| Re: Apple II Aztec (1982) controls.... [message #420928] |
Tue, 19 September 2023 23:19  |
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Originally posted by: Verbal Hint
And here I am, Rob, replying to your comment 20 years after you posted it, because I want to play (20+20=40) years later!
Loved the "dynamite in the bottom corner" floor glitch. Only way I ever got down low enough to have a chance.... Never made it out alive during my 100s of attempts in childhood. Hoping to break the curse tonight. Happy trash digging, everyone!
On Monday, December 15, 2003 at 9:52:30 AM UTC-5, Rob wrote:
> I always have to reply on threads about Aztec because, well, they're
> rare.
> It's still my favorite Apple ][ game of all time. I still play it 20
> years later.
> Cheers!
> On Fri, 12 Dec 2003 03:32:40 GMT, "Franklin the Turkey"
> <frankli...@msn.com> wrote:
>> Press ESC while in the maze to have the keyboard command list appear...
>>
>> <2o...@netrogue.de> wrote in message
>> news:bmtrsq$r70nj$3...@ID-118921.news.uni-berlin.de...
>>> J Miller wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hi... is anyone familiar with the game Aztec... from 1982 ? I am wanting
>> to
>>>> know the keyboard commands for the game. I remember some of them but I'm
>>>> not sure if there are some that I'm not aware of. Any help would be
>>>> appreciated!... thanks
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> Great game! One of the few games that really utilized the keyboard... and
>> then that thrilling indiana jones image back then :-) Great! One of my
>> all-time favourites that will never die. Incidentally, did they use shape
>> images? I thought the graphics were very neat but fairly slow at times.
>>> I also loved the 'bug' of falling through levels if a hole was blown in
>> the right place - unbeaten!
>>>
>>> Ole.
>>>
>>
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| Re: Apple II Aztec (1982) controls.... [message #420930 is a reply to message #420928] |
Wed, 20 September 2023 02:21  |
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Originally posted by: ant
Hahah, that cheat. :D This game was soooooooooo hard! Someone needs to make a modern version!
Verbal Hint <sdflkjj@gmail.com> wrote:
> And here I am, Rob, replying to your comment 20 years after you posted it, because I want to play (20+20=40) years later!
> Loved the "dynamite in the bottom corner" floor glitch. Only way I ever got down low enough to have a chance.... Never made it out alive during my 100s of attempts in childhood. Hoping to break the curse tonight. Happy trash digging, everyone!
> On Monday, December 15, 2003 at 9:52:30???AM UTC-5, Rob wrote:
>> I always have to reply on threads about Aztec because, well, they're
>> rare.
>> It's still my favorite Apple ][ game of all time. I still play it 20
>> years later.
>> Cheers!
>> On Fri, 12 Dec 2003 03:32:40 GMT, "Franklin the Turkey"
>> <frankli...@msn.com> wrote:
>>> Press ESC while in the maze to have the keyboard command list appear...
>>>
>>> <2o...@netrogue.de> wrote in message
>>> news:bmtrsq$r70nj$3...@ID-118921.news.uni-berlin.de...
>>>> J Miller wrote:
>>>>
>>>> >
>>>> >Hi... is anyone familiar with the game Aztec... from 1982 ? I am wanting
>>> to
>>>> >know the keyboard commands for the game. I remember some of them but I'm
>>>> >not sure if there are some that I'm not aware of. Any help would be
>>>> >appreciated!... thanks
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>>
>>>> Great game! One of the few games that really utilized the keyboard... and
>>> then that thrilling indiana jones image back then :-) Great! One of my
>>> all-time favourites that will never die. Incidentally, did they use shape
>>> images? I thought the graphics were very neat but fairly slow at times.
>>>> I also loved the 'bug' of falling through levels if a hole was blown in
>>> the right place - unbeaten!
>>>>
>>>> Ole.
>>>>
>>>
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| Re: Apple II Aztec (1982) controls.... [message #420931 is a reply to message #420928] |
Wed, 20 September 2023 02:22 |
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Originally posted by: ant
Also, another cheat IIRC. Keep jumping into a wall to die or something and then you can go down/up to or something.
Verbal Hint <sdflkjj@gmail.com> wrote:
> And here I am, Rob, replying to your comment 20 years after you posted it, because I want to play (20+20=40) years later!
> Loved the "dynamite in the bottom corner" floor glitch. Only way I ever got down low enough to have a chance.... Never made it out alive during my 100s of attempts in childhood. Hoping to break the curse tonight. Happy trash digging, everyone!
