8BitDo Unveils Apple II-Inspired “AP50th” Limited Edition Retro 68 Keyboard

8BitDo Unveils Apple II-Inspired “AP50th” Limited Edition Retro 68 Keyboard. gogadget.news/S02731

Artwork showing a curious adventurer approaching what looks like a large wrapped present, but which is actually a deadly mimic.

I hope everyone had a wonderful day... and I hope none of your gifts were mimics in disguise!

My senior project in high school, I rewrote the base Eamon game in C. Sure wish I still had that code. It sparked my interest not just in adventure/RPG, but also the concept of free/open source software. The fact it had what we now call DLC put it way ahead of its time!

cover art for Eamon!

Fun Fact: Eamon is the longest running computer video game "franchise" in the world. It is a series of Text Based RPG's for the Apple Computer.

Despite it's record of the longest running video game series, it's mostly non-commercial and free. #videogamehistory #retrogames #rpgs #textadventures

Hey folks, just posted a first look video of the 1979 Apple II text-rpg Eamon - a modular game that had over 200 adventures made for it throughout the 80s.

I'm going in blind. How does it go?

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"The Haunted House" (1985) by Little Green Software looks similar.
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And here's full body Catfolk warrior art!

DnD character commission I drew for the project called "The Adventurer's Guide to Eamon"

#dungeonsanddragons #ttrpgart

Catfolk warrior

DnD character commission I drew for the project called "The Adventurer's Guide to Eamon" (it's still in a very early and incomplete stage but you can find it online anyway)
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#dungeonsanddragons

The wind sighs into your back. The sun dances across your cheeks. You've found the Garden of Fortune. Time is yours here, to enjoy your peace and explore... Choose your path with intention.

First, you want to see...

The Gatehouse
The Stone Loveseat
The Lavender Meadow
The Magnolia Tree

SwordThrust, the commercial successor to Donald Brown's freeware Eamon, kept the same basic structure and game play as its predecessor but wove in lots of new features, stats, spells, and other refinements.

It was first published by CE Software, and later distributed by Softsmith and Main Street.

I wonder if anyone bought the full set of 225 Eamon in 1986? #AppleII #Computist magazine #81

Recalling Norman Rockwell's "The Gossips," a slew of computer users share a disc made by a user, each user sharing it with someone else until it ends up in a new machine, beginning the story anew. Artist: Mike Hagel, RUN Magazine Mar/Apr 1991

Pass the word!

Map of the Eamon adventure "Lotto's Masterpiece"

Somewhere deep within a crumbling museum on an uncharted isle stands a gorgeous bronze statuette crafted by the famous sculptor Lotto — and Sam Slicker has commissioned you to retrieve it!

"Lotto's Masterpiece" (1990) is one of two Eamon adventures by Henry Haskell.
eamon.wiki/Lotto's_Mast...

Robert Parker's 1989 Eamon adventure "Anatomy of the Body" sends the miniaturized adventurer on a journey through the human body to battle bacteria and cancer cells. Parker's sequel, "The Body Revisited", is vastly more complex and detailed!
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Knight's Quest (1978) by Instant Software was an early RPG for the TRS-80. Players quest for the king seeking either a golden chalice or anchor, both held by powerful demons somewhere in the kingdom, then return with their prize to become a knight within 30 days (moves/turns). (a knightly thread)

Map of the Eamon adventure "The Wayfarers Inn"

Mystery abounds in Michael Penner's atmospheric "The Wayfarers Inn" (2023), the newest adventure in the Eamon library.

Artisans sent to refurbish the inn have disappeared; now it's up to you to explore the building's shadowy, dilapidated halls and discover their fate.
eamon.wiki/The_Wayfarer...

Ahh, the good old Beginners Cave! ❤️

Glad people still remember Eamon! The community's pretty small at this point, but new adventures continue to appear.

Screenshot from "Eamon Returns" showing its ChatGPT interface and DALL-E image generation.

"Eamon Returns" is an intriguing project by developer Deepak Deo that uses ChatGPT to generate limitless Eamon adventures. Wherever you choose to go, the AI weaves quests and objectives while providing detailed textual descriptions and even original illustrations.
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Map of the Eamon adventure "The Fugitive"

Just finished a map and walkthrough for "The Fugitive" (1985) by Don Doumakes — a fun and well-crafted adventure!

Framed for murder by the villainous Lord Bottomsmith, you must make your way to his castle and find evidence proving your innocence before you're apprehended.
eamon.wiki/The_Fugitive

Winged dragon watching colorful fireworks.

Have a happy and adventure-filled 2024!

The festive holiday scene is an 8-bit Christmas greeting card showing a Christmas tree in the left foreground with twinkling lights, a fireplace with a roaring fire and stockings hung from the mantle. Atop sits a clock with a swinging pendulum and two flickering candles.

Sierra Christmas Card 1986: A Computer Christmas archive.org/details/sier...

The little arrow heading away from the human figure near the center of the screen towards the giant spider thing is your weapon, a kind of arrow machine gun thing augmented by whatever weapon you find. So if you find a dagger, it's like a dagger attack -- only ranged. The fortress you explore is also riddled with destructible blocks, rooms, treasures, and plenty of enemies!

Sword of Kadash (1985) | action RPG | PC platforms | Dynamix

Sarah Connor looking suspiciously at you fail the captcha a third time.

Hello there, fellow Eamonauts, text adventurers, and CRPG aficionados! 👋 Eamon Wiki is now on Bluesky — I’ll be posting regular updates here as the mission to document, preserve, and expand the Wonderful World of Eamon continues. To learn more, please visit eamon.wiki! #Eamon