Re: Epyx: Dragonriders Of Pern / Impossible Mission 2/ L.A. Crackdown / Legend Of Blacksilver

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

Manuel Polik writes ...
> 
> Rubywand wrote:
> 
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> > According to a 1988 Epyx catalog, Impossible Mission II is available for
> > 8-bit Apple II and the IIgs. Of course, by 1988, most Apple II users were
> > buying IIgs versions of games when available
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> 
> Hm... but it exists...

     Very likely. IM-II is a sequel to a same-look 8-bit game; so, an 8-bit
version would be easy. 


> 
> > Dragonriders of Pern appears in the Epyx Spring 1985 catalog as available
> > for just Atari and Commodore 64. Dragonlady of Pern is shown as available
> > for Apple II and Commodore 64 with the note "Available Spring 1985". I
> > have not come across either Pern adventure for Apple II
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> 
> So then I'd assume that there was no apple 2 version at all. The
> Connelly group, which did 'Dragonriders' left Epyx after this and the
> sequel 'Dragonlady' was never released for any format, the project was
> cancelled.
>

     That explains things. (Was wondering how I could have missed two good
looking games from Epyx.)

 
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> > I do not know of a site which offers any of the above. This
> > may change (for one or two of the titles you list) by September.
> 
> That would be fine. So I'll continue reading this space. I think I'll
> also have some additional questions about Epyx games in the future,
> maybe you could help me again.
> Thanks for responding & helping.
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     You're welcome!



Rubywand