The IIgs shared the unhappy fate of the Commodore 128. Designed to be a better, faster replacement for older, slower 8-bit brethren with full compatibility with older titles, that very compatibility spelled its doom (as well as decreasing Macintosh prices). Why should a publisher, the rationale went, spend money developing for the new machine when people could play the older titles on it already?
First Conversion:
Roadwar 2000
by Spring 1988, $44.95
512K RAM
Other 1988 Conversion:
Questron II
May 1988, $49.95
512K RAM
Vaporware:
Pool of Radiance
was to be Fall 1989, $49.95
768K RAM
Official cancellation announcement: Spring/Summer 1990 Catalog Supplement
First Mention: Spring 1988 brochue
Last Catalog Appearance: 1989-1990 Catalog