eXoAppleIIGS 1.0 has been released

[Rincewind]

Similar to the eXoDOS project, this is a pre-configured collection of Apple II GS titles with manuals and extras included. It's only about 8 gigs in total.

This might be of interest to some of you because the Apple II GS ports of the Bard's Tale I and II are the best bug-free versions (more or less on par with the Amiga versions, but the Amiga versions are horribly buggy, therefore not recommended at all), and the early Sierra AGI games are probably best played on this platform too (Tandy would be a close second with the 3-channel music). Moreover, the collection includes the 1992 remake of Ultima I with better graphics and somewhat different gameplay.

https://www.retro-exo.com/appleIIGS.html

 

[Anthedon]

Now that's pretty neat.

 

[Morpheus Kitami]

I'm not really a torrenting guy, so I'll wait for someone to upload this to the Internet Archive or whatever. Does it have some of the diskmag games included? I remember it was a complete pain tracking some of those down.

 

[Narushima]

Does it have some of the diskmag games included?

I couldn't tell you, but here is the full list of games included as of today:

Spoiler

3D-Triss (1993)
4th and Inches (1988)
Aaargh! (1988)
Adventure Alive (1993)
Adventures of Sinbad, The (1988)
Aesop's Fables (1988)
Airball (1989)
Alien Mind (1988)
All About America (1988)
A-maze-ing (1988)
Ancient Glory (1993)
Ancient Land of Ys (1989)
Animal Kingdom (1988)
Animal Tracker (1989)
Ant Wars (1992)
Antetris (1990)
Arkanoid (1988)
Arkanoid II - Revenge of Doh (1989)
As the Link Turns (1988)
As the Link Turns II - Return of Woz (1989)
Astronomer GS (1992)
Audubon Wildlife Adventures - Grizzly Bears (1989)
Audubon Wildlife Adventures - Whales (1989)
Balance of Power - The 1990 Edition (1989)
Bard's Tale - Tales of the Unknown, The (1987)
Bard's Tale II - The Destiny Knight, The (1988)
Baseball Trivia (1992)
Battle Chess (1989)
Battleship (1993)
Battleship GS (1989)
Beast (1989)
Beyond the Tesseract (1989)
Beyond Zork (1988)
Bill Palmer (2021)
Billie Art (1992)
Black Cauldron, The (1987)
Blackjack Academy (1988)
Blackjack Tutor (1992)
Block Out (1989)
Blockade (1994)
BlockBuster (1991)
Boggled (1992)
Bomb (1992)
Bounce It (1988)
Bouncin' Ferno (1991)
Bouncin' Ferno II (1992)
Bouncing Bluster (1989)
Bouncing Bluster II (1990)
Bowl (1993)
Brain Teaser (1989)
Bridge 6.0 - Your Bid For Entertainment (1989)
Bubble Ghost (1988)
BuGS (2021)
California Games (1988)
Captain Blood (1989)
Carte Primus (1989)
Castle Arms (1992)
Castle Metacus (1989)
Castle Metacus GS (1990)
Catacombs (1991)
Cave Adventure (1989)
Cavern Cobra (1987)
Charlie Brown ABCs (1989)
Chip Runner (1997)
Chips N Dips (1989)
Cingo (1991)
Club Backgammon (1988)
Cogito (1992)
Collocation (1993)
Color Mind (1987)
Color n Canvas (1990)
Colouring for the IIGS (2009)
Columns (1991)
Comet Finder GS (1992)
Concentration (1989)
Conjurers Square, The (1990)
Copy Killers (1989)
Cosmocade - The Arcade of Tomorrow (1990)
Cribbage (1991)
Cribbage King and Gin King (1990)
Cross Purpose (1990)
Crown and Anchor (1989)
Cryllan Mission 2088 - The Second Scenario, The (1990)
Cryllan Mission 2088 (1989)
Crystal Quest (1989)
Cube (1990)
Cyber War (1992)
Daleks (1991)
Dark Castle (1989)
Dark Designs I (1990)
Dark Designs II - Closing the Gate (1990)
Dark Designs III - Retribution! (1990)
DazzlerGS (1988)
Defender of The Crown (1989)
Defender of the World (1995)
Deja Vu (1988)
Deja Vu II (1989)
Designasaurus (1988)
Destroyer (1987)
Diamonds (2000)
Downhill Challenge (1989)
Dr. Mario (1992)
Dragon Wars (1990)
Dragon's Lair - Escape from Singe's Castle (1987)
Dragon's Lair (1983)
Dragon's Lair II - Time Warp (1990)
Dragon's Lair III - The Curse of Mordread (1993)
Dream Zone (1988)
Dueling Questions (1988)
Dueltris (1992)
Dungeon Master (1989)
DungeonGS (1991)
Eclipse GS (1992)
Electric Crayon, The (1986)
Elevators (1991)
Euchre (1990)
ExplorerGS (1991)
F1 Race (1988)
Fast Break (1989)
Fidelity - Chessmaster 2100, The (1988)
