Re: Looking for a game from my youth please.

["Bill Garber" <willy46pa@comcast.net>]

"De" <anon1981@gmail.com> wrote in message 
news:-IOdnfp3F_ZRVPveRVn-oQ@midco.net...
>I hope this is the correct Apple2 group for this Q, but it seems that this
> is the busiest group.  I am looking for a game I used to play as a
> highschooler back in '84.  It's called Galactic Empire by Sirius Software
> (not sure on the Sirius spelling).  I have it tucked away in my collection
> for my various Apple2 computers, but I would like an image of it so I can
> play it on my PCs and Macs in an emulator so I don't have to drag out my
> precious Apple 2 hardware and software.
>
> It was a text based game of galactic conquest by invading up to 40 planets
> with you and another players ships.  I have some form of it in my Linux, 
> but
> it's kinda lame.  I also have it for my Commodore64 but I sold all my
> hardware last year and all I have left is my floppy collection.  The
> Commodore version was a tad cooler due to some fancy graphics and sound, 
> but
> the original Apple one is still my fav.
>
> Anyone have any idea on where I can get a disk image online?  Or do I need
> to dig out a GS and null-modem it over to a Linux box.  I really don't 
> have
> the time to mess with that right now though. :)
>
> TIA!

Here ya go. Many other images of your favorite games
can be found here as well. Just cut the part after the
last slash to access the rest of the site.

http://www.virtualapple.com/apple2/Galactic%20Empire.zip

Bill Garber