APPLE MACINTOSH GAMING GUIDE
This document was created on 12/11/03, and last updated on Saturday 1/9/21, by James Jacobs of Amigan Software. It deals with 13 selected games for the original Apple Macintosh. Please email us with any corrections to this document.
![]() | ![]() Silicon Beach Software 1984 Mini VMac 2.7.1 Compatible: Yes Basilisk ][ 0.8 Compatible: No Type: Arcade |
![]() | ![]() Silicon Beach Software 1986 Mini VMac 2.7.1 Compatible: Yes Basilisk ][ 0.8 Compatible: No Type: Arcade |
![]() | ![]() Silicon Beach Software 1987 Mini VMac 2.7.1 Compatible: Yes Basilisk ][ 0.8 Compatible: Yes Type: Arcade |
![]() | ![]() John Raymonds 1987 Mini VMac 2.7.1 Compatible: Yes Basilisk ][ 0.8 Compatible: No Type: RPG |
![]() | ![]() Donald Hill 1985 Mini VMac 2.7.1 Compatible: Yes Basilisk ][ 0.8 Compatible: Yes Type: Strategy/simulation |
![]() | ![]() Spectrum Holobyte 1985 Mini VMac 2.7.1 Compatible: Yes Basilisk ][ 0.8 Compatible: No Type: Strategy/simulation |
![]() | ![]() mindSports 1984 Mini VMac 2.7.1 Compatible: Yes Basilisk ][ 0.8 Compatible: No Type: Arcade |
![]() | ![]() Broderbund 1984 Mini VMac 2.7.1 Compatible: Yes Basilisk ][ 0.8 Compatible: Yes Type: Platform |
![]() | ![]() Harvard Associates 1984 Mini VMac 2.7.1 Compatible: Yes Basilisk ][ 0.8 Compatible: Yes Type: Strategy/simulation |
![]() | ![]() Inrac 1986 Mini VMac 2.7.1 Compatible: Yes Basilisk ][ 0.8 Compatible: No Type: Amusement |
![]() | ![]() Penguin Software 1984 Mini VMac 2.7.1 Compatible: Yes, with MacOS 7.5.5 Basilisk ][ 0.8 Compatible: No Type: Adventure |
![]() | ![]() Penguin Software 1984 Mini VMac 2.7.1 Compatible: Yes Basilisk ][ 0.8 Compatible: No Type: Adventure |
![]() | ![]() Origin Systems 1985 Mini VMac 2.7.1 Compatible: Yes Basilisk ][ 0.8 Compatible: No Type: RPG |
Game Help
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When pointer is visible, game is paused.
Controls are as follows:
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At Manager level, there are only three decisions which need to be made each turn: Price, Production and Marketing. At Strategist level, there are an additional two decisions: Plant Investment increases production capacity, while Research and Development reduces unit cost produced (ie. the cost of manufacturing each widget). All decisions are made from the Decisions window. All other windows are for informational purposes only. |
Emulator Compatibility Issues
Airborne:
Sometimes there is momentary corruption of the player graphics.
Dark Castle 2:
This game requires setting MacOS to 2-colour mode.
GATO:
Hangs when quitting. Must be booted from floppy.
Ultima 3:
The files must be in the root directory.
The faults listed above may not be due to problems with the emulators, but rather seem to be bugs in the programming of the games.
Compatibility by emulator:
Airborne!, Dark Castle 1, Dungeon of Doom,
GATO, Ground Zero, Transylvania 1 & 2, Ultima 3: Mini VMac 2.7.1
Dark Castle 2,
Fokker Triplane, Lode Runner 1, Mac Manager: either
Mini VMac 2.7.1 is using a 128K ROM and is running MacOS 6.0.3 (except
where noted).
Basilisk ][ 0.8 for Windows NT (build 130) is using a 512K ROM and is
running MacOS 7.5.5.