Josh RenaudFeb 7, 2025

It's been a couple years since I recovered the lost #AppleII educational game "Nosh Kosh." A Jewish take on Pac-Man, it was designed to teach kashrut.

But I've never been able to beat the first level. I had no idea what other levels might look like, or if the the game might have an ending.

I decided tonight would be the night. I stuck with it until I finally succeeded!

... And then the game crashed.

https://digipres.club/@kirkman/109411219020261452

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Attached: 2 images 8/ NOSH KOSH is an action game loosely based on Pac-Man that tries to teach kashrut, Jewish dietary law. https://breakintochat.com/blog/2022/11/26/unearthed-kirschens-apple-ii-games-for-gesher/#nosh-kosh #retrocomputing #digipres #kirschen #appleii #software

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Today I revisited "Nosh Kosh" -- the Jewish take on Pac-Man -- and tested all the floppies.

Three are identical and have the bug that crashes after beating level 1. We'll call them "Version A".

But one, "Version B", works properly. Using it, I reached level 5 today.

By diffing screenshots of each level, I see how Gesher increases the difficulty -- they replace "safe" carrots with the trickier ice cream or hamburgers each level.

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Show threadJosh RenaudFeb 12, 2025

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If you saw my posts about playing "Nosh Kosh," a previously-lost Jewish spin on Pac-Man for the Apple II, and are curious to learn more, then I've got something for you!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiC4h2e0nXU

The Atlanta Historical Computing Society finally posted a video of my presentation last fall about the A2 educational games made by Ya'akov Kirschen and Gesher in Israel.

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AHCS Meeting 8/17-- Josh Renaud's research on the lost software of Yaakov Kirschen

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