History of video games/Platforms/Classic Mac
History[edit | edit source]
The Classic Mac operating systems are considered to be releases from System 1 in 1984 to System 9 in 1999.[1][2]
Despite Apple's troubles during the run of the Classic Mac OS, the Classic Mac OS did see some games released for it.[3][4]
Notable games[edit | edit source]
1989[edit | edit source]
Caper in the Castro[edit | edit source]
A 1989 point and click hypercard game for MacOS which was among the first video games to feature a significant plot focused on LGBTQ subject matter.[5]
1993[edit | edit source]
Pathways into Darkness[edit | edit source]
A first person action adventure game by Bungie.
Read more about Pathways into Darkness on Wikipedia.
1994[edit | edit source]
Emora Kart[edit | edit source]
An early clone of the then recently released Super Famicom and Super Nintendo Entertainment System game Mario Kart.[6][7][8]
Marathon[edit | edit source]
The first game in the Marathon trilogy of sci-fi first person shooters by Bungie.
Read more about Marathon on Wikipedia.
1995[edit | edit source]
Marathon 2: Durandal[edit | edit source]
The second game in the Marathon trilogy of sci-fi first person shooters by Bungie.
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1996[edit | edit source]
Marathon Infinity[edit | edit source]
The final game in the Marathon trilogy by Bungie.
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Gallery[edit | edit source]
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The original 1984 Macintosh, sporting 128 kB of RAM. -
A Macintosh Quadra computer from the early 1990's. -
The iMac G3, a popular Mac of the late 1990's, which symbolized Steve Jobs's return to Apple.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Biersdorfer, J. D. (14 September 2000). "Apple Breaks The Mold (Published 2000)". The New York Times. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- ↑ "October 23, 1999: Mac OS 9 Released - AppleMatters". www.applematters.com. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- ↑ "Editorial: Will Apple's 1990's "Golden Age" collapse repeat itself?". AppleInsider. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- ↑ Staff, Ars (11 September 2016). "An OS 9 odyssey: Why these Mac users won't abandon 16-year-old software". Ars Technica. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- ↑ "You Can Now Play the First LGBTQ Computer Game, For the First Time" (in en). www.vice.com. https://www.vice.com/en/article/ne4nzz/play-the-first-lgbtq-computer-game-for-the-first-time-caper-in-the-castro.
- ↑ "Random: Check Out Emora Kart, A Macintosh-Exclusive Super Mario Kart Clone From 1994". Nintendo Life. 3 November 2021. https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/11/random-check-out-emora-kart-a-macintosh-exclusive-super-mario-kart-clone-from-1994.
- ↑ "Mouse-controlled Super Mario Kart clone for classic Macintosh ⌘I Get Info". blog.gingerbeardman.com. https://blog.gingerbeardman.com/2021/10/31/mouse-controlled-super-mario-kart-clone-for-classic-macintosh/.
- ↑ "えもらのカート (Emora Kart)". June 1994. Retrieved 3 November 2021.