Classic Black & White Macintosh Computer Gaming [Archive]

CaryMG

11-12-2005, 12:41 PM

I'm the proud owner of this machine ....

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b227/softBoy/MacintoshSE30.jpg
Macintosh SE/30

Lots of wonderful, "Golden Age" software for it.
You can go here & get 'em > "Macintosh Garden" (http://mac.the-underdogs.org/index.php?show=all) [Loads A Tad Slow .... lol]

In classic Macintosh computer lore, there's Robert Carr.
Here's a cool interview with 'im > Robert Carr Interview (http://www.postfun.com/pfp/news/iviews/carr.html)

He started a "Subversive Classic Macintosh Computer Software" company called "Lamprey Systems".
Each piece of software fits nice 'n snugly on a 1.44MB floppy disc -- and it's FREE!
Have a look! > "Lamprey Systems" Software (http://www.lamprey-systems.com/software.shtml)

Ever heard of "bOING bOING"?
They're the world's greatest neurozine!
See for yourself > "bOING bOING" (http://boingboing.net)

I mention this 'cause the creator of it made a cyberpunk comicstrip.
Then a "bOING bOING" fan was inspired and made a cool Macintosh game based on the characters in the strip.
Here's the ad ....

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c144/forumepix/BeyondCyberPunkAd2.jpg

And here's what the opening screen looks like ....

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c144/forumepix/codeHoundv20a.jpg
Sweet, huh?
Go here ta play it > "codeHound v2.0" (http://download.filefront.com/4346257;e5333a962361a9d96d57974bf9f77eb9a937f5ab60 ab8db787a6c766749b965fc9f224b9e4c2c36d)

Enjoy!
:) :) :)

CaryMG

11-13-2005, 12:32 PM

You guys should really try "codeHound v2.0" (http://download.filefront.com/4346257;c1b0c07b51ecb925a6df63f28f18ec13fe98bb2240 99bfc22eb0e6fafe9796865b88b07ca2228875) -- it so rocks ....

Later!
:) :) :)

Sanriostar

11-13-2005, 12:54 PM

I wanna play Dark Castle again.... :D

CaryMG

11-13-2005, 02:20 PM

I wanna play Dark Castle again.... :D

Here ya go, Sanriostar! > "Dark Castle" (http://mandragore.lautre.net/grenier/fiches/darkcastle1.htm).
Scroll down to the bottom & click > "Telecharger" -- that means "DownLoad".

By the way, I just downloaded it myself -- it looks pretty sweet & I'd never heard of it! lol

Enjoy!
:) :) :)

mezrabad

11-13-2005, 02:28 PM

The Macintosh B&W games I need to play someday:

Quarterstaff (an Infocom text adventure, I believe)
Dark Castle (Seen it played, never really played it.)
Breech (the first one. hard to find the Mac version)
Lotus Jukebox (i've got a mac archive of this, need too set up basilisk or something to play it)

Thanks for the link to Mac Dark Castle.

CaryMG

11-13-2005, 03:05 PM

SuperShark

11-13-2005, 03:19 PM

So, someone please tell me, are these roms to play on that system or an emulator, or are these just download any play files?

boatofcar

11-13-2005, 05:18 PM

Wasn't the original "Black and White" (game) for Macintosh?

ice1605

11-14-2005, 05:18 PM

I'm the proud owner of this machine ....

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b227/softBoy/MacintoshSE30.jpg
Macintosh SE/30

Lots of wonderful, "Golden Age" software for it.
You can go here & get 'em > "Macintosh Garden" (http://mac.the-underdogs.org/index.php?show=all) [Loads A Tad Slow .... lol]

In classic Macintosh computer lore, there's Robert Carr.
Here's a cool interview with 'im > Robert Carr Interview (http://www.postfun.com/pfp/news/iviews/carr.html)

He started a "Subversive Classic Macintosh Computer Software" company called "Lamprey Systems".
Each piece of software fits nice 'n snugly on a 1.44MB floppy disc -- and it's FREE!
Have a look! > "Lamprey Systems" Software (http://www.lamprey-systems.com/software.shtml)

Ever heard of "bOING bOING"?
They're the world's greatest neurozine!
See for yourself > "bOING bOING" (http://boingboing.net)

I mention this 'cause the creator of it made a cyberpunk comicstrip.
Then a "bOING bOING" fan was inspired and made a cool Macintosh game based on the characters in the strip.
Here's the ad ....

