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Re:Lost something? Search through 91.7M files from the 80s, ... by Maursault on Tuesday October 18, 2022 @09:26PM (#33256302)
I have the same problem trying to find a graphics adventure-style video game for 8-bit Apple called "Necromancer" that was not the game of the same title for 8-bit Atari and C64. Rather than a perspective view, graphics gave a bird's eye view. Ridiculously, I remember being impressed with the graphic representation of the necromancer's keep, which was just a little hollow square on the screen. Played it a lot in 1980, or possibly as late as 1982. I've only been looking for it for about 15 years. Seems to have disappeared because not even the expert 8-bit Apple folks can find it. It doesn't help that Google search has gotten a lot worse in the last 15 years. I've looked so hard at various times, just thinking about it now give me a headache.
Re:Lost something? Search through 91.7M files from the 80s, ... by dredmorbius on Wednesday October 19, 2022 @07:14AM (#33260417)
Old computer magazines (many now available at the Internet Archive) might help you here --- look for advertisements or reviews.
Re:Lost something? Search through 91.7M files from the 80s, ... by AnIdiotOnTheNet on Wednesday October 19, 2022 @11:46AM (#33263878)
Possibly it was not called Necromancer, but Wilderness Campaign? Game features a necromancer's castle: https://www.mobygames.com/game/apple2/wilderness-campaign

Or perhaps "The Eternal Dagger", which has a necromancer's cave: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/appleii/577550-the-eternal-dag...