u/willwinter

Big news from the world of retro text adventures.

My project "Apple II Adventure Studio" is now officially "Text Adventure Studio."

Why the change?

The original name made sense when I started the project, but the platform has grown. Based on feedback from users, the name “Apple II Adventure Studio” felt a little too narrow for what the project has become.

Text Adventure Studio is for all text adventure creators.

You can still build adventures online, play them online, export BASIC for vintage enthusiasts, and create Apple II .dsk disk images. But now the project also supports Commodore 64 .d64 exports, with more room to grow from here.

The goal is simple: make it easier for anyone to create classic-style text adventures, whether you are a retro computing fan, a teacher, a student, a hobbyist, or someone who just loves interactive fiction.

Explore the project here, with very minimal info needed to make an account:

https://textadventurestudio.com/

Read the User’s Manual:

https://textadventurestudio.com/manual

Check out the FAQ:

https://textadventurestudio.com/faq

Same project. Bigger name. More possibilities. Welcome to Text Adventure Studio!

Hi everyone,

I’ve had a few people interested in the idea of turning their Apple II Adventure Studio projects into real physical disks, so I’m testing a small service.

If you create an adventure using Apple II Adventure Studio at TextAdventureStudio.com, I can take the exported Apple II .dsk file and write it to a real 5 1/4 inch floppy disk.

The fee is $15.00 delivered.

A few limitations for now:

1. Apple II .dsk versions only
2. The adventure needs to fit on a single disk
3. No Commodore 64 disk service yet, since I don’t currently have the hardware
4. USA shipping only for now until I figure out international shipping
5. This is a small test service, so availability may be limited at first

The goal is simple: let people build an adventure in the browser, export it, and then have the fun of getting it back on an actual Apple II floppy disk.

If you’re interested, feel free to message me.

Full access is totally free with minimal information required. take a look:

https://textadventurestudio.com

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