Apple II Updates

Miner 2049er review (Apple II)

Reviewed April 07, 2012

aschultz says: "I figured once I became a big college student or even an adult, I'd be able to breeze through a game like this with my life smarts. That'd I'd be stronger and quicker and more mature and--well, I did realize stuff. Like how grossly unfair early video games were."

Dragon Wars review (Apple II)

Reviewed February 06, 2012

aschultz says: "Bard's Tale IV never came--in name, anyway. It took a couple times through Dragon Wars (DW) for me to see I'd found something as good. "

Eternal Dagger review (Apple II)

Reviewed January 21, 2012

aschultz says: "The too-short Wizard's Crown series from Strategic Simulations, Inc. had a simple solution: quick combat where the computer ran everything and flashed text of your party's health every second. It left time for the actual story and exploration."

Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny review (Apple II)

Reviewed November 15, 2010

aschultz says: "Sequels usually promise a bigger world, more spells, more detailed combat, and so forth, but when it comes to the previous game's narrative faults, they don't say much. Ultima V (U5) isn't just shinier; it makes a complaint about its predecessor the focus of the plot. Many people thought U4 micromanaged how the player gained and kept virtue. So the villain in U5 is a quasi-theocratic dictator, Blackthorn, who has deposed Lord British since U4 with the help of nebulous spirits called the S..."