Final Assault (1988)
Firepower (1989)
First Letters and Words (1987)
First Shapes (1987)
Floor Tiles (1993)
Follower (1989)
Four in a Row (1988)
Fourplay (1990)
Fractal Explorer (1988)
FreeCell (1997)
Froggin (1992)
Full Metal Planete (1993)
Fun Columns (1991)
Future Shock 3D (1989)
Galactic Conquest (1991)
Gate (1992)
Gauntlet (1988)
GBA Championship Basketball - Two-On-Two (1987)
Geo Puzzle USA (1990)
Geo Quiz (1990)
Geographic Jigsaw (1990)
Geometry (1988)
Geometry Tutor (1989)
Get the Points (1989)
Global Express Atlas (1988)
Gnarly Golf (1989)
Gold Of The Americas (1991)
Gold Rush (1989)
Golden Bug (1990)
GolemGS (1990)
Golf Solitaire (1992)
Grackle (1989)
Grand Prix Circuit (1989)
Great Western Shootout (1989)
Greek Mythology (1991)
GS Adventure (2021)
GS Asteroids (2021)
GS Backgammon (1988)
GS Invaders (1994)
GS Pac-Man (2021)
GS Tanks (1990)
GShisen (1998)
GSNumerics (1990)
Hacker II (1987)
Halls of Montezuma (1990)
Hammurabi (2000)
Hangman (1993)
Hanoi (1988)
Hardball! (1987)
Hearts (1990)
Hostage (1990)
Hover Blade (1991)
Hunt For Red October (1989)
Immortal, The (1990)
Impossible Mission II (1989)
Infolab Chemistry (1988)
Infolab Life Science (1988)
Invaders (1988)
Invaders from Space (1992)
Jack Nicklaus Greatest 18 Holes of Major Championship Golf (1989)
Jigsaw (1988)
John Elway's Quarterback (1989)
Jungle Safari (1991)
KABOOM! (2015)
Kaleidokubes (1989)
Katies Farm (1990)
Keef The Thief (1989)
Kid Talk (1987)
Kid Writer - Golden Edition (1989)
Kids Time II (1987)
Kinderama (1989)
King of Chicago, The (1989)
King's Quest (1987)
King's Quest II (1988)
King's Quest III (1988)
King's Quest IV (1989)
Knockout (1992)
Land of the Unicorn (1990)
Lander Rescue (1993)
Laser Force (1989)
Last Ninja, The (1988)
Learning Spoken English (1987)
Leisure Suit Larry In The Land of The Lounge Lizards (1987)
Lemmings (1996)
Lemonade (2000)
LetterSlide (1992)
Life and Death (1989)
Logic Master, The (1990)
Lost Treasures of Infocom, The (1993)
Lost Tribe, The (1992)
Lunar Lander (1989)
Mad Libs (1987)
Mad Match (1989)
Mage Maze (1990)
Magical Myths (1988)
Mah Jongg (1992)
Mancala (1988)
Manhunter - New York (1988)
Marble Madness (1988)
Mastermind Plus (1994)
Matches (1990)
Math and Me (1988)
Math Blaster Plus (1989)
Math Story Problems (1989)
Math Wizard (1988)
MathTalk (1987)
MathTalk Fractions (1987)
Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing (1987)
Maze Launcher (1989)
Mazer II (1992)
McGee (1989)
McGee at the Funfair (1990)
Mean 18 (1987)
Mega Mac Munch (1991)
Memo Cards (1992)
MemTone 2300 (2004)
Metric Primer (1990)
MicroType - The Wonderful World of PAWS (1989)
Mighty Marvel Vs The Forces of Evil (1988)
Milestones 2000 (1990)
Milliken Story Teller - Aladdin and the Magic Lamp (1990)
Milliken Story Teller - Henny Penny (1990)
Milliken Story Teller - Jack and the Bean Stalk (1990)
Milliken Story Teller - Little Red Riding Hood (1990)
Milliken Story Teller - Peter Rabbit (1990)
Milliken Story Teller - The Ugly Duckling (1990)
Minefield (1991)
MineSweeper (1990)
Mini Putt - The Ultimate Challenge (1988)
Missile Attack (1992)
Mitosis (2011)
Mixed Up - Mother Goose (1988)
Monte Carlo (1988)
Monte Carlo Solitaire (1989)
Moonstriker (1992)
Mr Py and I (1989)
Musicgame (1989)
My Paint (1990)
Mystery Colors (1988)
Neuromancer (1989)
Noughts and Crosses (1990)
Numbergame (1990)
NumBlox (1990)
Omega (1990)
Omega (1996)
Once Upon a Time (1988)
Once Upon a Time II (1989)
Once Upon a Time III (1990)
One Arm Battle (1990)
Operation Lambda (1996)
Orbizone (1989)
Othello (1988)
Out of This World (1992)
Pack Man (1993)
Panzer Battles (1991)
Paranoia (1989)
Pede (1993)
Pente (1993)
Pick'n Pile (1990)
Pipe Dream (1990)
Pirates! (1988)
PixMix (1989)
Playwrite - Talking Puppets (1990)
Plotting (1991)
Plumb Crazy (1994)
Plunder! (1990)
Poker Challenge (1989)
Police Quest (1987)
Powerplay (1993)
Print Shop Companion IIGS, The (1990)
Print Shop IIGS, The (1987)
Puyo Puyo (1995)
Puzzle (1990)
Puzzle Bucket (1991)
Pyramid Solitaire (1989)
Qburt (1990)
Qix (1990)
