Re: Ideas for a new A2 site

[DagenBrock@gmail.com]

On Jul 26, 12:37 pm, pyro00...@yahoo.com wrote:
> On Jul 25, 8:25 pm, roughana <andrew.roug...@writeme.com> wrote:
>
> > On Jul 24, 11:10 am, Mew <mew...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > I would like to see reviews of each games with screenshots :)
>
> > Ok, could someone explain why MobyGames.com doesn't do this adequately
> > already?
>
> I would like to see a site like MobyGames.com that also includes links
> to disk images of the games in archive sites with detailed information
> about the images including:
>
> does the image work correctly?
> which version is the image? (many games had multiple releases - like
> Infocom)
> does the image include any patches? (bug fixes, cheats, added joystick
> support...)
> Is the image pristine? (no high scores, no saved characters, etc.)
> Has the image been tested to the end of the game?
> does the image have a crack screen?
>
> If this information could be user editable (a la Wiki),  over time we
> would have a good list of disk images that are good (and bad).
>
> Example of how this site would be helpful:
> I noticed recently that someone found a problem with the Time Zone
> images on Asimov recently.  The information about the bad disk image
> could be noted on the site and maybe someone else could upload a new
> image that works to an archive.  That person could make a note on the
> site about it so the next person to download the game would be able to
> find the working copy (and avoid the bad copy).
>
> So many times when I have looked for an old game online, I have found
> multiple images on various sites, and didn't know which one was best.
> Many images don't work at all, some have bugs, and some are bad
> cracks.  There doesn't seem to be any site that tracks this sort of
> thing.
>
> Anyway, if someone wanted to make a new site, this is something I
> think that would be useful to a lot of people that I haven't been able
> to find anywhere.

There is already an excellent and fairly comprehensive site that
details almost all known/existing IIgs games.

It's called the "Apple IIgs gaming Memory Fairway.  It appears they
have also recently begun adding applications and edutainment.
It's located at http://www.whatisthe2gs.apple2.org.za/

Click on the Golfer for the gaming section.

It features: Screenshots, Box Art, Reviews, AND Disk Images/SHK
files.

They even have a dozen or so of the unreleased games such as Blue
Angels, Puzznic and Pinball Wizard.

Cheers,
D