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    Default Classic Black & White Macintosh Computer Gaming

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


    Macintosh SE/30


    Lots of wonderful, "Golden Age" software for it.
    You can go here & get 'em > "Macintosh Garden" [Loads A Tad Slow .... lol]

    In classic Macintosh computer lore, there's Robert Carr.
    Here's a cool interview with 'im > Robert Carr Interview

    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

    Ever heard of "bOING bOING"?
    They're the world's greatest neurozine!
    See for yourself > "bOING bOING"

    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 ....




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


    Sweet, huh?
    Go here ta play it > "codeHound v2.0"


    Enjoy!
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    Default It's Good .... REALLY!

    You guys should really try "codeHound v2.0" -- it so rocks ....


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    I wanna play Dark Castle again....
    Lick me! LICK ME!!

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    Default You GOT It!

    Quote Originally Posted by Sanriostar
    I wanna play Dark Castle again....
    Here ya go, Sanriostar! > "Dark Castle".
    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


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    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.
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    Default Okie-Doke ....

    Quote Originally Posted by mezrabad
    Thanks for the link to Mac "Dark Castle".
    My pleasure, Mezrabad!

    Quote Originally Posted by mezrabad
    The Macintosh B&W games I need to play someday:
    "Quarterstaff " ....
    Here ya go !
    "QuarterStaff".

    At the bottom, "Telecharger" is "DownLoad".


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    So, someone please tell me, are these roms to play on that system or an emulator, or are these just download any play files?
    I will get around to editing this thing again.

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

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    Default Re: Classic Black & White Macintosh Computer Gaming

    Quote Originally Posted by CaryMG
    I'm the proud owner of this machine ....


    Macintosh SE/30


    Lots of wonderful, "Golden Age" software for it.
    You can go here & get 'em > "Macintosh Garden" [Loads A Tad Slow .... lol]

    In classic Macintosh computer lore, there's Robert Carr.
    Here's a cool interview with 'im > Robert Carr Interview

    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

    Ever heard of "bOING bOING"?
    They're the world's greatest neurozine!
    See for yourself > "bOING bOING"

    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 ....




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


    Sweet, huh?
    Go here ta play it > "codeHound v2.0"


    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!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sanriostar
    I wanna play Dark Castle again....
    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?

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    I'm rather fond of TaskMaker (and its sequel, Tomb of the TaskMaker). And of course we can't forget Cliff Johnson 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.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jorpho
    I'm rather fond of TaskMaker (and its sequel, Tomb of the TaskMaker). And of course we can't forget Cliff Johnson 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.

    YES! Taskmaker rocks. I'm glad I'm not the only fan of this game.
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    Default Just DownLoad & Play !

    Quote Originally Posted by SuperShark
    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.

    Quote Originally Posted by SuperShark
    ... 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 !


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    Default Re: Classic Black & White Macintosh Computer Gaming

    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.

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    Default Gaming Goodnessosity

    "The Fool's Errand"

    *sigh*


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    Default Some Help ....

    Quote Originally Posted by Ed Oscuro
    ... 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" for help.
    Go here to read your message > Ed's Game ID Request


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    Default Re: Some Help ....

    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

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    Default Re: Gaming Goodnessosity

    Quote Originally Posted by CaryMG
    "The Fool's Errand"

    *sigh*


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

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    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.

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    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 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.

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