Re: Amazon for Apple II

[Alex Lee <alelee@mac.com>]

On 2011-10-15 05:47:26 +0100, KP said:

> I am trying to get the NIB images of Amazon, an adventure game from
> 1985, running in AppleWin, and I'm having no success.  I have been
> able to load the initial screen that lists the telephone number for
> the old BBS of the guy who made the disks copy-able, which is off of
> Side 3/Volume 3.  However, when I then press a key, it just hangs.  It
> also gives me an error message if I swap sides at that screen and
> prior to pressing a key.
>
> Anyone ever gotten this one working?
>
> I'm trying to get it running because an old computer magazine talks
> about the game and that piqued my curiosity.

Try this version:

http://www.whatisthe2gs.apple2.org.za/amazon

It's on one 3.5" disk as opposed to multiple 5.25" disks. Don't know 
how 8-bit Apple II emulators deal with 2images though.

The quest for more 8-bit stuff on 3.5" disk continues...check out the 
complete current listing for games:

http://www.whatisthe2gs.apple2.org.za/8-bit-games-on-3-5-disk/

and for educational software:

http://www.whatisthe2gs.apple2.org.za/8-bit-educational-on-3-5-disk/

- Alex