What happened to the Virtual Apple?
Last night I started teaching my first gaming class, and I wanted to show off some old Apple ][ games. You know, the classics like Skyfox, Wasteland, and Oregon Trail. So we traipsed over to Virtual Apple, which had been an IE-only (because it uses ActiveX, no irony there) website with over 1,000 old Apple games emulated through the browser. Instead of the usual frontpage, I got a holding page from GoDaddy that was just a placeholder. Today, I get a blank page. No errors, just a big nuthin. What gives?
Good news is, for us Mac users, there is an excellent Apple emulator: Virtual ][. And yes, I know there are others (feel free to leave your faves in the comments). Before going to their site, be sure to turn up the sound on your machine. Best. Apple. Jingle. EVER. Oh, and if you're not in the mood to stroll down memory lane, grab a snack at this virtual apple orchard instead.