# Help me identify a text-based computer game **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 24, 2015, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-identify-a-text-based-computer-game/720746 "2015-05-24T21:25:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 10
**Author:** ![Max\_S](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/46a35a/32.png) [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2024, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-identify-a-text-based-computer-game/720746/10 "2024-03-17T21:02:32Z")
@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: - ✔ Ship stuck on space station. - ✔ Time limit. - ✔ May rescue prisoners. - ✔ Must sabotage a tractor beam to escape. - ✔ No graphics, just text commands. - ✔ Color coded corridors Per the listing the game is called _Star Wars_, copyright 1979 Donald Brown (later of Eamon fame). You can play it online here: > **[cple Apple-oids - Outpost - Star Blaster - Star Wars - Taxman : Free...](https://archive.org/details/a2_cple_Apple_oids_Outpost_Star_Blaster_Star_Wars_Taxman)** > > cple Apple-oids - Outpost - Star Blaster - Star Wars - Taxman That’s an Apple //e emulator, however since the source code is BASIC and dated 1979 it was probably written for the original Apple ][. If you die, type “RUN” to start over. I made a high score of 142. [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/Vy5iBAc.png "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/Vy5iBAc) And here’s the map I made: [https://imgur.com/opCX96d](https://imgur.com/opCX96d) ~Max --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-identify-a-text-based-computer-game/720746)._