> On Monday, December 15, 2003 at 9:52:30???AM UTC-5, Rob wrote:
>> I always have to reply on threads about Aztec because, well, they're
>> rare.
>> It's still my favorite Apple ][ game of all time. I still play it 20
>> years later.
>> Cheers!
>> On Fri, 12 Dec 2003 03:32:40 GMT, "Franklin the Turkey"
>> <frankli...@msn.com> wrote:
>>> Press ESC while in the maze to have the keyboard command list appear...
>>>
>>> <2o...@netrogue.de> wrote in message
>>> news:bmtrsq$r70nj$3...@ID-118921.news.uni-berlin.de...
>>>> J Miller wrote:
>>>>
>>>> >
>>>> >Hi... is anyone familiar with the game Aztec... from 1982 ? I am wanting
>>> to
>>>> >know the keyboard commands for the game. I remember some of them but I'm
>>>> >not sure if there are some that I'm not aware of. Any help would be
>>>> >appreciated!... thanks
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>>
>>>> Great game! One of the few games that really utilized the keyboard... and
>>> then that thrilling indiana jones image back then :-) Great! One of my
>>> all-time favourites that will never die. Incidentally, did they use shape
>>> images? I thought the graphics were very neat but fairly slow at times.
>>>> I also loved the 'bug' of falling through levels if a hole was blown in
>>> the right place - unbeaten!
>>>>
>>>> Ole.
>>>>
>>>
--
"[Paul spoke to the educated people of Athens and explained,] 'God [made all people from one man] so that men would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from each one of us.'" --Acts 17:27. Slow Tues. start enough 2 break da 2 wks. streak o' not goin' out farrr from da nest, but it got slammy after comin' 'ome due 2 PPT works & allergies.
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| Re: Apple II Aztec (1982) controls.... [message #420932 is a reply to message #420931] |
Wed, 20 September 2023 12:05 |
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Originally posted by: Verbal Hint
If you blew up the bottom, couldn't you walk on the symbols or the lizard head below the bottom floor?
On Wednesday, September 20, 2023 at 2:22:45 AM UTC-4, Ant wrote:
> Also, another cheat IIRC. Keep jumping into a wall to die or something and then you can go down/up to or something.
> Verbal Hint wrote:
>> And here I am, Rob, replying to your comment 20 years after you posted it, because I want to play (20+20=40) years later!
>
>> Loved the "dynamite in the bottom corner" floor glitch. Only way I ever got down low enough to have a chance.... Never made it out alive during my 100s of attempts in childhood. Hoping to break the curse tonight. Happy trash digging, everyone!
>> On Monday, December 15, 2003 at 9:52:30???AM UTC-5, Rob wrote:
>>> I always have to reply on threads about Aztec because, well, they're
>>> rare.
>>> It's still my favorite Apple ][ game of all time. I still play it 20
>>> years later.
>>> Cheers!
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| Re: Apple II Aztec (1982) controls.... [message #420933 is a reply to message #420932] |
Wed, 20 September 2023 16:15 |
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Originally posted by: ant
Yep! Also, can climb. IIRC, you can do the same with opened crates. Lots of way to cheat!
Verbal Hint <sdflkjj@gmail.com> wrote:
> If you blew up the bottom, couldn't you walk on the symbols or the
> lizard head below the bottom floor?
> On Wednesday, September 20, 2023 at 2:22:45???AM UTC-4, Ant wrote:
>> Also, another cheat IIRC. Keep jumping into a wall to die or something and then you can go down/up to or something.
>> Verbal Hint wrote:
>>> And here I am, Rob, replying to your comment 20 years after you posted it, because I want to play (20+20=40) years later!
>>
>>> Loved the "dynamite in the bottom corner" floor glitch. Only way I ever got down low enough to have a chance.... Never made it out alive during my 100s of attempts in childhood. Hoping to break the curse tonight. Happy trash digging, everyone!
>>> On Monday, December 15, 2003 at 9:52:30???AM UTC-5, Rob wrote:
>>>> I always have to reply on threads about Aztec because, well, they're
>>>> rare.
>>>> It's still my favorite Apple ][ game of all time. I still play it 20
>>>> years later.
>>>> Cheers!
--
"[Paul spoke to the educated people of Athens and explained,] 'God [made all people from one man] so that men would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from each one of us.'" --Acts 17:27. Slammy Nat'l Pepperoni Pizza hump day outside the nest with humans & allergies.
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