Nox Archaist, the new RPG for Apple II, is out and making a splash on the Internet.

March 8, 2021, 06:37 Mikhail Sudakov ред.

Despite the failure of fundraising campaign to develop Nox Archaist, an RPG for Apple II, this ambitious release did see the light of day.

Recall that 6502 Workshop wanted to show the public how the RPG genre on this platform could have evolved if the major companies had continued to develop software for it after the 80s. To that end, the developers armed themselves with assembler and produced a great game that earned first an article titled "People Still Love Apple II" in a major news publication Wired, and then a tweet from Steve Wozniak, the creator of the computer himself:

Which translates to, "Just released a new role-playing game for the Apple II computer I invented over 40 years ago! In the game Nox Archaist from 6502 Workshop Studios, I appear as an NPC."

We must think the developers were absolutely delighted, because it's a great honor to get approval or at least a mention from Voz himself! However, this is not the only famous person who will appear in the game in this form. Another NPC is the great and terrible Lord British, that is, Richard Garriott, creator of the Ultima series, from which the creators of Nox Anarchist took inspiration by the buckets. His original tweet announcing the game has gone missing somewhere, but there is a screenshot:

The game's events unfold in a sinister world ruled by sword and magic. Adventurers who venture into them headfirst will be met with an intricate plot, a bunch of enemies and peaceful characters, as well as a large non-linear world.

You can get your hands on the game by buying either the digital edition or one of the two physical editions.

The events of the game unfold in a sinister world ruled by the sword and magic. Adventurers who dare to plunge headlong into them, meet an intricate plot, hundreds of enemies and peaceful characters, a huge non-linear world and more than 60 hours of gameplay.

You can get your hands on the game by purchasing either the digital edition or one of the two physical editions.

Digital Edition costs $19 and includes:

• disc image of the game for Apple II;
• emulator to run on Windows and macOS;
• PDF with user manual;
• a PDF of the game's map;
• game soundtrack;
• desktop wallpaper.

Residents of Russia in general fabulously lucky - a digital version for Windows or macOS can be bought in Steam or in GOG for only 465 rubles. At the current exchange rate it's a little more than $ 6, while for the Americans the game costs as much as $ 25.

Boxed Edition for $69 includes:

• a flash drive with all the content of the digital version, as well as a link to download it (just in case);
• color box;
• a 125-page user's manual with a cover by Denis Laubette, the famous artist who, among other things, worked on almost all parts of Ultima;
• a colorful paper map of the world.

The Collector's Edition for $99, in turn, contains:

• everything included in the regular boxed edition for $79;
• a colored cloth map of the world;
• game artifact: the king's coin;
• game artifact: a royal gem;
• game artifact: a letter from the queen, sealed with the royal seal.