus on this.

Also, right now we're designating some games as "ports". I don't think we need to tag every game which was ported, we should just indicate in the opening paragraph that some games were ported, while others evoved to other platforms, and some are unique/exclusive to the Apple II --PZ 16:16, 8 March 2006 (UTC)

I may be wrong, but I think a lot of the 'single file' games were originally on their own disk with custom DOS, and only became 'single file' games through the efforts of hackers (so they could be run through the familiar 'Hello' menu)

I don't think we should categorize games by the way they are carried on their media. Nandesuka 13:48, 8 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Far from a complete list, of course

Is there any rationale behind the selection of games on this list? When I have some time I'll add more games to it. [Duncan, 4/5/06]

Who ever claimed it was complete? It just has games users have added to the list. Please do add to the list. BTW, the correct way to sign your name is with 3 or 4 tildes (~~~ or ~~~~). — Frecklefoot | Talk 14:01, 3 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Ports?

I've addded a few, but I don't konw if they're ports or not. Feel free to check, anybody. F15 Strike Eagle, Mont's Revenge, Silent Service, Leisure Suit Larry, Spy Hunter, Gato --Howdybob 23:23, 1 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Can't Remember Name of This Game, Please Help

Okay, maybe this is not the right place for this question, so please tell me a better place in wikipedia to put it if you can think of it.

I used to play this Apple ][ RPG game a long time ago that was based on the adventures of greek mythical heroes. You could play Herakles, Perseus, Theseus, etc. It had basic B&W graphics and mixed arrow-key and typed commands interface (that I can recall). The only key bit of info I remember is that when you died, sometimes it would say, "You give an obolus to Charon" or "You become food for worms" or something like that.

Does anyone remember this game?

--Fandyllic 5:16 PDT 26 Jul 2006

Okay, I may have found it, but I can't be sure. It maybe called "Return of Heracles" as part of Age of Adventure from EA. --Fandyllic 5:25 PM PDT 26 Jul 2006

[edit] Freedom!

Anyone have any information on this game? You played an enslaved African American escaping to Canada on the underground railroad Deusfaux 03:22, 5 January 2007 (UTC)