- List of minor Apogee Software video games
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The following is a list of the earliest, lesser-known video games published by Apogee Software.
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Games
Beyond the Titanic
Beyond the Titanic Developer(s) Apogee Software Publisher(s) Apogee Software Designer(s) Scott Miller Platform(s) DOS Release date(s) 1986 Genre(s) Text adventure Mode(s) Single player Media/distribution Floppy disk Beyond the Titanic is a text adventure game written by Scott Miller for DOS, published by Apogee Software. In the game, the player has to escape from the sinking ship Titanic.
The game was originally distributed as shareware. It was one of the two games (the other being Supernova) that were released by Apogee not using the Apogee Model, but as traditional shareware.
Beyond the Titanic was re-released as freeware by Apogee to hang in on the hype around the Titanic movie on March 10, 1998. The source code for the game was released under GPL on March 20, 2009.[1] See also list of commercial games released as freeware.
Star Trek: The Next Generation Trivia
Star Trek: The Next Generation Trivia Developer(s) Micro F/X Software Publisher(s) Apogee Software Designer(s) George Broussard Platform(s) DOS Release date(s) - NA 1987
Genre(s) Educational Mode(s) Single-player Media/distribution Floppy disk Star Trek: The Next Generation Trivia (also known as Next Generation Trivia) is a trivia game about the Star Trek: The Next Generation TV series written for DOS, published by Apogee Software. It was originally published by George Broussard under Micro F/X Software, before he joined Apogee.
The game was distributed as shareware. It consists of three volumes (named Volume 1 to 3), with only the first volume distributed as shareware, and the rest available commercially. Each volume has 100 multiple choice questions related to Star Trek: The Next Generation.
When the Star Trek copyright holder Paramount found out Apogee was making money on their property, they offered Apogee a license to the game idea. Apogee did not accept the offer, as the license would have cost more than what Apogee was making on the game.[2] Therefore, Apogee discontinued the game, and they no longer retain any copyright or control over on it.[3]
Supernova
For Stars! Supernova Genesis computer game, see Stars!#Stars.21_Supernova_Genesis.Supernova Developer(s) Apogee Software Publisher(s) Apogee Software Designer(s) Scott Miller Platform(s) DOS Release date(s) 1987 Genre(s) Text adventure Mode(s) Single player Media/distribution Floppy disk Supernova is a text adventure game written by Scott Miller for DOS, published by Apogee Software. The story of the game was written by Scott Miller and Terry Nagy.
The game was originally distributed as shareware. It was one of the two games (the other being Beyond the Titanic) that were released by Apogee not using the Apogee Model, but as traditional shareware.
The Turbo Pascal 3.0 source code was for sale for $100.[4]
Supernova was re-released as freeware by Apogee on March 10, 1998. The source code for the game was released under GPL on March 20, 2009.[1] See also list of commercial games released as freeware.
The Thor Trilogy
The Thor Trilogy Developer(s) Scenario Software Publisher(s) Apogee Software Designer(s) Todd Replogle Platform(s) DOS Release date(s) 1989 Genre(s) Maze Mode(s) Single player Media/distribution Floppy disk The Thor Trilogy (also known as Caves of Thor) is a maze video game published in 1989 by Apogee Software. It was developed by Todd Replogle under the Scenario Software name.
The game places the player trapped within the Caves of Thor. The object of the game is to locate three missing items scattered throughout the place. The missing items are the Female-item, the Heart-item and the Male-item. The game's interface, gameplay and graphics are similar to a previous Apogee game, Kingdom of Kroz, and to the game ZZT.
The game was originally distributed as shareware. It consists of three volumes, with only the first volume distributed as shareware, and the rest available commercially. The volumes are:
- Volume I: Caves of Thor
- Volume II: Realm of Thor
- Volume III: Thor's Revenge
The source code of the game used to be available for U$195.00 (in 1990) directly from Todd Replogle. The game was discontinued, and it was later re-released as freeware by Apogee in December 2005. See also list of commercial games released as freeware.
The game includes PC speaker renditions of various classical music pieces, including Flight of the Bumblebee by Rimsky-Korsakov, two preludes from the Well-Tempered Clavier by J.S. Bach, and Solfeggietto by C.P.E. Bach.
Trek Trivia
Trek Trivia Developer(s) Apogee Software Publisher(s) Apogee Software Designer(s) Scott Miller Platform(s) DOS Release date(s) - NA 1986
Genre(s) Educational Mode(s) Single-player Media/distribution Floppy disk Trek Trivia is a trivia game about the Star Trek TV series, written in Turbo Pascal 5.0 for DOS, published by Apogee Software (now 3D Realms).
Trek Trivia was distributed as shareware. It consists of ten volumes (named Volume 1 to 10), with only the first volume distributed as shareware, and the rest available commercially. Each volume has 100 multiple choice questions related to Star Trek.
Programmers could buy the source code for $90, but later the price was increased to $100.
When the Star Trek copyright holder Paramount found out Apogee was making money on their property, they offered Apogee a license to the game idea. Apogee did not accept the offer, as the license would have cost more than what Apogee was making on the game.[2] Therefore, Apogee discontinued the game, and they no longer retain any copyright or control over on it.[3]
Trivia Whiz
Trivia Whiz Developer(s) Micro F/X Software Publisher(s) Apogee Software Designer(s) George Broussard Platform(s) DOS Release date(s) 1988 Genre(s) Educational game Mode(s) Single player Media/distribution Floppy disk Trivia Whiz is a general trivia game written for DOS, published by Apogee Software. It was originally published by George Broussard under Micro F/X Software, before he joined Apogee.
Trivia Whiz was distributed as shareware. It consists of five volumes (named Volume 1 to 5), with only the first volume distributed as shareware, and the rest available commercially. Each volume has 100 multiple choice questions on a large variety of topics.
The game was discontinued, and it was later re-released as freeware by Apogee in December 2005. See also list of commercial games released as freeware.
Word Whiz
Word Whiz Developer(s) Apogee Software Publisher(s) Apogee Software Designer(s) Scott Miller Platform(s) DOS Release date(s) 1988 Genre(s) Educational game Mode(s) Single player Media/distribution Floppy disk Word Whiz is a trivia game written for DOS, published by Apogee Software. It consists of various questions about different English words.
Word Whiz was distributed as shareware. It consists of four volumes (named Volume 1 to 4), with only the first volume distributed as shareware, and the rest available commercially. Each volume has 100 multiple choice questions, each one about a specific word.
Word Whiz is written in Turbo Pascal 5.0 and the source code was for sale for $100.
The game was discontinued, and it was later re-released as freeware by Apogee in December 2005. The source code for the game was released under GPL on March 20, 2009.[1] See also list of commercial games released as freeware.
References
- ^ a b c "Several old games released as Freeware". 3DRealms. http://www.3drealms.com/news/2009/03/several_old_games_released_as_freeware.html. Retrieved 26 March 2009.
- ^ a b [1] Joe Siegler explains the rationale for not accepting a license agreement from Paramount
- ^ a b [2] "We do not retain any copyright or control on the following titles: Star Trek Trivia, Star Trek: TNG Trivia, and Jumpman Lives! (which means we don't care what you do with these three games - we don't have anything to do with them anymore)."
- ^ Supernova Instructions, 1998 freeware release
External links
- Beyond the Titanic at MobyGames
- Star Trek: The Next Generation Trivia at MobyGames
- Supernova at MobyGames
- The Thor Trilogy at MobyGames
- Trek Trivia at MobyGames
- Trivia Whiz at MobyGames
- Word Whiz at MobyGames
- 3D Realms Master Download Page
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