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DONKEY.APP for iPhone and Apple Watch Recreates Bill Gates’s DOS Classic

2017 January 14
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Can you kick it old school enough to remember DONKEY.BAS? It was one of the first racing games on DOS, and it was coded by a young tech exec named Bill Gates. Maybe you’ve heard of him. In any event, XVision has recreated this game on iPhone and Apple Watch, and they call it DONKEY.APP. It’s a, “super simple but frustratingly hard retro arcade game, inspired by Bill Gates’ one-and-only DOS game.” The player is a old-fashioned race car, only there are beasts of burden standing on the road. The player taps to change lanes to avoid the beasts, making it a game all about precise timing. It’s not particularly easy, either. Retro gaming is all the rage, and you can revisit this slice of tech history for US$0.99. I’d love to know your thoughts.

Check It Out: DONKEY.APP for iPhone and Apple Watch Recreates Bill Gates’s DOS Classic

Source link: https://www.macobserver.com/cool-stuff-found/donkey-app-iphone-apple-watch-bill-gatess-dos-classic/

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