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b227/softBoy/BCP_Web_Ad.jpg

And here's what the opening screen looks like ....

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b227/softBoy/codeHound.jpg
Sweet, huh?
Go here ta play it > "codeHound v2.0" (http://download.filefront.com/4346257;e5333a962361a9d96d57974bf9f77eb9a937f5ab60 ab8db787a6c766749b965fc9f224b9e4c2c36d)

Enjoy!
:) :) :)

I love Macintoshes! They OWN that... (Can't really call Windows in OS, can you?)... You get the picture. I have an LCIII and I play games a lot on it.
Game On, Macintosh!

Ice

diskoboy

11-14-2005, 10:31 PM

I wanna play Dark Castle again.... :D

DARK CASTLE!!! I was forever trying to figure out the name of that game! I knew it was 'something castle'...

Thanks Sanriostar!

God, this thread takes me back.. I remember my friend introducing me to '..some Russian puzzle game I found on a BBS.', on his Mac - Of course, you all know I'm talkin' 'bout Tetris...

This was when it was still virtually unknown in the United States.. Who knew it would become one of the greatest games ever known to man?

Jorpho

11-14-2005, 11:37 PM

I'm rather fond of TaskMaker (and its sequel, Tomb of the TaskMaker). And of course we can't forget Cliff Johnson (http://www.fools-errand.com) and his legendary games, like 3 in Three and The Fool's Errand.

Oh, and Rescue! (now freeware) is probably one of the best Star Trek games of its kind ever.

Saabmeister

11-15-2005, 12:45 AM

CaryMG

11-16-2005, 11:41 AM

So, someone please tell me, are these roms to play on that system ....

Yep yep -- SuperShark.
These are "ROMs" in that it's the original software but it's floppy disk-based, not chip-based.

... or an emulator, or are these just download any play files?

No & yes ....
Nope -- they aren't for an an emulator, but ....
Yes -- just download & pop into the slot of a BoxMac !

Later!
:) :) :)

Ed Oscuro

11-16-2005, 11:52 AM

Ahh, the SE/30, very well known...I myself have a (dead-battery, which I could replace if only I could open the case with my too-thick, too-short security bit tools...) Mac Classic with 16 MB (not 12, or whatever they say the maximum is!), don't have any games for it, strangely. My mac games are limited to a whole crateful of Apple II games which I can't play (sealed, and don't have an Apple // besides) and a few post-'92 releases.

While we're at it, there's a game I played shareware years ago - not Dark Castle from what I can tell, but it definitely was grayscale B&W and I recall had pretty well defined, tall player character graphics and a realistic dungeon atmosphere (well, realistic in terms of proportions). All I recall is a room with a swinging blade (you know, the type in a horror movie) that you had to get over somehow, and all the hillarity of fellow students failing to get over it right.

CaryMG

11-16-2005, 12:00 PM

"The Fool's Errand" (http://www.fools-errand.com/01-the-fools-errand/index.htm)

*sigh*

Later!
:) :) :)

CaryMG

11-16-2005, 12:10 PM

... there's a game I played shareware years ago - not "Dark Castle" from what I can tell, but it definitely was grayscale B&W and I recall had pretty well defined, tall player character graphics and a realistic dungeon atmosphere -- well, realistic in terms of proportions.
All I recall is a room with a swinging blade -- the type in a horror movie -- that you had to get over somehow, and all the hillarity of fellow students failing to get over it right.

Ed, as I've done for another fellow DPer, I've also taken the liberty of asking the experts at "Macintosh Garden" (http://mac.the-underdogs.org/index.php?show=all) for help.
Go here to read your message > Ed's Game ID Request (http://mac.the-underdogs.org/forum.php?forum=1&topic=2&thread=4494&last=1132160890)

Later!
:) :) :)

Ed Oscuro

11-16-2005, 07:00 PM

Thanks, I'm reading it now! :)

Hmm...don't really have a good B&W setup, but this makes me want to get ahold of the SNES game Spectre :)

le geek

11-16-2005, 08:09 PM

"The Fool's Errand" (http://www.fools-errand.com/01-the-fools-errand/index.htm)

*sigh*

Later!
:) :) :)

Indeed, an excellent game. And we may yet get a sequel!!!
http://www.fools-errand.com/

Cheers,
Ben

ianoid

11-16-2005, 08:29 PM

I'm big on getting

Phrase Craze

and

Crystal Quest

up and running on a classic Mac.

So, for backward compatibility and convenience, what's the best machine to look out for? I want something that will easily run first and second gen software and that has a built in monitor, old school style.

