Comments on: Revisiting the 80s: Apple II Games http://www.techipedia.com/2006/revisiting-the-80s-apple-ii-games/ tamar weinberg is a digital marketing specialist, social media consultant, and tech geek at heart Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:06:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Antony http://www.techipedia.com/2006/revisiting-the-80s-apple-ii-games/#comment-341995 Antony Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:41:58 +0000 http://www.techipedia.com/2006/12/19/revisiting-the-80s-apple-ii-games/#comment-341995 i gaminga in bolo my school on PRAVEC computers. Super game - nostalgy. i gaminga in bolo my school on PRAVEC computers. Super game – nostalgy.

]]> By: Konstantin http://www.techipedia.com/2006/revisiting-the-80s-apple-ii-games/#comment-287483 Konstantin Sun, 16 Oct 2011 03:49:07 +0000 http://www.techipedia.com/2006/12/19/revisiting-the-80s-apple-ii-games/#comment-287483 I was playing bolo on a computer Agat (Apple clone) in university in 1989 in Soviet Union and I spent weeks enjoying it (I know, I supposed to study instead...) I was playing bolo on a computer Agat (Apple clone) in university in 1989 in Soviet Union and I spent weeks enjoying it (I know, I supposed to study instead…)

]]> By: Ilya V. Sverdlov http://www.techipedia.com/2006/revisiting-the-80s-apple-ii-games/#comment-260764 Ilya V. Sverdlov Thu, 08 Sep 2011 05:18:30 +0000 http://www.techipedia.com/2006/12/19/revisiting-the-80s-apple-ii-games/#comment-260764 Thanks for this! It's been 20+ year that I haven't seen the game, and I didn't even know its name! But today I found it again. Thanks an awful lot, what joy! Thanks for this! It’s been 20+ year that I haven’t seen the game, and I didn’t even know its name! But today I found it again. Thanks an awful lot, what joy!

]]> By: Todd http://www.techipedia.com/2006/revisiting-the-80s-apple-ii-games/#comment-168314 Todd Fri, 29 Oct 2010 05:46:14 +0000 http://www.techipedia.com/2006/12/19/revisiting-the-80s-apple-ii-games/#comment-168314 I just stumbled on this and played my first round of Bolo in years. Thanks for the tips! Not a big deal, but I'm wondering if there's a way to exit the game without rebooting the simulator. I just stumbled on this and played my first round of Bolo in years. Thanks for the tips!

Not a big deal, but I’m wondering if there’s a way to exit the game without rebooting the simulator.

]]> By: Ivo Manolov http://www.techipedia.com/2006/revisiting-the-80s-apple-ii-games/#comment-162972 Ivo Manolov Sun, 03 Oct 2010 05:26:35 +0000 http://www.techipedia.com/2006/12/19/revisiting-the-80s-apple-ii-games/#comment-162972 @James: Thank you for creating this gem! Loved the game! Back in the 80s we in Bulgaria played it on "Pravetz 82" - an Apple II clone. Practically nobody had a computer at home - we played at state-owned "computer clubs". It was great! Not to spoil it for the rest of the folks, but IF I remember correctly, the final scene involved a large rendition of the tank/ship, right? :) To get there you needed two people, one moving the tank and one moving the gun and shooting. What a great game! @James:
Thank you for creating this gem! Loved the game!
Back in the 80s we in Bulgaria played it on “Pravetz 82″ – an Apple II clone. Practically nobody had a computer at home – we played at state-owned “computer clubs”. It was great!

Not to spoil it for the rest of the folks, but IF I remember correctly, the final scene involved a large rendition of the tank/ship, right? :) To get there you needed two people, one moving the tank and one moving the gun and shooting.

What a great game!

