Apple II 'Transylvania Adventure' Released – Free for Halloween
posted by arn on October 31st, 2009 5:29 PM EDT in $0.99, Adventure, Free, Retro, iPhone games, iPod touch games
RetroVenture has released a port of the old 1982 Apple II game Transylvania. Originally developer by Antonio Antiochia, RetroVenture has collaborated with the original author to bring this classic game to the iPhone.
In Fall 2009, Roe Mobile Development will release Transylvania for the iPhone. Transylvania is an adventure game that was originally released for the Apple ][ in 1982. Back then it was quite successful and spawned two sequels (Crimson Crown and Vanquish the Night: Return to Transylvania). The iPhone version is a joint work between Kenneth Roe and Antonio Antiochia who is the original author. The iPhone version will add a new touch interface and sounds.
If you ever played the original version, here's your chance to get it again for free. Even if you miss the Halloween sale, the game will be available for only $0.99.
App Store Link: Transylvania Adventure, Free (Halloween)
Neat-oh! I'll bite. 33.6 MB seems very large for an Apple ][ game, doesn't it?
same thing I thought!
werewolves keep killing me
Hey guys, give the game a break.
It's been over twenty years, it gained a little weight.
Zomg. Does it also come with the sound of the 120MB hard drive spinning up right before the werewolf appears?
I think you'll find that was a 128KB floppy drive.
Ah, good old times.
That's right! You would hear that noise be all "Crap! Here he comes…"
it must have taken like half the floppy disk just to draw that guy…
I don’t remember this title at all but that screenshot looks very familiar. I had to try it.
I think the large file size is due to the soundtrack: it seems to have a great deal of audio for specific events.
I think this game has elements of randomization to keep things fresh. I met a Vampire and foolishly attacked it (curiosity killed the cat!). Anyway, on my second run I met a werewolf in the forest where I hadn't before. So I'm wondering how randomized this game is? Anyone know?
Love the humour and B-Movie sound effects: )
If I remember correctly, the monsters appear randomly in certain areas…
Yup, monsters and certain objects move around a bit it seems. Also, the teleport seems random too. What a great game. I didn't play it in the 80's. Fantastic to be able to play these things without the short comings of 128 mb hard drives and so on. Just for the record, my favorite line is:
Action: *Kiss Frog*
'The Frog is not impressed'
LOL!!!
superb game, love the sound fx
Ah, I used to play this one a lot a high-school (where eight Apple II's were all the computing power our school had.)
I have good memories of this one. Getting it purely for the nostalgia factor.
PS: "Pull Horns"
Anyone solved this? My sticking point is how to kill the vampire… the walkthroughs I've found appear to be a little different than the iphone version, so I could use a clue. None of the walkthroughs methods of cross acquisition appear to be applicable!
Sorry, I'm just impatient.
Ah, nevermind. I found the cross. Remember to use every object!
Where did you find the cross?
i'm using the broom and the stale bread on you right now. where the H is the cross?
woo! downloaded! i played this on my Mac. I still have the mac copy laying around somewhere (in original box too
This was great! played this lots. I remember the wagon and trying to figure out how to get into it
I must say, the sound design on this one is outstanding. I can see why the file is as big as it is now. And the UI has been TOTALLY reworked for the phone. I played three quarters of the adventure before I even decided to try typing. Very very well done. ..This has got to be the best retro-port the iDevice has had so far. Even better than the work done on Myst and Wolf/Doom IMHO.
Let's not be ridiculous. This game is amusing, but it's not in myst's league.
Where is the cross at? I cant find it.