Ed Oscuro

11-16-2005, 09:03 PM

I'm assuming that most pre-OS 8 Macs will run most of this software, right? Probably would be fine as long as you watch out for the Road Apples, but many of those don't have built-in monitors.

Well, for my part...if you ever see a Mac TV in the wild, definitely pick that up LOL The SE/30 always has gotten high marks, and I do believe the Mac Classic II was a great machine for the time :)

Also, I think that the answer posted was right, CaryMG :)

Like I wrote there, the last time I saw the game was when computer magazines were carrying print ads for Riven :P Been a long time, and the game looks fantastic.

Jorpho

11-16-2005, 10:01 PM

Phrase Craze

and

Crystal Quest

up and running on a classic Mac.

So, for backward compatibility and convenience, what's the best machine to look out for? I want something that will easily run first and second gen software and that has a built in monitor, old school style.

Whoa, Phrase Craze. I remember the MS-DOS version of that one.

You may enjoy http://www.lowendmac.com , particularly the Best Buys (http://www.lowendmac.com/best/index.shtml) and Road Apples (http://www.lowendmac.com/roadapples/index.shtml) sections. Lots of fun reading!

I personally still have four Macs lying around in here that I got for free: a Quadra 610, two Power Mac 6100s, and a Performa 5260CD. I'm hoping to get this 9.1 GB SCA (SCSI-3) drive working in one of the 6100s, but working with SCSI is a nightmare.

The quickest (but not necessarily best) way to get Mac software running on your PC is to get Executor from http://www.ardi.com (the company is sadly in its death throes). It should have decent compatibility with older stuff.

Ed Oscuro

11-16-2005, 10:12 PM

I checked out Executor's site earlier today...didn't notice the news post. Ooh! A serial number and key! :D:D

mezrabad

11-17-2005, 08:09 AM

Thanks for the link to Mac "Dark Castle".My pleasure, Mezrabad!

The Macintosh B&W games I need to play someday:
"Quarterstaff " .... Here ya go !
"QuarterStaff" (http://mandragore.lautre.net/grenier/fiches/quarterstaff.htm).

Yay! Thanks! I loved the Mac, loved it! Like a magical pet. It broke my heart when its games library started drying up, even as games like Marathon were coming out for it.

This is a good thread. Lots of games to know about and find.

CaryMG

11-17-2005, 01:26 PM

Game On, Macintosh!

Hear, hear!

Later!
:) :) :)

Lady Jaye

11-17-2005, 01:35 PM

My mom's first Mac for her work was an SE/30 running System 6. She's a desktop publisher, so she needed a professional machine back then.

Anyway, I wasn't really allowed to use it very often, as she used it for her work, but my parents did get me Arthur (a graphic text game by Infocom, unplayable if you don't have the manual, and still not dumped on the web to this day) and, after System 7 came out, SimEarth, Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego and When in Time is Carmen Sandiego. I can say that I was still able to run SimEarth (albeit at a dizzying speed) directly on my old iMac G3 350MHz running OS9 (I don't remember how I managed to load it on the iMac -- probably after dumping the diskette on a zip cartridge, as I never owned an external diskette drive for the iMac)...

CaryMG

11-17-2005, 01:52 PM

I'm big on getting ... "Crystal Quest" up and running on a classic Mac.

Enjoy! > "Crystal Quest" (http://files.filefront.com/TVQDTARYQWICFTEODTBAsit/;4393122;;/fileinfo.html)

... for backward compatibility and convenience, what's the best [classic Macintosh computer] to look out for?
I want something that will easily run first and second gen software and that has a built in monitor, old school style.

What a way cool question .... :)
Either of these are just the ones ya want ....

"MacintoshPlus" Computer (http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/mac_classic/stats/mac_plus.html)

"Macintosh SE/30" Computer (http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/mac_classic/stats/mac_se30.html)

The only difference is the "Macintosh SE/30" computer has a harddrive built-in so ya don't hafta use floppies.
But I so like the action of using floppies!

Later!
:) :) :)

CaryMG

11-17-2005, 01:58 PM

Also, I think that the answer posted was right, CaryMG :)

Like I wrote there, the last time I saw the game was when computer magazines were carrying print ads for Riven :P Been a long time, and the game looks fantastic.

Most excellent, Ed!
"Macintosh Garden" (http://mac.the-underdogs.org/) always manages ta help

Later!
:) :) :)

CaryMG

11-17-2005, 03:24 PM

This is a good thread.
Lots of games to know about and find.

