WE PLAY GAMES
Lode Runner for the Apple II, the original version developed by Douglas Smith and published by Broderbund. The original puzzle-platformer, and favorite game of Tetris-designer Alexey Pajitnov. Unlike the later Arcade and home ports, this original version features 150 levels of pain. source
Conan – Hall of Volta for the Apple II. I don’t know much about this game, but it looked like a fun platformer so I grabbed a video of it. Enjoy. source
Choplifter for the Apple II, the original version programmed by Dan Gorlin and published by Broderbund. Maybe the first games that originated on a home platform and then was later ported TO the arcade. source
Wasteland, for the Apple II, developed and published by Interplay. An excellent blend of Ultima’s exploration mode with a Wizardry-style combat mode [with hints of Ultima’s]… in a post-apocalyptic setting. When Interplay was working on Fallout nearly a decade later, this is the game they were channeling. source
Wizardry I for the Apple II, published way back in 1980 by SirTech. The other major influence on Dragon Quest, Wizardry was a huge hit in Japan, moreso than it was in the US. The series is still going strong over there with the same gameplay as in the original
Ultima II: Revenge of the Enchantress, for the Apple II, programmed by Richard Garriott. Published by On-Line Systems (later Sierra On-Line). My second least favorite game in the series [next to Ultima IX], though it did introduce Moongates (here, as timegates) and the ability to speak to any NPC in
The original version of Ultima for the Apple II PC. Programmed by Richard Garriott and distributed by California Pacific Computer company. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_II_series http://www.richardinspace.com/ http://www.uo.com/archive/ http://www.ultimaaiera.com/ source
Karateka by Jordan Mechner [of Prince of Persia fame]. Published by Broderbund in 1984. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_II_series http://www.broderbund.com/store/broder/DisplayHomePage http://jordanmechner.com/ source
Akalabeth: World of Doom for the Apple II. Programmed by Richard Garriott while working at a computer store in Texas. Published in 1980 by California Pacific Computer Company. Evolved into the Ultima series [the code for the dungeon portions of Akalabeth is virtually identical to the dungeon code in the