Man, you were killing me by walking past that secret door in the 2nd room. Still, great memories. They really updated it with Temple of Apshai Trilogy.
Thanks for posting, brought back fond memories. I had forgotten how slow the movement (walking) was. The sound when a monster appears totally forgot about it until watching this.
I had this on my TRS-80 (16k of memory, no hard drive, just an audio cassette deck to load the program with). It was my first RPG game and it was great fun.
Out of all the vintage computers, it seems there is more of the TI-99/4A then the commodore.. I have seen so much TI-99/4A compared to other systems long gone.. Nothing compares... TI rules!!!!!!
Imagine! three MFM Hard drives using HFDC.. and IDE Controller, USB card.. CF7+ - Yep, seems the TI had better graphics than the commodore. TMS9918A and 9928/38 were far more advanced compared to commodore. Plus, 16-BIT capability.. while commodore was 8-bit.
How do you get past the "Do you have the datafile" part? When running the Mess emulator, you are already running a disk. What disk is the datafile? Where does it go? What folder?
How do you get past the "do you have the data file" part when using the MESS emulator? What disk is the data file and where do you put it? What folder?
Still have my old C64 and the game on a cartridge down in the basement. was one of the games i got the same day i got my C64.
C64 is in my opinion together with the Amiga still the best computer compared to the time it existed in. Microsoft took the magic out of the world of computers.
I sed to play this game as a kid. I actually had a tape that had to be loaded on my C64. I think there was a defect at the end bc I never could finish the game and get the final treasure. I always wanted to see what would happen if I did....let me know if you can do it.
I used to love the dark background, eerie sound effects, and especially that low series of creepy tones that would play as background music, as you walked through the dungeon. The creepiness factor of those things is what I remember more than anything.
When I used to play this game as a kid, I always misread the part about how many "salves" you wanted to buy. I never knew what a "salve" was. I thought the game was having me buy slaves, which I found a bit awkward. I was playing on a fuzzy TV so that's my excuse.
On my Apple version, you could enter your own stats if you enter a blank name. Does that work on this C64 version?
I think it gave you an option to enter stats at the beginning. However it was done, you did have that option. I remember taking characters who weren't my front line people in other games, deleting them there, and entering them into the temple... technically it wasn't cheating, right?
The Commodore 64 was an 8-bit home computer system, not even a PC compatible, launched in the winter of 1982. Look for it on wikipedia or Google, there is a ton of info on this system and its variants. Its predecessor was the VIC-20 and its successor was the Commodore 128 (along with the Plus/4 and the 16 I guess) and after that, the Amiga.
Woo! I loved this game when it first came out. I guess it's time to brush the dust off and fire up the ol' 64 again. Sure, I could run it on an emulator, but it loses something when played on modern hardware. Thanks for posting, now I can point others to this when they ask "What the heck is Temple of Apshai?"
I remember the wraith. I think it was on level 3. It was hard.
GameHopping 1 month ago
I remember the Antmen, nasty.
cokiemix 4 months ago
Wow! This brings back memories!
danbarn72 5 months ago
Man, you were killing me by walking past that secret door in the 2nd room. Still, great memories. They really updated it with Temple of Apshai Trilogy.
mws19700 7 months ago
Thanks for posting, brought back fond memories. I had forgotten how slow the movement (walking) was. The sound when a monster appears totally forgot about it until watching this.
mreilly919 9 months ago
I had this on my TRS-80 (16k of memory, no hard drive, just an audio cassette deck to load the program with). It was my first RPG game and it was great fun.
fallspeed 9 months ago
Ummagumma... you're a man after my own heart. =)
Opry99er 1 year ago
People complain about the graphics and music in today's games...
I so loved this game when it came out on the c64. :)
Reoh0z 1 year ago
Loved the game when I was a kid. It was my World of Warcraft equivalent back in the day :)
VonBaronZ 1 year ago
Out of all the vintage computers, it seems there is more of the TI-99/4A then the commodore.. I have seen so much TI-99/4A compared to other systems long gone.. Nothing compares... TI rules!!!!!!
Imagine! three MFM Hard drives using HFDC.. and IDE Controller, USB card.. CF7+ - Yep, seems the TI had better graphics than the commodore. TMS9918A and 9928/38 were far more advanced compared to commodore. Plus, 16-BIT capability.. while commodore was 8-bit.