Thanks, mezrabad!

The "Golden Age" of home gaming began with the 16-bit era.
And what was the world's first 16-bit computer?
The "Macintosh" (http://mac.the-underdogs.org/index.php?show=all) !
So it's good ta see that there're other people as enthusiastic about Macintosh computer gaming as I am.

I wish there was a site similar to "MobyGames" that features Macintosh computer games.
"MobyGames" doesn't cover 'em & "Macintosh Garden" (http://mac.the-underdogs.org/) only has the games for downloading.

Later!
:) :) :)

CaryMG

11-23-2005, 10:28 AM

I was thinkin' of making a really cool website based on all-in-one 68000 Macintosh computers.
The one that's already out there is unattractive, difficult to navigate, incomplete, not at all interactive & severely lacking in downloadable materials.

I even thought of a cool name & checked ta see if that URL was available & it is!

Do you guys think that that'd be a worthwhile endeavor?
Ya think enough people'd be interested in that that it'd be worthwhile learning how to make a website & do it?

Thanks In Advance!
:) :) :)

shellac

11-23-2005, 12:28 PM

oh man...

there was this game I used to play, and I think it was called Captain Something, but it's not Captain Blood. The main thing I remember was that it used the voice synthesizer, and people would talk to you - only after you found a "tricorder." If you didn't have the tricorder, there would be thought bubbles above their heads like this ")*(&^*&%^%&^^&$%$^"

Cary? Anyone?

The other distinguishing characteristic is that before you walked up to people, they sat ambiguously on the map. Once you reached them, they either wanted to be your friend or would attack you.

Jorpho

11-23-2005, 12:31 PM

What website are you referring to, Cary? I'm sure there's more than one.

CaryMG

11-25-2005, 03:12 PM

oh man...
there was this game I used to play, and I think it was called "Captain Something, but it's not "Captain Blood".
The main thing I remember was that it used the voice synthesizer, and people would talk to you - only after you found a "tricorder."
If you didn't have the tricorder, there would be thought bubbles above their heads like this > ")*(&^*&%^%&^^&$%$^"

Cary? Anyone?

I SO am sorry that I don't know ....
BUT -- like I've done before -- I'll take your question to the experts at "Macintosh Garden" & put it in thier bulletin board.
Here's your question > "Shellac's Game ID Request" (http://mac.the-underdogs.org/forum.php?forum=1&topic=2&thread=4523&start=)

CaryMG

11-25-2005, 03:21 PM

What website are you referring to, Cary?
I'm sure there's more than one.

You would think so, but there really is only one ....
Here it is > "Classic Black & White All-In-One Macintosh Computer" WebSite (http://www.mac512.com/512k.htm)

The other 2 -- "Jag's House", "System 6 Heaven" -- don't include only classic black & white all-in-one Macintosh computers & a bulletin board & covers all 9 computers.

Mine will ....

Later!
:) :) :)

Jorpho

11-25-2005, 05:20 PM

Picky, picky.

ianoid

11-26-2005, 09:42 AM

mezrabad

11-27-2005, 02:36 PM

Which came out first, Macintosh or Vectrex?

How about a Vectrex emulator for classic Macs? Then a custom black paint job and an emblem, 'Mactrex'.

I just realized the family resemblence of the Mac and Vec.

You're right! I never thought of it before, but the Vectrex looks like a Dark Twin of the Macintosh.

I think the Vectrex came first, but I only think that because of that Macintosh-big-brother-1984-during the-Superbowl-commercial and I'm pretty sure the Vectrex came out in 1982.

CaryMG

11-27-2005, 03:20 PM

Which came out first, Macintosh or Vectrex?
"Vectrex" was first by 2 years -- 1982.

How about a Vectrex emulator for classic Macs?
Then a custom black paint job and an emblem, 'Mactrex'.
SWEET !!

Later!
:) :) :)

CaryMG

11-27-2005, 04:19 PM

T here was this game I used to play, and I think it was called "Captain Something", but it's not "Captain Blood".

The main thing I remember was that it used the voice synthesizer, and people would talk to you - only after you found a "tricorder."
If you didn't have the tricorder, there would be thought bubbles above their heads like this ")*(&^*&%^%&^^&$%$^"

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b227/softBoy/MacintoshGardena.jpg

"Macintosh Garden" (http://mac.the-underdogs.org/index.php?show=all) strikes again !

Later!
:) :) :)