1983 – Taigen Moon Works

9/28/20 3-Demon (1983)

3-Demon (1983) by John D. Price of PC Research for DOS. In the late 70s and early 80s, there was an ambitious trend of trying to make, for whatever reason, a first-person Pac-Man for home computers. I don’t even think the term “first-person” was in use at that time, the ReadMe describing that “In 3-DemonContinue reading “9/28/20 3-Demon (1983)”

Beneath Apple Manor (1978, 83)

Beneath Apple Manor (1978, re-released 1983) by Don Worth and published by The Software Factory, re-released by Quality Software for Apple II. Would you believe that this was a roguelike game made two years before Rogue? I guess BAM-like doesn’t roll off the tongue quite as well. It carries all the hallmarks of the genre,Continue reading “Beneath Apple Manor (1978, 83)”