Nadav34 1 year ago
Thou art frugal, Ummagguma!
ltux 1 year ago
If it was a RPG, you can bet it had a redefined character set.
adisharr 1 year ago
I remember this game on the Commodore 64.
Loved It :)
They need to have it out on Play Station. It'll sound and look much better.
kd4adv 1 year ago
How do you get past the "Do you have the datafile" part? When running the Mess emulator, you are already running a disk. What disk is the datafile? Where does it go? What folder?
orion1052003 1 year ago
How do you get past the "do you have the data file" part when using the MESS emulator? What disk is the data file and where do you put it? What folder?
orion1052003 1 year ago
The music is almost exactly like Ripper! for the C64 that Avalon Hill put out.
atrax70 1 year ago
Thank you !
andyandyband 1 year ago
Still have the boxed original Temple of Apshai. I love the sound effects, for instance when a baddie appears. It still scares me today!
toaobeserk 2 years ago
I'm glad you recorded this from a real C64. What gives it away are the SID chips filters and that creepy organ music in the background.
jci10 2 years ago
Man those mosquitos were a pain!
Zaxxen69 2 years ago 3
LOVE the name - Ummagumma!
MilkyWayMarmalade 2 years ago
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Looks like garbage. Play Shin Megami Tensei : Persona 3 and 4.
RampageEndsHere 2 years ago
Still have my old C64 and the game on a cartridge down in the basement. was one of the games i got the same day i got my C64.
C64 is in my opinion together with the Amiga still the best computer compared to the time it existed in. Microsoft took the magic out of the world of computers.
monradus 2 years ago 5
I have this on Colecovision and played it a bit.
C64 sounds are awesome though. I think I also have it on my plug n play C64 controller game system
frigginjoe 2 years ago
I sed to play this game as a kid. I actually had a tape that had to be loaded on my C64. I think there was a defect at the end bc I never could finish the game and get the final treasure. I always wanted to see what would happen if I did....let me know if you can do it.
MentalPatience 3 years ago
Now you can get the floppy version (D64 file) and play in an emulator on your PC (VICE emulator)!
HardWarUK 2 years ago
Is there really an end to this game?
jci10 2 years ago
I used to love the dark background, eerie sound effects, and especially that low series of creepy tones that would play as background music, as you walked through the dungeon. The creepiness factor of those things is what I remember more than anything.
Paul19807 3 years ago
When I used to play this game as a kid, I always misread the part about how many "salves" you wanted to buy. I never knew what a "salve" was. I thought the game was having me buy slaves, which I found a bit awkward. I was playing on a fuzzy TV so that's my excuse.
On my Apple version, you could enter your own stats if you enter a blank name. Does that work on this C64 version?
gdement 3 years ago
I think it gave you an option to enter stats at the beginning. However it was done, you did have that option. I remember taking characters who weren't my front line people in other games, deleting them there, and entering them into the temple... technically it wasn't cheating, right?
Paul19807 3 years ago
The Commodore 64 was an 8-bit home computer system, not even a PC compatible, launched in the winter of 1982. Look for it on wikipedia or Google, there is a ton of info on this system and its variants. Its predecessor was the VIC-20 and its successor was the Commodore 128 (along with the Plus/4 and the 16 I guess) and after that, the Amiga.
snuggemsbunnybear 3 years ago
Hey thanks for the extra background story on it.
At first I thought it was a gaming console like the NES.
NintenFan0900 3 years ago
It is also, I believe, still the biggest selling single computer line ever. Around 22 million or so.
Umma6umma 2 years ago
Yep, it is. And likely still will be, as nothing else has stayed the same for so long, Macs and PCs comprise a bunch of different lines.
snuggemsbunnybear 2 years ago
@Umma6umma You are correct, except it's 40 million!
HardWarUK 1 year ago
Woo! I loved this game when it first came out. I guess it's time to brush the dust off and fire up the ol' 64 again. Sure, I could run it on an emulator, but it loses something when played on modern hardware. Thanks for posting, now I can point others to this when they ask "What the heck is Temple of Apshai?"
snuggemsbunnybear 4 years ago
Is the commadore 64 a console? or a gaming PC (stupid question) I only head of the C64 recently.
NintenFan0900 3 years ago
Oops I'm a dummy, meant to put this under your reply, not make the reply show up higher in the thread. D'oh! Anyways, have a look.
snuggemsbunnybear 3 years ago