History of video games/Platforms/Classic Mac
History
editThe 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
edit1989
editCaper in the Castro
editA 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
editPathways into Darkness
editA first person action adventure game by Bungie.
Read more about Pathways into Darkness on Wikipedia.
1994
editEmora Kart
editAn early clone of the then recently released Super Famicom and Super Nintendo Entertainment System game Mario Kart.[6][7][8]
Marathon
editThe first game in the Marathon trilogy of sci-fi first person shooters by Bungie.
Read more about Marathon on Wikipedia.
1995
editMarathon 2: Durandal
editThe second game in the Marathon trilogy of sci-fi first person shooters by Bungie.
Read more about Marathon 2: Durandal on Wikipedia.
1996
editMarathon Infinity
editThe final game in the Marathon trilogy by Bungie.
Read more about Marathon Infinity on Wikipedia.
Gallery
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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
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- ↑ 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.