# Computer/Video Games Most People Don't Remember

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**Category:** The Game Room\
**Tags:** video-games-e-games\
**Created:** [March 8, 2024, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-video-games-most-people-dont-remember/998594 "2024-03-08T03:41:56Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 18, 2024, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-video-games-most-people-dont-remember/998594/158 "2024-03-18T11:21:51Z")

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> [@Dr.Girlfriend](#):
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> I’m still trying to find a text-based game we had for the Apple IIc. I asked about it here once years ago but no one could come up with anything.

I thought it was answered just recently in this thread (as an unlicensed Star Wars text game):

> [@Help me identify a text-based computer game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-identify-a-text-based-computer-game/720746/10):
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> @Dr.Girlfriend Just after high school (2014) I read about the one of the oldest Star Wars video games on [starwars.com](http://starwars.com), and it mentioned an unlicensed Apple II game. Can’t find the article now, but I ended up finding the game on the Internet Archive. You may be interested in the feature set: heavy_check_mark Ship stuck on space station.heavy_check_mark Time limit.heavy_check_mark May rescue prisoners.heavy_check_mark Must sabotage a tractor beam to escape.heavy_check_mark No grap…

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