![]() ![]() ![]() The emulator ran on a 512K Mac and was released in November 1985. If you want to emulate the Apple II on a home game console, Simpson’s video shows you what’s still the best way.II in a Mac was the first Apple II emulator. Nintendo has since released the Wii U (2012) and Switch (2017), but Apple II emulators for either have not yet surfaced. WiiApple is a nine-year-old emulator running on a twelve-year-old console. At that point, we discover the emulator, WiiApple, is a port of AppleWin/LinApple - neat! But the only game we see it play is Frogger - not more popular or original games like Choplifter, Lode Runner, Prince of Persia, or King’s Quest. The video is more an overview of the Wii’s many emulation modes we don’t get to see the Apple II until 5:36 into the video. ![]() Christian Simpson explores this feature on a recent episode of his YouTube series, Retro Recipes: I deleted the Homebrew Channel before migrating my data to the Wii U in 2012, and it’s only now that I realize what an opportunity I missed: the original Wii could emulate not only SCUMM, but also the Apple II. It remains the only way I’ve ever played this game, despite its 2016 remastering and release for modern systems such as Mac OS X, iOS, and PlayStation 4. By copying its files to an SD card, I was able to play it on the Wii’s ScummVM. ![]() I owned a legal copy of Day of the Tentacle, but it required a version of Classic Mac OS that I didn’t have. Ironically, my favorite use of the channel was the SCUMM emulator: once this tool was installed, I could play classic LucasArts games. I wanted to see what hobbyists and enthusiasts could do with these tools, so I installed the Homebrew Channel. Its innovative point-and-click interface made possible a variety of console game genres and experiences that were previously impossible. One notable exception was the Nintendo Wii, a video game console released in 2006. I’m not one to hack, crack, or jailbreak I tend to use products as they were designed. ![]()
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