Re: unreleased game: Barbie for the IIe

[Tempest <tempest@atariprotos.com>]

nem wrote:
> "N.N. Thayer" <nnthayer@hotmail.com> wrote in news:
>
> > Sorry, that's a stumper. Things like that drive me nuts - even if
> > reference sites like MobyGames list the Apple II as a release platform
> > for a particular game, you can't rely on that unless they also have
> > screenshots or box art scans (especially if the game arrived late in
> > the II's life).
>
> Being from 1988, Zak certainly would be a late game. Even the Apple Maniac
> Mansion seems to be the least-known version.
>
> My guess is that they were planning to release Zak for the Apple II, but
> then cancelled it (the Apple MM may have sold poorly).

I have a classic gaming history book that has an interview with the
programmer (I'd have to look up his name) where he states something to
the effect of he was finishing up the Apple II port of Zak McKracken.
So My best guess is that it's finished (or nearly so) and just not
released.  The game is too high profile for at least one copy to have
not surfaced by  now.

Tempest