Quadronome (1989)
Quest for the Hoard (1991)
Quest for the Hoard II - Treasures from Heaven (1993)
Questmaster I - The Prism of Heheutotol (1990)
Questron II (1988)
Quintette (1990)
Rastan (1990)
Reach For The Stars (1988)
Read and Rhyme (1987)
Readable Classic Tales (1990)
Read-a-Rama (1989)
Reader Rabbit (1987)
Reading About Fish (1988)
Reading About Reptiles (1988)
Reading and Me (1989)
Reading Magic Library - Flodd the Bad Guy (1989)
Reading Magic Library - Jack and the Beanstalk (1989)
Rescue Rover (1992)
Revolution '76 (1989)
Roadwar 2000 (1987)
Rocket Ranger (1989)
Rogue (1989)
Romulans (1989)
Rush Hour (1990)
SameGame GS (1997)
Sea Strike (1987)
Secrets of Bahras, The (1991)
Sensei (1991)
Senseless Violence 1 - Survival of the Fetus (1989)
Senseless Violence 2 - You Use, You Die (1989)
Serve and Volley (1988)
Sewage (1995)
Shadowgate (1988)
Shanghai (1987)
Shanghai II - Dragon's Eye (1993)
Shape Teacher GS (1989)
Sheepshead (1991)
Shoveit (1992)
Shuffle Mouse (1991)
Silpheed (1988)
Simon Sez (1988)
Sinbad And The Throne of The Falcon (1990)
Skate or Die (1988)
Snoopy Reading Machine (1989)
SolarianGS (1992)
Solitaire (1992)
Solitaire and Cribbage (1990)
Solitaire Royale (1990)
Son of Star Axe (1992)
Sound Discoveries (1991)
Space Ace (1990)
Space Arrow (1992)
Space Cluster (1990)
Space Fox (1992)
Space Quest I - The Sarien Encounter (1987)
Space Quest II - Vohaul's Revenge (1988)
Space Shark (1990)
Space Shuttle Word Problems (1991)
Space Warrior (1992)
Space Whiskey (1996)
Spellbinder (1991)
Speller Bee (1988)
Spirit of Excalibur (1991)
Spy Hunter (1993)
Stalactites (1994)
Star Axe (1990)
Star Saga One - Beyond the Boundary (1988)
Star Saga Two - The Clathran Menance v1.0 (1988)
Stars and Planets (1989)
Stickybear ABC (1988)
Stickybear Opposites (1989)
Stickybear Shapes (1989)
Storybook Weaver - World of Adventure (1991)
Storybook Weaver - World of Make Believe (1991)
Storybook Weaver (1990)
Street Sports Soccer (1988)
Strip Poker II (1987)
Sub Battle Simulator (1987)
Subversion (1992)
Super Mario GS (1999)
Superstar Ice Hockey (1988)
Sylvan Idyll (1992)
Symbolix (1994)
Tales From the Arabian Knights (1988)
Talking ABC's - Letters (1989)
Talking ABC's - Words (1989)
Talking Addition and Subtraction (1989)
Talking Alpha Chimp (1989)
Talking Animals (1989)
Talking Classroom (1989)
Talking Clock (1988)
Talking Colors (1988)
Talking Dinosaurs (1989)
Talking First Dinosaur Reader (1991)
Talking First Reader (1989)
Talking First Words (1989)
Talking First Writer (1989)
Talking Money (1989)
Talking Multiplication and Division (1990)
Talking Numbers (1989)
Talking Reading Railroad (1989)
Talking School Bus (1989)
Talking Shapes (1988)
Talking Speller (1989)
Talking Speller II (1989)
Talking USA Map (1989)
Tarot (1990)
Task Force (1990)
Tass Times In Tonetown (1986)
Test Drive II - The Duel (1989)
Tetris (1988)
Tetrotrix (1990)
Thexder (1987)
Third Courier, The (1989)
Three Stooges, The (1990)
Tic Tac Toe 3D (1998)
TicTacToe (1989)
Tinies, The (1994)
Tomahawk (1988)
Tonights Sky GS (1995)
Tower of Myraglen, The (1987)
Towers (1989)
Towers of Hanoi (1988)
Transylvania III (1990)
Triango (1988)
Tunnels of Armageddon (1990)
Turkey Shoot (1997)
Typing Tutor IV (1988)
Ugly Duckling, The (1989)
Ultima I - The First Age of Darkness (1992)
Umoria GS (1993)
Uninvited (1988)
USA Geograph (1992)
Vegas Craps (1988)
Vegas Gambler (1988)
VIAD (1992)
Video Poker (1989)
Volcanoes Deluxe (1988)
War In Middle Earth (1989)
Warfare (1992)
Warlock (1988)
Wa-Tor (1991)
Weather Forecast (1988)
Weather Station (1988)
Wheel of Fortune (1988)
Where in the USA is Carmen Sandiego (1990)
Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego (1989)
Wiggle (1994)
Will Harvey's Music Construction Set (1986)
Windwalker (1990)
Winter Games (1987)
Wisconsin Rummy (1990)
Wolfenstein 3D (1997)
Word Master, The (1989)
World (1993)
World Disk (1989)
World Games (1987)
World Geograph (1989)
World Tour Golf (1987)
Xenocide (1989)
Yahtzee (1988)
Zany Golf (1988)
Zappa Roidz (1989)

