Re: Commerical Games for Apple ][ in general...

[Jaybird2000@notlikely.com (Jaybird2000)]

ch003i@mail.rochester.edu (Mookie Harrington) wrote in
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>Terrific thoughts and game titles.  I would wanted to expand
>the discussion to Commercial Games in general.
>
>Curiosity:  What do people think is the biggest _game_ (ie,
>most disks) ever made for Apple ][?  Not sure of the biggest,
>but for a multi-disk game, I would have to give major props
>to "Legacy of the Ancients" as one of the best RPGish games
>made. 
>
>Also, related..  what was the best Infocom port on Apple ][ ?
> I loved Arthur, Zork Zero, Shogun, and Hitchhikers. 
>However, I would say that Arthur and Zork Zero really
>encompass what a good Apple ][ game could be. (Except, crazy
>disk switching occured if you asked a character about 
>something late in the game, just to get a noncommittal
>response like "Jester winks at you.")
>
>Also, what were some good non-Infocom text/graphic-adventure
>titles?  I liked "Coveted Mirror" and "Ootopos" by Penguin
>Soft. 
>
>Mookie
>


Time Zone had 6 disks which was unheard of at the time.Wizardry V
was 9 disks I believe and so was Knights of Legend which wins the
award for worst disk swapping.