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Classic Apple II game Transylvania ported to iPhone

Categories: Gaming, iPhone
By: , IntoMobile
Friday, November 6th, 2009 at 2:10 AM

Transylvania iPhone app

Here’s one for hard-core back-from-the-days Apple dans – the Apple II classic text adventure Transylvania has been ported to iPhone!

Those not familiar with the game should check out a dedicated Wikipedia page for all the details. I’ll only point out key facts about the iPhone version:

  • The game was remade in collaboration with Antonio Antiochia, the original author of Transylvania!
  • Gameplay has been updated and you don’t have to text input commands. Using the magic of touch is enough, but if you’re so nostalgic that options still exists.
  • The graphics has been updated, which is kinda expected.

The price is 99 cents which is like nothing for the experience of time travelling. ;)

[Via: PocketGamer.co.uk]

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Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.

  • Rob O.

    I wonder if someone will port over some of the old Infocom text adventure games. The “verb wheel” sounds like an interesting approach for updating these text-based games.