Re: Star Wars Arcade port for the Apple II?

[Nogardvfx <nogard@cishollywood.com>]

I would love a copy if you get around to setting up your //e.

Thanks,
-Chris
nogardvfx at hotmail dot com



On Sat, 16 Sep 2006 02:35:21 +0200, "Luke"
<luke@nospam.digidude.homeip.net> wrote:

>    I still have that game - I played it again some months ago. As a Star 
>Wars fan, I played with it pretty much when I was a boy, but I eventually 
>got bored of it because it was repetitive.
>
>    You need a joystick mind you, with the keyboard it's pretty impossible. 
>The first part of the game you are in your X-wing approaching the Death star 
>and have to shoot some Tie-fighters. The next phase is flying near the 
>surface of the Death star where you have to avoid being shot by the laser 
>turrets while of course you can counter attack. Last phase is in the Death 
>Star "trench" leading towards the exhaust port of the reactor. You have to 
>avoid being shot and when you reach the port you have to aim to shoot your 
>ion/plasma (don't recall) charge into the port. If successful, the Death 
>star blows up and the game starts all over again, with a higher difficulty 
>level.
>
>   I believe there are some PCM samples of Obi One saying "Luke, use the 
>Force" and some exclamations such as "Yahoo" when you destroy some 
>tie-fighters - but I may be getting mixed up with the real arcade game which 
>I also used to play (which was pretty much the same, using vectorial 3D 
>rendering with higher definition and cool effects).
>
>   If you wish, I can track the disk and make an image of it - I have to set 
>my Apple IIe up again with ADT as I don't have much space and only 
>temporarily place it beside my PC when I get that "urge" to mess with it 
>again. Let me know if you want it and I will have a good excuse to put my 
>hands on my Apple IIe again (it's always a pleasure)!
>
>   Luke