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

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

Manuel Polik writes ...
> 
> Hi!
> 
> For my website project called 'The Epyx Webshrine' I'm currently
> researching about 'Dragonriders Of Pern' & 'Impossible Mission 2'. As
> far as I know there should exist versions for the apple 2, but all I
> could track down so far was a 2gs version of IM2. So:
> 
> - can someone confirm if these two really existed?
> - and if 'yes': Can they be found on the net?
> 
 ....

     L.A. Crackdown and Legend Of Blacksilver were definitely released for
8-bit Apple II.

     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; so, finding the 8-bit version
could be difficult.

     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 and the games disappeared from
Epyx catalogs by 1987.

     At present, except for Impossible Mission II/gs (available on IIgs Gaming
Memory Fairway), 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.




Rubywand