At long last! "Through the Looking Glass" is mine!

[krye]

"Through the Looking Glass" has been on my wish list for a long time now. This is another "Holy Grail" item of vintage Apple collecting. I never though I'd find one. I've only seen 2 or 3 come and go on eBay over the last few years. They are very rare. Not to mention the price is always a good $200 bucks. I did bid on 1 or 2, but the price always skyrocketed at the end.

I scored this guy for only $103.50. I guess there were no other serious buyers on the lookout for it this time for it to end so low.

It's in amazing condition.

 

[gobabushka]

NICE SCORE!!!

 

[Bender]

I was just reading about this last night.... weird

Great score!

 

[uniserver]

looks like it's in great shape!

Its funny to me that someone has kept that all these years and managed to keep it in such good shape.

My 2-yo son can destroy anything in no time flat.

it's just amazing to me how destructive he is.

reminds me of one of his story books he ripped in half.

 

[olePigeon]

Color me jealous. :approve:

That's on my top 5 software titles to get, with Dark Castle and Return to Dark Castle (which I also missed out on. )

 

[Scott Baret]

The game itself is pretty fun too. I was playing it at the Apple Pop Up Museum two weekends ago. Managed to get in the high 200s at best for scores, which isn't bad for a guy who admittedly isn't the greatest at games. Post a pic if you get 999 sometime!

Also, congrats on the conquest!!!

 

[RickNel]

@Uniserver

My 2-yo son can destroy anything in no time flat.it's just amazing to me how destructive he is.

I can relate to that..

Your son shows promise as a future 68kmla experimentalist. That is, until he learns RTFM.

I'm quite a lot older but still learning RTFM.

Rick

 

[TheEisenfaust]

See, this is proof positive of how cool games were back then. Look at that packaging! We get NOTHING like that this day and age... Just a cheap plastic case, or worse, nothing at all since it's through an online source. I have a ton of Apple II software like The Bard's Tale, Deathlord, and a whole bunch of other RPG's that are complete with box art, maps, codewheels, pamphlets, the works. Yeah sure, a lot of that was for DRM purposes, but still it was way more in-depth than anything we get today. We're lucky to even see an instruction manual nowadays.

Also, would love to get my hands on a copy of that game. I long for the classics! :cc:

 

[TheMacGuy]

I never RTFM. Dad never did, and I can normally put something together with out it. Plus, look at the manuals that come with todays computer. The quick start guide is one of those double-sided folding booklet thingy that looks like a bigger version of the iPhones "Finger Tips" guide. It was, in total, 20 pages.

 

[Scott Baret]

Remember the Maxis manuals? They were actually a source of entertainment as well as informative information. Sim Ant, in particular, had a ton of information about ants inside. I actually have my Sim Ant manual on my bookshelf and use it to tutor kids about insects, doing case studies on ants (with Sim Ant as part of the unit, of course).

Shufflepuck Cafe came with a manual that could fold out into a poster. I wonder how many people actually hung those up! Maybe I'll frame mine and hang it behind my booth at next year's VCF in New Jersey (along with five oldies and whatever else I can fit into a Honda CR-V). Nintendo used to toss posters into boxes sometimes too; I had one that said "Now You're Playing With Power!" featuring box art of most of the games through 1989 hanging in my room for a while (came with Mario 1, which I had to buy since I got my NES used and the former owner didn't give me any games OR the gun--had to rely on my pals to get my Duck Hunt fix).

For packaging--another one that comes to mind is Prince of Persia. I can't think of anything that's come in a good package lately; of course, I don't buy many computer games and haven't picked up a new video game in a few years. The last one I got was Fool and His Money (the Fools Errand sequel) and it was, of course, online only.

Maybe if Cliff Johnson writes a 3 in Three sequel, he can do retro boxes with awesome art!