| Pages | Type | Headline | Author | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | My Home Page | Another Gap Year | Ken Gagne | KansasFest 2021 will be held online, which means another year we won't see our friends -- making Dean Nichols' passing all the more profound. |
| 2-3 | Behind the Scenes | Hugh Hood | Behind the scenes of Hugh Hood's Direct Connect PostScript Printer Driver (DCPPD). | |
| 5-9 | Review | Nox Archaist | Ian Baronofsky | A review of 6502 Workshop's Kickstarter-funded 8-bit fantasy role-playing game (RPG), Nox Archaist. |
| 10-12 | Review | Weaving the Web | Peter Neubauer | A review of Ewen Wannop's 16-bit standalone Web browser, Webber. |
| 13-15 | Review | At the Edge of the World | Wade Clarke | A review of Tristam Island, a text-adventure/interactive fiction game by Hugo Labrande, available for dozens of computer and console platforms. |
| 16-17,19 | MusinGS | The Shadow Conspirator | Antoine Vignau | An interview with Pascal Anquetin, developer of Les Conspirateurs de l'Ombre ("The Shadow Conspirators") from No Man's Land. |
| 18 | DumplinGS | Venturing Forth | Ken Gagne | KansasFest 2021 to be held online; Jeremy Rand releases BuGS action-arcade game; Josh Weier creates virtual Apple II hardware and software in Unreal Engine; Lawless Legends demo available, with full game to come this summer; Oubliette game gets updated 2021 edition; Max Piantoni connects an Apple II to a 3D printer. |
| 19 | Advertisement | Digital Dinos | ||
| 19 | Pop the Stack | Power Broker | Kay Savetz | A recent power outage reminds Kay of the days when moving data was difficult and often non-essential. |
| 20 | Advertisement | KansasFest |
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Adventuring Party
Copyright by Ludovico Tellatin; used with permission.
Behind the Scenes
Direct Connect PostScript Printer Driver
DCPPD, a moderately patched version of Apple’s LaserWriter Printer Driver, courtesy Hugh Hood.
Review: Nox Archaist
Nox Archaist
An 8-bit fantasy role-playing game (RPG) by 6502 Workshop.
Discord
6502 Workshop’s online community of Nox Archaist players, developers, and enthusiasts.
Tutorials
Official instructional videos for getting started with Nox Archaist.
Review: Webber
Webber
Ewen Wannop’s 16-bit standalone World Wide Web browser.
Review: Tristam Island
Tristam Island
Hugo Labrande’s text adventure/interactive fiction game, available for dozens of computer platforms and game consoles.
Walkthrough
All the steps and solutions for completing the game.
Interactive Fiction Community Forum
A message board for IF enthusiasts.
MusinGS
Les Conspirateurs de l’Ombre
The Shadow Conspirators, developed by Pascal Anquetin and published by No Man’s Land.
DumplinGS
KansasFest
A virtual Apple II convention, being held July 23–24, 2021.
BuGS
Jeremy Rand’s action-arcade game.
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Josh Weier’s emulated Apple II hardware and software, built in Unreal Engine.
Lawless Legends
A playable demo of an upcoming 8-bit role-playing game set in the Old West.
Oubliette 2021
Daniel Henderson & Tom Porter’s 8-bit, top-down puzzle game.
Controlling a 3D Printer From An Apple II & Forging Plotter Art
Max Piantoni’s video on getting an Apple II to talk to a 3D printer.
