Re: Apple ][ version mentioned in new Wolfenstein game

[Bill Bach <bbach@cncdsl.com>]

As long as you make sure to mention Castle Smurfenstein...
    ;-)

John Drake wrote:

> Hey gang,
>
> I just picked up the PC game Return to Castle Wolfenstein today in the
> collector's tin.
>
> The manual is made to look like an old German passport book or
> something similar.
>
> Some pages have trivia about the previous versions or the programmers.
>
> Silas Warner's original Apple ][ version is mentioned - but
> unfortunately they get a number of details wrong.
>
> It says the game came out in 1983.
>
> Wrong. 1981. (1983 was when it was released for other platforms like
> Commodore and Atari).
>
> Then it proceeds to describe the details of the game and it mixes
> details from both Castle Wolfenstein and Beyond Castle Wolfenstein as
> if they were a single game.
>
> BCW came out in 1984.
>
> Well anyway, I am happy it got mentioned at all.  The original is still
> the best.
>
> If anyone is interested, I am going to be creating a website devoted to
> the original Castle Wolfenstein and its sequels.
>
> It will have inside info, scans of original advertisements (there are
> two comic book style ads for the original that are just killer!),
> downloads, parodies, etc. etc.
>
> If anyone would like to contribute or just talk about Castle
> Wolfenstein, please drop me a line.
>
> jamesbond007NOSPAM@mac.com
>
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