]]> By: Brian http://www.techipedia.com/2006/revisiting-the-80s-apple-ii-games/#comment-145823 Brian Mon, 07 Jun 2010 03:35:07 +0000 http://www.techipedia.com/2006/12/19/revisiting-the-80s-apple-ii-games/#comment-145823 Oh, the memories. I first saw this game at Mounds View North computer academy. Summer camp with computers. Just found out about the Laumer books yesterday, courtesy of a used book sale and I saw a book titled "Bolo!" and said basically, could it be? It appears to be, and I played that Apple II game for hours and days and weeks and it's still good, worth playing. I don't remember ever getting a joystick to work, but maybe I never tried. I remember how much more fun the game got when you could turn the turret. And when I started using both hands. My childhood best friend and I never did figure out the radar thing--no documentation. I had theories and they seemed to work sometimes, and they still do. But not always. Bolo you can still play fine on an emulator. Rescue Raiders no. Too joystick dependent. And I finally (last year) became president playing Wavy Navy. If you don't play that game at high difficulty, you hit a glass ceiling at one of the Admiral ranks and never advance from there. I must have finished that board ten times in one game and said "What? Still no promotion? What gives!?" Oh, the memories. I first saw this game at Mounds View North computer academy. Summer camp with computers.

Just found out about the Laumer books yesterday, courtesy of a used book sale and I saw a book titled “Bolo!” and said basically, could it be? It appears to be, and I played that Apple II game for hours and days and weeks and it’s still good, worth playing. I don’t remember ever getting a joystick to work, but maybe I never tried. I remember how much more fun the game got when you could turn the turret. And when I started using both hands.

My childhood best friend and I never did figure out the radar thing–no documentation. I had theories and they seemed to work sometimes, and they still do. But not always. Bolo you can still play fine on an emulator.

Rescue Raiders no. Too joystick dependent.

And I finally (last year) became president playing Wavy Navy. If you don’t play that game at high difficulty, you hit a glass ceiling at one of the Admiral ranks and never advance from there. I must have finished that board ten times in one game and said “What? Still no promotion? What gives!?”

]]> By: Ben http://www.techipedia.com/2006/revisiting-the-80s-apple-ii-games/#comment-134379 Ben Mon, 26 Apr 2010 09:00:55 +0000 http://www.techipedia.com/2006/12/19/revisiting-the-80s-apple-ii-games/#comment-134379 Oops, sorry about that. Done! Thanks, and spread the word! :) Oops, sorry about that. Done! Thanks, and spread the word! :)

]]> By: Tamar Weinberg http://www.techipedia.com/2006/revisiting-the-80s-apple-ii-games/#comment-134352 Tamar Weinberg Mon, 26 Apr 2010 02:34:43 +0000 http://www.techipedia.com/2006/12/19/revisiting-the-80s-apple-ii-games/#comment-134352 I'm a fan... but I'm all by myself. Go "Like" the page too! I’m a fan… but I’m all by myself. Go “Like” the page too!

]]> By: Ben http://www.techipedia.com/2006/revisiting-the-80s-apple-ii-games/#comment-134350 Ben Mon, 26 Apr 2010 02:26:06 +0000 http://www.techipedia.com/2006/12/19/revisiting-the-80s-apple-ii-games/#comment-134350 Well, I went on to create the Facebook page anyway. Here it is: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Apple-II-BOLO/118045504881368 Hope to see you guys there! :) Well, I went on to create the Facebook page anyway. Here it is:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Apple-II-BOLO/118045504881368

Hope to see you guys there! :)

]]> By: Ben http://www.techipedia.com/2006/revisiting-the-80s-apple-ii-games/#comment-134231 Ben Sun, 25 Apr 2010 09:38:45 +0000 http://www.techipedia.com/2006/12/19/revisiting-the-80s-apple-ii-games/#comment-134231 This is an awesome blog article, specially with the author of Bolo itself dropping by to comment!!! I'm a big fan of Bolo and played it for hours as a kid. I think it beats even modern games hands down in terms of level of play and engagement of complex motor skills. I'm even teaching my 10-year-old kid how to play it! I was thinking of putting up a fan site on Facebook for Bolo but wasn't quite sure if there were any copyright issues (more so considering people are now downloading Apple II emulators and lifting Bolo disk images off hundreds of FTP sites that make the game available). Hmmm, am I incriminating myself? This is an awesome blog article, specially with the author of Bolo itself dropping by to comment!!! I’m a big fan of Bolo and played it for hours as a kid. I think it beats even modern games hands down in terms of level of play and engagement of complex motor skills. I’m even teaching my 10-year-old kid how to play it!

I was thinking of putting up a fan site on Facebook for Bolo but wasn’t quite sure if there were any copyright issues (more so considering people are now downloading Apple II emulators and lifting Bolo disk images off hundreds of FTP sites that make the game available). Hmmm, am I incriminating myself?

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