I’ve been lost on Forbidden Castle, playing that is. What little time I’ve had for the Apple II was spent playing the opening of Forbidden Castle and trying to get around the Ogre.
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Old Games, More Asteroids Etc.
I tried playing Asteroid in AppleWin and the screen was blurry, so I tried several different settings until I found one that worked for me, Monochrome (White). Although I like Asteroid, eye hand coordination is not my strongest suit, so…
Old Games, Asteroid
Along the lines of last nights post I was looking at some more Apple II games. It took only a short time to find one that was interesting. I found a copy of Asteroid on Apple2Online tonight. It is much…
No Slot Clock, Additional Information
I found some additional information on the No Slot Clock. I was looking through the Apple II Documentation Project and there is a directory for Chips and the the No Slot Clock. You can check the link under Apple II…
Mapper, Debugging
I spent some time working on Mapper, starting on the debugging process. I figured the best way, was to actually use it. I chose to put the map from Eamon’s The Beginners Cave into the Mapper. I started finding problems…
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Dynasty, Hamurabi, Spyglass, Followup
I had time to try out Dynasty, the Hamurabi derivative. It has certain features that Hamurabi lacks, like in game directions and a running total of statistics. I’m not crazy about the added sound effects and the use of inverse text. …
Dynasty, Hamurabi, Spyglass
One of my PC’s died a couple of weeks ago and a replacement I bought a week ago arrived today. That cut into my free time for the Apple II. I didn’t really have time to work on any of…
No Slot Clock, Shipping Update, Plus
The chip I ordered for the No Slot Clock has left China and passed through New York yesterday afternoon. My guess is it will arrive in the next day or so. I’m really looking forward to trying it out. If it…
Mapper’s Map, Unstumped
Today, on my ride home from work, I was thinking about the different things I had tried with the map subroutine. The one thing that struck me was I was able to position a string of characters, ‘XXXXX X XXXXX’…
Mapper’s Map, Stumped
I worked on Mapper’s map subroutine again today. I spent several hours on it and am beginning to feel kind of stupid. The map file I have been using is just two named rooms with no directions. At this point…
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