 

[Morpheus Kitami]

Aw, damn, its missing some of the Catacomb series. I suppose it can't be helped considering how much of a pain it is to track those later titles down.

 

[Rincewind]

Aw, damn, its missing some of the Catacomb series. I suppose it can't be helped considering how much of a pain it is to track those later titles down.

You can send the guys a message, or maybe even provide the games if you have them. Why not torrent, btw? Just use a VPN, man

 

[Morpheus Kitami]

Aw, damn, its missing some of the Catacomb series. I suppose it can't be helped considering how much of a pain it is to track those later titles down.

You can send the guys a message, or maybe even provide the games if you have them. Why not torrent, btw? Just use a VPN, man

Frankly, considering the rarity of them, I'm not even sure they could find them, but I suppose it wouldn't hurt to ask.
I mean, I can find most stuff I actually want to get through various direct downloads or filesharing sites, so I haven't had reason to install one in a long time, outside of rare situations like this. Not like I'm terribly concerned about whether or not I need a VPN for some old games for a system nobody makes anymore.

 

[Rincewind]

Aw, damn, its missing some of the Catacomb series. I suppose it can't be helped considering how much of a pain it is to track those later titles down.

You can send the guys a message, or maybe even provide the games if you have them. Why not torrent, btw? Just use a VPN, man

Frankly, considering the rarity of them, I'm not even sure they could find them, but I suppose it wouldn't hurt to ask.
I mean, I can find most stuff I actually want to get through various direct downloads or filesharing sites, so I haven't had reason to install one in a long time, outside of rare situations like this. Not like I'm terribly concerned about whether or not I need a VPN for some old games for a system nobody makes anymore.

Ah okay. I torrent everything — I refuse to pay for subscription services out of principle, or for anything that has DRM (except when there's no other way, and I really want it).

 

[Nifft Batuff]

What is the best emulator for the apple 2gs?

 

[A horse of course]

Piracy supports terrorism.

 

[Rincewind]

What is the best emulator for the apple 2gs?

I think GSPlus.

https://apple2.gs/plus/

 

[unseeingeye]

I just found out about this while looking at the eXoDOS website for fun... holy shit am I excited! And they made a ScummVM version?! I had no idea.. I only knew about the DOS and Win3X versions.
I already have nearly 100 Apple IIGS games setup in LaunchBox, along with over 300 Atari ST games and I don't even know how many for Apple ][ but this is certainly going to surpass my own setup judging from how excellent eXoDOS is.

 

[Hammer Of The Heretics]

Man, I'm glad I'm not the guy who had to scan in the manuals and extras for the Star Saga games. You could use those things to beat a moose to death.

 

[unseeingeye]

Posting again just to say that it is awesome, just as good as I'd hoped and expected. I seriously love the eXo packages, and now have eXoDOS, eXoScummVM and eXoAppleIIGS setup in my copy of LaunchBox. With these, the C64 Dreams package for the Commodore 64 and the Amiga package I'm overloaded with amazing games ready to go. Each of these ended up replacing libraries I put together myself, both because they are much more comprehensive and because they are preconfigured with a much greater knowledge of emulation than I possess. Mine all worked well enough and it was fun to go through the process of searching for rare games and metadata and all that stuff, but these come all kinds of extra stuff if you want it, like diskmags, demoscenes, magazine collections, etc. so for me it really isn't a difficult decision despite removing many hours of work as the end result far surpasses anything I could ever put together.