Apple II Sudoku is a sudoku interpretation for Apple II systems.
Follows typical sudoku rules. There is a 3 x 3 square consisting of smaller 3 x 3 squares. The players must put the numbers 1 - 9 into each small square, so that each number is used only once per square, as well as used only once in a vertical and horizontal line. Controlled via the keyboard, there are three levels of difficulty. Players have the option to allow incorrect or invalid values to be flagged.
Flapple Bird is a 1-player arcade game for the Apple II.
Designed as an Apple II variant of Flappy Bird, the player controls a small bird that flaps its wings when the player taps a button, rises, and then shortly thereafter loses altitude. The player must guide their bird through a series of breaks in tubes, gaining one point for every tube successfully navigated. It's game over if the player hits a barricade, with goal to maximize score.
Silvern Castle is a fantasy RPG that looks and feels very much like the original Wizardry. The player controls a party of 6 adventurers, chosen from orc, human, dwarf, elf, and gnome races. Characters can be fighters, clerics, thieves, or mages. The goal is to explore a large 1st person wire-frame maze. The player must travel continually downwards to eventually procure the Crystal Orb. A menu-driven down with a store, magic shop, and adventurer's guild sits atop the dungeon. Combat is text-based, with player and enemies parties taking turns attacking.
Numberball is a 1-player educational math game for the Apple II.
The player tries to solve mathematical equations by shooting balls into an equation via a series of tubes and switches. An equation is shown on the bottom of the screen, and a ball with a number appears in a slot. The player can choose to shoot or discard the number. The player must align the tubes so the number arrives in the correct location to solve the equation.
Uncle Clyde's Consonant Slides is a single-player game to help children learn consonant sounds.
The player chooses from 3 lists of different consonant sounds, and there are four different question types. The player receives animated quizzes where they try to correctly identify the missing consonant starting a word.
Hugo Hound's Vowel Sounds is a single-player game to help children learn vowel sounds.
The player chooses from long or short vowels, and there are four different question types. The player receives animated quizzes where they try to correctly identify the missing vowel in a word.
Ancient Glory is a side scrolling action game based on Greek mythology. It is based on the adventures of Hercules who the player controls as he travels the Greek countryside (as well as some other locations in the Mediterranean) in his quest to defeat the gorgon Medusa. To do so five magical items have to be collected which is done by completing tasks for Hermes and Athena. At the same time Hercules has to be aware of the wrath of Hera, who will try to stop him. Time is limited as the player only has seventeen days of in-game time to complete the quest.
The player has the ability to create a rocket by defining the nose, fins, payload, and engine of their rocket. They can even create a custom paint job. The rocket can then be launched to determine its maximum altitude. There is also an option called Cloud Chaser, where the player is given a desired height for their rocket's trajectory, and they must try to create a rocket that meets this requirement. Bonus points are awarded based upon the payload attached.
Taking the role of an enslaved African American (either male or female) in the southern United States during 1830, the player must try escaping a plantation and get to one of the free northern states.
In this educational game from MECC the player travels through Africa in the place of an ill Henry Morton Stanley in search of Dr. Livingstone. The player runs into several native African tribes and learns of their cultures, their trade preferences, and how to manage a team of porters that aid in the search. There are also many geographical aspects to the game, such as learning about Africa's major rivers, lakes, swamps, mountain ranges, etc.
Wraith is a fantasy role-playing game like the author's previous effort Shadowforge, although it's set in a larger, more detailed world with an updated and expanded rule system. The worship of Metiria is being subverted all over the realm of Araithia; lords and commoners have turned their devotion to a newly-arrived evil power, the Wraith, whose monstrous armies now infest the island. You, guardian of the last Temple of the True Faith, are summoned to seek out and eliminate this evil.
Fossil Hunter is an educational game for the Apple II.
The player takes on the role of a fossil hunter, and has the opportunity to dig in a variety of rock layers to identify the contained fossilized animals. The player can learn more about the animal groups with a small encyclopedia included with the game.
Released a few years after its original creation, John Carmack's earliest written game is a fantasy RPG somewhat inspired by the early Ultima games. The story takes you to the peaceful town of Jaterus, about to become much less peaceful thanks to one Greymere. This evil archmage has taken up residence in a three-level dungeon, conveniently located just outside the city walls. More alarmingly, he has constructed the Shadowforge - a potent magical artifact that has enhanced both his power and ambition for conquest; Jaterus is first on his list. Your job is to quash his aspirations by finding and destroying the device.
The town of Jaterus is your base of operations, its main attractions being the weapon and armor shops, the inn (where you can recuperate after a sojourn to the dungeon), the temple (where health potions are sold), and the tavern (which, besides refreshments, offers conversation - some of it helpful). The various random NPCs do not communicate, though.
The dungeon is populated by Greymere's minions; so