Wraith for the Apple2

[joe@smoe.com (Joe Seeley)]

I was reading through the April/May '94 issue of II Alive the other day and 
read a review for a game called Wraith published by Nite Owl Productions.  
Then, to my surprise, I find that it was written by no one else but John 
Carmack of id fame.  Finally, I find that someone else posted a similiar query 
about the game on 7-26 to comp.emulators.apple2.

I have several questions.  First, when was this game made?  I dropped out of 
the A2 scene orginally about '90, came back in '95 and never head of the game 
although I am an avid UItima/RPG fan.  I have a hard time believing that John 
Carmack wrote it anytime after doing Wolf 3-D or Doom.  However, I would 
definitely think I would have heard about it if it came out in Apple ]['s 
heydays (up through '89).

Second, what is up with Nite Owl, the battery clock replacement folks 
publishing it?  I find this a hoot - literally! ;-) Since when did they 
publish any titles?  This also leads me to believe that it came out after the 
decline began.

Finally, where can I buy this gem of a game?  Although the reviewer only gave 
it two stars he goes on to say how addicted he became to it and stayed up all 
night playing.  I guess he didn't like the tile graphics or something.  I am a 
die hard Ultima genre junkie and would love to get my hands on it.  II Alive 
was selling it for a measly $10.  Does anyone sell it anymore?  Does it come 
with any docs?  Please help.

Sincerely,

Joe Seeley
Ojai, CA  USA
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Post from comp.emulators.apple2

Does anybody remember the game "Wraith"?  It was published by Nite Owl
Productions, the people who made the slide-on replacement batteries for the
Apple IIgs.  It was written by John Carmack, the same guy who went on to
write Commander Keen, Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, and Quake/Quake II for the PCs.
I played it years ago and would love to have another crack at it through an
emulator, but I don't have all my old IIgs software around anymore.  Does
anybody else know where to find a copy of this game?  It was distributed on
a 3.5" disk and worked on an Apple IIe or better I think.

- Russ