Re: Why doesn't the Apple II have a gaming community like C64, Atari, DOS, etc

["ict@ccess" <gids.rs@sasktel.net>]

On Mar 16, 12:15 am, Brian <bpic...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mar 15, 10:12 pm, Sean Fahey <a2...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > On Saturday, March 10, 2012 2:05:14 PM UTC-6, Brian wrote:
> > > But there really isn't any dedicated Apple II gaming forum even though
> > > it had hundreds of games.
>
> > Your reviews are interesting, are you planning on opening a ][ gaming-centric site?


> However, as all of you pointed out gaming is only a very small
> percentage of what the Apple II is best used for.  Its possibilities
> are seemingly limited-less and that's really its greatest strength.


The Apple II is definitely a hobbiest's computer.  And there are far
fewer hobbiests than gamers.
But I believe we hobbiests get much more gratification out of our
computers than a gamer will with his.

As the saying goes, "Quality over Quantity"

And since most games ARE cross platform, one could join another forum
just to talk about a particular game.
Just don't let them know that you are playing that game on an Apple
II.

Then again, maybe we should all join other forums and drop hints that
those games could be played on the Apple II as well.  And maybe we
could let them know that an Apple II can do so much more than play
games.  And maybe we could drop a link to our forum.  And maybe ....
wait a minute.  How big or how popular do we want to get?

This is what I think sets this community apart from the others, IS
that we don't talk so much about games but about what our computers
can do in comparison with the new modern age of electronics.

Then, and only then, if I get bored, will I revert to talking about
games.  :)

(hey guys, guess what, I made  3,321,486,978,421  on PONG last week.
I played for a week straight)


Rob

allowing applesoft play with the big boys