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The Making of Nox Archaist

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The Making of Nox Archaist

With a mix of personal anecdotes and technical details, The Making of Nox Archaist is the ultimate insider’s account of the creation of a modern game on a classic computer platform. Full-color 259-page PDF.

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In 2020, for the first time in 30 years, a commercial role-playing game was released for the Apple II computer. The goal of Mark Lemmert and his team was to develop a retro role-playing game with a more modern user interface and compelling storyline, written in assembly language on real Apple II hardware and shipping in a deluxe boxed set.



Mark describes the challenges, including a decades-long quest to create the tile engine, a failed Kickstarter, the Apple’s quirky graphics system, and getting decent audio out of a one-bit speaker. Along the way, the team received help from many sources, including Richard Garriott (Lord British), Dr. Cat, Burger Becky, and Steve Wozniak (Woz). Finally, after a wildly-successful Kickstarter and a year of non-stop coding, Mark details how an obscure floppy disk bug nearly derailed the entire project just weeks before release.



With a mix of personal anecdotes and technical details, The Making of Nox Archaist is the ultimate insider’s account of the creation of a modern game on a classic computer platform. This is a 259 page full-color PDF.

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System requirements Windows · macOS

Windows

Minimum

Minimum:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS *: Windows 7 or 10

Recommended

Recommended:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system

macOS

Minimum

Minimum:
  • OS: 10.11-10.15, 11.0 (Big Sur)

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    Publisher
    6502 Workshop
    Brazilian rating
    12
    Steam Germany rating
    0
    Features
    Single-player, Downloadable Content, Family Sharing
    Languages
    English*
    *languages with full audio support
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    Watch — $9.99.

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    Is The Making of Nox Archaist worth buying right now?
    Watch — $9.99. Decent deal at 0% off, but might drop further. Watch for better opportunities.
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    Is The Making of Nox Archaist free to play?
    The Making of Nox Archaist costs $9.99 on Steam.
    What genre is The Making of Nox Archaist?
    The Making of Nox Archaist is a RPG game.
    Who developed The Making of Nox Archaist?
    The Making of Nox Archaist was developed by 6502 Workshop and published by 6502 Workshop.
    What platforms does The Making of Nox Archaist support?
    Available on Steam for Windows, macOS.