Re: Star Wars Arcade port for the Apple II?

["Luke" <luke@nospamdigidude.homeip.net>]

    Looks like this game is rare - that startles me. I will breakout my
Apple IIe as soon as I can and start digging through my disks. I have them
stacked up and not really sorted, I have to get down to cataloging them
actually.

    However, I'm amazed though that no one ever saw this game on the Apple
II and this makes me wonder. I don't have an Atari so I can't have mixed
them up - but with all the emulators out there (MAME & co) I "mess around" a
lot so I hope I haven't had a lapsus and given all you false hopes!

    I'll keep you posted.

    Luke
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"julian814" <julian814@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> 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
> > > >
>