Golden Oldies - Volume 1: Computer Software Classics for the Apple II

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Published on December 28, 2010 3:48:05 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3_Rxsa5fO4

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Game description:

Probably the first retro-collection ever foisted upon the buying public. A collection of four classic computer games (well, three computer games and an adaptation of an electronic video game.) Play Eliza, Conway's Life, Crowther's Adventure, or Al Alcorn's Pong.

All four games are liberal adaptations - there is no standard Eliza, and this version seems to lack compared to others. Pong is an ASCII rendition of the game (and includes a remake with color!). Life, however, includes various pre-formed populations, including the infamous glider-gun that figures prominently in Steven Levy's book Hackers.


What I think:

Adventure is a nice game, Eliza is fun for a little bit (although you can chat with AI bots now on the internet, so there isn't much need for that "game" anymore), LIFE is interesting to look at for a really few seconds (and Video Life on the Atari 2600 is way better) and Pong is...not the best version of Pong.
Moving the paddles doesn't feel smooth and you will be quite uncertain how fast your paddle moves.