This can make it difficult if you want to output full-bitmap graphics on the Apple II – but it is certainly possible. [cybernesto] set about completing this task, and released VBMP on GitHub.

The Apple II Is a Gaming Monster . First released in 1977, the Apple II family of computers is hugely important to video game ...

Introduced in 1986 and discontinued in 1992, the faster IIGS had better graphics and sound. It ran Apple II software, but required GS software to use the enhanced features. See Apple III and Apple 1.