GAMES
The 8-bit Shack continues to develop games for the pixelated paradise of the Apple ][.
Playing role-playing games on this classic machine evokes a sense of nostalgia, transporting you on epic quests and heroic feats. Imagine vast dungeons filled with pixelated monsters, where your imagination becomes the conductor of intricate stories within a vibrant, 8-bit universe. All the while, you relish the chunky graphics and catchy soundtracks that defined a generation.
Many 8-bit Shack games lean more towards arcade and strategy-based game-play, featuring colorful characters and charmingly simple mechanics. These games offer a range of difficulty levels, from easy to devilishly challenging puzzles.
SKULL ISLAND
A true open world “role playing game” set in a completely self-contained world with fantastic game play with over 90 hand drawn screens and 48 hand drawn Islands complete with fantasy characters and interlinked back stories. Navigate your way across the perilous Sea of Bones, where you will meet fellow sea captains and encounter unpredictable storms which can wreck your ship. Battle other captains, both friend and foe, in the realistic mini-game which will test your mettle and your ship. If you make it to port then you can trade goods to accrue gold, repair your ship, build your arsenal of weapons or meet the island leader and learn something of the islands uniqueness. As you progress you can choose to trade or become the pirate you always wanted to be!
UNDEAD
You have found yourself on a strange timeless land populated by tortured souls and carrying an overpowering feeling of dread. Work your way through the dark scenes, uncover the clues and solve the puzzles. Remember to question the inhabitants, if you dare. Your mission is to explore and solve the puzzles you will encounter on your way and find a way out of this dreadful nightmare.
Angry birds
Angry Birds for the Apple ][ is a tribute to the original game. Its the birds -vs- the green pigs! Launch either the yellow, blue or red bird using the joystick adjusting your angle and how much power to use. With a great sound track and easy game play - there is a ton of slingshot shooting fun on the Apple //e (or better) with over 25 levels.
Oubliette
Oubliette is a unique puzzle game which presents new challenges on each of the 6 levels. You need to escape each dungeon using a sequence of doors and keys. Don’t rely on linear thinking, things are not always as they seem!
Oubliette 2021
Hark! The rogue knight Lord Adlington hath trapped your heart the Princess Prestbury in his Oubliette. Use your chosen keys to move Sir Shrigley around the maze. Every time you land on a pressure pad a door will open or close. Rescue the Princess and every blessing shall be yours!!
Oubliette 4
Yet another installment of the Oubliette series of games with even more puzzles to solve! Help Sir Edward go forth and solve the levels.
The Pudding strikes back
Your mission is to defend Santa Claus and his friends against the evil Christmas pudding and other foes that are attacking Santa's home planet. So get into your X-Wing and engage your engines for Santa's rescue!
Planet INVASION
A simplified low-resolution Apple ][ version of the arcade classic ‘Defender’ game from the 1980’s, also known as ‘Planet Invasion’ on the ‘Dragon 32’ computer.
Venture out and defend the planet from the invading aliens.
WITCH TRIAL
Somewhere in medieval Middle England lies the small parish of Woodford. It's the year of the Lord 1641 and you have been accused of witchcraft. Can you prove your innocence to save you from the gallows? Your mission is to explore the parish and collect items which are needed by the inhabitants of the village and return the items to them. If you solve all quests the hangman will let you go in peace.
MINESWEEPER
Minesweeper is a double lo-res version of the class MS Windows game for the Apple ][. There are three levels of increasing difficulty to master to be rewarded a special winning screen at the end!
Mad Max
Mad Max is a hi-res action adventure game, where Mad Max, a beagle, has to avoid the killer pumpkins and collect all the bones.
Apple Explosion
Apple Explosion (a spin of Minesweeper for the Apple ][ line of computers), where the “Apples” are the bombs. As you move your cursor around, it will tell you how many square bombs are near, once you mark all the “Apples”, you win the game!
SLiding Puzzle
An Apple ][ lo-res version of the hand-held classic game where you slide pieces to an empty space to re-arrange the tiles into the correct order. There are 5 different puzzles that offer different levels of difficulty.
PIECES OF EIGHT
A game concept that has a single level that you must solve after finding clues and shooting the correct pirate. See if you can solve it!
MINED OUT
A twist on the Minesweeper game, where you navigate around looking for bomb to defuse.
MUltiDROP
A game concept that is still fun to play. You are a delivery driver who gets a “drop” location, and have to delivery a package to the correct house to get a point (best 10 out of 10). An easy version and hard version exist as you learn to play.