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Re: Apple IIgs Gaming Questions
Tempest wrote:
Sounds complicated. So there really is no easy way to play all my IIe
games on a IIgs without some serious tweaking or using cracked images?
I might as well go back to using my IIe then, as 99% of the games I
still play are for the IIe.
That would be my first choice, after all, you have the other hardware.
Find out which ones don't boot properly and keep them for the IIe. In my
case it's a 2c.
Interestingly, I've noticed an odd glitch with some of my pirated
disks. The menu loader on many of them doesn't show up for some
reason. I can hear the background sound so I know its running, and if
I push the appropriate button the games will load, but the actual menu
is invisible (looks like a blank screen). Very odd behavior.
I suspect this is related to how the GS handles video and memory banks.
Personally, I prefer the 8 bit IIe and 2c for gaming and other 8 bit
programs. I find the video output tends to view better. DHGR games
however need a better monitor than the TV.
I use the GS for some development and development learning using the
Orca M languages. The CD compilations of this software is incredible.
I suppose I could get a whole bunch of cracked disk images and put them
onto my HD, but it would be annoying to have to load system 6 each time
I wanted to play a game (ROM 03 is faster, but it still takes a bit to
load). However if I did this, would 99% of the games play properly or
would I still have issues?
Another option for some games would be the DOS 3.x game loader. I don't
recall the exact URL for this but it should be easy to locate. I'm sure
other users here can point you in the right direction. This system lets
you play many DOS games on a ProDOS based system.
I assumed using the old unidisk controller card would fix this problem.
Well one might think so but, IIRC the Unidisk controller isn't the same
as the earlier disk drive controller. There were some other disk cards
available that might work.
FWIW, my two DHGR games are...
o Might & Magic 2 - an excellent RPG from New World Computing
o Kings Bounty - also from New World Computing.
Cheers,
Mike T.