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Re: Do any Apple II games benefit from being accelerated?



On Jan 16, 9:54 am, Tempest <reichert2...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Here's an odd question for you all (or is that ya'll?): Do any Apple II game benefit from being accelerated either by using the Apple IIgs or a Transwarp IIe?  I know some of the more complex Apple II games seem to 'chug' a bit and I was wondering if that could be fixed with acceleration?  On a whim I tried playing Karateka at IIgs speed and it was kind of fun (a little hard though as it was a bit too fast).Maybe something like a turn based RPG could benefit?  I'll have to play around and see I suppose.

Most double hi-res games play better when accelerated.  I use my Apple
IIc plus to play games like Rampage and Rad Warrior (or my own game
"Double Deadly Orbs").  You can view some of these games demonstrated
at higher speeds in my video review of the IIc Plus here:
http://youtu.be/LKOaNpXDcQk?t=5m57s