Re: Star Wars Arcade port for the Apple II?

["julian814" <julian814@hotmail.com>]

Count me in as well. I've been looking for this game ever since I got
my first Apple //C clone years ago. Let me know if you have any problem
getting around the copyright protection. I know where there is plenty
of information on how to get around it. My email address is in the
header of my post.


Ralph

Chris Alaimo wrote:
> I would greatly appreciate an image of the disk, and could even throw
> you a few paypal bucks for your troubles.
>
> You can reach me at cpalaimoNOSPAM@ucdavis.edu (remove the nospam).
>
> Thank you,
>
> Chris
>
> Luke wrote:
> > I still have that game - I played it again some months ago. As a Star
> > Wars fan, I played with it pretty much when I was a boy, but I eventually
> > got bored of it because it was repetitive.
> >
> >     You need a joystick mind you, with the keyboard it's pretty impossible.
> > The first part of the game you are in your X-wing approaching the Death star
> > and have to shoot some Tie-fighters. The next phase is flying near the
> > surface of the Death star where you have to avoid being shot by the laser
> > turrets while of course you can counter attack. Last phase is in the Death
> > Star "trench" leading towards the exhaust port of the reactor. You have to
> > avoid being shot and when you reach the port you have to aim to shoot your
> > ion/plasma (don't recall) charge into the port. If successful, the Death
> > star blows up and the game starts all over again, with a higher difficulty
> > level.
> >
> >    I believe there are some PCM samples of Obi One saying "Luke, use the
> > Force" and some exclamations such as "Yahoo" when you destroy some
> > tie-fighters - but I may be getting mixed up with the real arcade game which
> > I also used to play (which was pretty much the same, using vectorial 3D
> > rendering with higher definition and cool effects).
> >
> >    If you wish, I can track the disk and make an image of it - I have to set
> > my Apple IIe up again with ADT as I don't have much space and only
> > temporarily place it beside my PC when I get that "urge" to mess with it
> > again. Let me know if you want it and I will have a good excuse to put my
> > hands on my Apple IIe again (it's always a pleasure)!
> >
> >    Luke
> > --
> > ----
> >
> > "Chris Alaimo" <cpalaimo@gmail.com> ha scritto nel messaggio
> > 1158042296.824811.56140@i42g2000cwa.googlegroups.com">news:1158042296.824811.56140@i42g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> > > According to a Wikipedia article (eye roll), Broderbund released a post
> > > of the original Star Wars Arcade game for the Apple II in 1988.  I can
> > > find no other reference to this anywhere else on the internet.  So is
> > > the article full of it, or does anyone else remember this, or better
> > > yet have a disk image?
> > >
> > > Chris
> > >