5 January 2008 New items for a new year
Happy 2008 everyone! Just in time for the new year, I unshrink (blasphemy, I know!) a very rare Apple II game called Real Life: The Greatest Adventure of All, and present it here for your viewing and downloading pleasure. This text adventure game sold between 50-100 copies, a total which was not helped by very poor reviews. The original disk was not copy protected, which made for an easy conversion to .DSK. You can find the game, and the reviews (including a scathing article by John C. Dvorak) under the "Others" section.

I've also made a slight improvement to the game archive for The Tarturian: you can now download the entire manual (in .PDF format), instead of just the cover page.

Here's hoping 2008 is a good year for Apple II and computer game preservation - as always, if you have information or items that are on our wanted list, please get in touch!
1 August 2007 First edition Mystery House and The Lost Ark of the Covenant
Ever wonder what the first release of the first ever graphic adventure game looks like? Yes, that would be the very first release of Mystery House, which you can find under the "Others" section.

Also for this update, some behind-the-scenes information from John Botti, author of The Lost Ark of the Covenant. Now CEO of Black Ops Entertainment, John was gracious enough to answer my many questions about his game. A fantastic read which you can find under the now-updated game description. Thanks John!
7 April 2007 Mystery solved: Highlands Computer Services
My apologies for the long time between updates, but finding out long-lost information requires some detective work... and I'm often at the mercy of others when it comes to answers to my many questions (and understandably so!). However, I think you will agree that this update has been worth waiting for. Here's what's new:
  • The Highlands Computer Services mystery has been solved! I was able to track down company founder Butch Greathouse who provided a wealth of information! How I got there is quite a story... which I'll save for a future update. Look under Highlands Computer Services for the goods!

  • Detailed information on Goblins - I had the opportunity to speak with the author of the game

  • A new publisher: Commonwealth Software, featuring a very extensive conversation with co-founder Adam West

  • Hint sheets are now available for Sherwood Forest, Elysian Fields, Goblins, Creature Venture, and Castles of Darkness

  • Also new are scans of Highlands Computer Services price lists and of the Phoenix Software catalog

  • And a few other minor updates

At the moment, I'm seeking information on Speakeasy Software, the small Canadian outfit who published Dani Bunten's first game in 1978. Can anyone help?

I've also added a list of original games the GUE is looking for - if you can help with any, please send an e-mail. Thanks and enjoy!
Most wanted information/items:

1. Contact information for Dale Johnson, author of Masquerade and Fraktured Faebles, among others
2. Original packaging of Fraktured Faebles
3. Original disk for Gemini, by Phoenix Software
4. Any information on Speakeasy Software and their titles
5. Original packaging for Bronze Dragon and Dragon Side II (Commonwealth Software)

If you can help with the above, then please send an e-mail using the link at the bottom of the page

The GUE is also looking for the following original game packages. Can you help?

Epidemic! – box only (SSI) Queen of Hearts (SSI)
Pursuit of the Graf Spee – box only (SSI) Chambers of Xenobia (Avant-Garde Creations)
Tank Command (Broderbund) Akalabeth - Castle version (California Pacific)
Gobbler (On-Line Systems) Skeetshoot (On-Line Systems)
Trap shoot (On-Line System) Hi-Res Soccer (On-Line Systems)
Campaign Trilogy (Synergistic) Procyon Warrior (Synergistic)
Probe One: The Transmitter (Synergistic) Empire III: Armageddon (Edu-Ware)
Gemini - disk only (Phoenix Software) Fraktured Faebles (American Eagle)
Wheeler Dealers (Speakeasy) Quarterstaff (Simulated Environment Systems)
Bill Budge’s Space Album (California Pacific) Bill Budge’s Trilogy of Games (California Pacific)
Windfall (Edu-Ware) Thunderbombs (Penguin)
Crime Wave (Penguin) Bronze Dragon (Commonwealth)
Dragon Side II (Commonwealth) Secret Agent: Mission One – disk only (Jor-And)
Norad – disk only (Southwestern Data Systems) Warriors of Ras Vols I (Dunzhin), II (Kaiv), III (Wylde), IV (Ziggurat)
Lordlings of Yore (Softlore) Apple Cider Spider (Sierra)
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