Friday, October 15, 2010

Mystery House for the Apple ][

Mystery House Apple IIIf this Mystery House (Apple II) eBay auction isn't some kind of fraud -and let's face it, it does look pretty legitimate- then retro gamers and lovers of classic adventure games worldwide will have a chance to own a piece of gaming history. Mystery House, you see, released in 1980, was the first game On-Line Systems developed before it eventually evolved into Sierra, the first adventure designed by Roberta Williams and quite possibly the first adventure game ever to feature graphics. It also is quite a rarity, and should you decide not to bid on the thing -it wont be cheap- you can freely play it online. 
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9 comments:

  1. CharlieOctober 15, 2010 at 1:21 PM

    Fascinating! Can't wait to see how high the bidding goes - definitely a great piece of history.

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  2. gnomeOctober 15, 2010 at 1:24 PM

    I think it will go up to 200$; at least. Anything less would be a bargain. The game also is pretty funny, though not particularly good.

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  3. CharlieOctober 15, 2010 at 1:54 PM

    Hmm, in the grand scheme of things I generally will accept funny over good!

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  4. gnomeOctober 15, 2010 at 2:09 PM

    A wise choice. Though it *is* funny in a most unintentional way...

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  5. blakespotOctober 15, 2010 at 2:58 PM

    Or play it on the iPhone or iPad...

    http://toucharcade.com/2009/03/12/1980-adventure-mystery-house-comes-to-the-iphone/

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  6. MikOctober 15, 2010 at 2:59 PM

    I want-nay, I PRETEND a Macintosh. A classic color.

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  7. gnomeOctober 15, 2010 at 3:23 PM

    @ Blakespot: I had somehow missed that. Thanks for the tip!

    @ Mik: And I a Macintosh Classic.

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  8. AnonymousApril 2, 2011 at 4:35 AM

    Rare MYSTERY HOUSE game and APPLE ADVENTURE diskware game Apple II

    Vintage MYSTERY HOUSE Apple II Game RARE
    Starting at $1.00
    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=160567423942

    Vintage APPLE ADVENTURE diskware Apple II Game RARE
    Starting at $1.00
    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=160567430943

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  9. gnomeApril 2, 2011 at 7:34 AM

    Excellent links, thanks anonymous!

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