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Apple IIGS Games
This is a list of Apple IIGS games. While backwards compatible for running most List of Apple II games, Apple II games, the Apple IIGS has a native 16-bit mode with support for graphics, sound, and animation capabilities that surpass the abilities of the earlier Apple II. The machine is part of the 16-bit home computer gaming revolution of the mid 1980s to early 1990s, competing directly with the Amiga and Atari ST. There are currently games on this list. Unreleased games This category is of games that were never officially released, though some of which were leaked into the public. While playable, a number of these titles are in an unfinished work, unfinished state: missing key features, completed levels or stability. There are currently unfinished games on this list. This number is always up to date by this Template:Table row counter, script. See also * List of Apple II games * Lists of video games Notes References External linksWhat is the Apple IIGS? [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apple IIGS
The Apple IIGS (styled as II) is a 16-bit personal computer produced by Apple Inc., Apple Computer beginning in September 1986. It is the fifth and most powerful model of the Apple II family. The "GS" in the name stands for "Graphics and Sound", referring to its enhanced multimedia hardware, especially the state-of-the-art audio. It is compatible with earlier Apple II models, and Apple initially sold a kit for converting an Apple IIe into a IIGS. The system is a radical departure otherwise, with a WDC 65C816 microprocessor, 256 KB or 1 MB of random-access memory expandable to 8 MB, resolution and color similar to the Amiga and Atari ST, and a 32 channel Ensoniq wavetable synthesis chip. Bundled with a computer mouse, mouse, it is the first computer from Apple with a color graphical user interface (color was introduced on the Macintosh II six months later) and the Apple Desktop Bus interface for keyboards, mice, and other input devices. The IIGS blurred the lines between the App ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
