Re: Can you help me remember an old game for the Apple II...

[Geo3 <grent@wowway.com>]

On Aug 6, 1:45 pm, Bob Jones <aalan...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Aug 6, 11:59 am, Geo3 <gr...@wowway.com> wrote:
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> > On Aug 6, 2:03 am, Bob Jones <aalan...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > On Aug 6, 12:34 am, Geo3 <gr...@wowway.com> wrote:
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> > > > On Aug 5, 9:16 pm, Bob Jones <aalan...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > > > On Aug 4, 8:28 am, Geo3 <gr...@wowway.com> wrote:
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> > > > > > On Aug 1, 3:15 pm, Al <aalan...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > > > > > Hey everyone!  I've been trying to track down a game from my early
> > > > > > > youth that ran on an Apple II.  Rather than a game, it was more of a
> > > > > > > print shop type program where you built a creature and put it before a
> > > > > > > number of backdrops- so you could pick legs, arms, head, and put it on
> > > > > > > an alien backdrop (surface of moon or something similar) or any number
> > > > > > > of others, and then print it out.  I haven't had any success in
> > > > > > > finding it on any lists, especially since I have no idea what it was
> > > > > > > called or who made it, and I figured with all the classic Apple fans
> > > > > > > here, someone might know!  If it helps, it was not a free-form drawer
> > > > > > > like kid pix, and we played it at school in our comp. classroom.  This
> > > > > > > would have been around 1988.
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> > > > > > > Also, I've checked out Creator Creator by DesignWare and Print Shop
> > > > > > > Companion which both looked promising, but weren't it.
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> > > > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > > > Al
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> > > > > > Their are a few that come to mind.  Color Me, The Electric Crayon,
> > > > > > Fantavision, Graphic Magician, Graphic Magician Jr.,Rainbow Painter,
> > > > > > Monsters Believe&More, Pow Zap Kerplunk, Picture Builder, SuperPrint,
> > > > > > and Cartooners which was a IIgs one. Their are other printing programs
> > > > > > that may fit or come close. More than I mentioned but I do not have a
> > > > > > working knowledge of them all.
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> > > > > > Take Care
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> > > > > Well, I tried nearly all of them (the ones I could get my hands on, or
> > > > > at least read an old review), and they weren't it.  The only ones I
> > > > > didn't were Monsters Believe&More (I had no idea what you meant by the
> > > > > title- did you miss a comma somewhere? :)), and Pow Zap Kerplunk as I
> > > > > couldn't find it.
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> > > > > Any others?  Anyone?
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> > > > Well,
> > > >  A few more would be Print Master, Story Tree, Story Maker, Robot
> > > > Writer, Slide Shop, Animate, {Baudville (movie tips)} Mr.pixel Cartoon
> > > > Kit, Movie Maker, Software Studio, Baudville Blazing Paddles, and Take
> > > > 1 or Take One.
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> > > Geo3, you seem to have a lot of knowledge in this area.  Could you not
> > > take a look if you have these programs?  I'm new to the scene and am
> > > not familiar with all the various formats of roms, etc. (many I
> > > download just crash on me).  The only thing I need to find out is if
> > > you can build up a creature with limbs, heads, etc., and place it
> > > before a background- specifically I recall a moon background with a
> > > crater in it.  Could you do that?  Then I'll know which rom to get,
> > > figure it all out, etc.
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> > > Many thanks!
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> > Sorry, I do not have that much free time to boot every disk and then
> > all the numerous data disks to look at all the files/pictures for you.
> > Even then I might not have that one data disk or file. The program
> > might not work on an emulator even if it is found.
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> Oh that sucks :(.  Do you actually have all these on disk??

 I have stuff to get out to people and disks to image. Yes I do. Over
600 on printing alone, some maybe dupes. But you do not know until you
try them out to see if it what says and actually works. You might try
talking to the people that you knew back then, even the teachers to
see if they remember the name of the program.

Take Care