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I'm sure some of you have seen my games thread in the Trading Post (aka "I will buy your 68k mac games!") but I wanted to start a section here to help me keep t…
· 27 posts · started 1 Dec 2015 - 03:55
I know 256 colors is the requirement for SimCity 2000...but are there any ways to trick the program to run on a black and white machine? I'm using it with a few…
· 5 posts · started 21 Nov 2015 - 18:22 · last 23 Nov 2015 - 20:42
I wasn't sure I'd ever find a copy f "through the Looking Glass" but I finally did. It's not in pristine condition because of some flaking of the pigment on the…
· 12 posts · started 7 Jul 2015 - 01:38 · last 10 Jul 2015 - 17:50
Hello, i have a macintosh performa 6116 with logitech x230 speakers and i use it especially for 90s games like monkey island, flashback, myst etc. I have also a…
· 1 posts · started 19 Apr 2015 - 11:43 · last 19 Apr 2015 - 11:43
I am trying to play the game Defender of the Crown on my Macintosh SE. I got a copy from Macintosh Garden: <snip> The game starts fine and you can…
· 11 posts · started 14 Jan 2015 - 04:00 · last 16 Jan 2015 - 21:37
I have a feeling some of you are familiar with this issue, so I am going to toss it out there in hopes there is some insight. I know there was some rework of th…
· 3 posts · started 27 Oct 2014 - 01:40 · last 30 Oct 2014 - 03:14
This was a high end card back in the day that went toe to toe against Number Nine's Imagine 128 for Mac. It wasn't as good as an ATi Rage for gaming, since it o…
· 2 posts · started 11 Sep 2014 - 00:04 · last 11 Sep 2014 - 02:10
So, the vintage bug has bit me once again, so I decided to do some old-skool mac gaming with Mac OS 9 as the host. The setup: PowerMac Beige G3 Rev.2 board with…
· 7 posts · started 23 Nov 2013 - 17:46 · last 11 Jan 2014 - 19:47
I've been looking all over for this. The trailer was cooler to show off than the game itself back in the day. Does anyone know where this may be found?
· 2 posts · started 28 Nov 2013 - 06:50 · last 9 Dec 2013 - 07:04
mcd was having trouble locating a cable for his Macintosh Portrait Display recently and the problem has cropped up before, sooo . . . I'd snagged a clearanced G…
· 14 posts · started 15 Oct 2013 - 17:15 · last 26 Oct 2013 - 08:05
I'm looking for a game but I don't know what it's called. It's a game where there are a bunch of levels with ladders that your guy must climb to get to the top.…
· 5 posts · started 29 Sep 2013 - 20:54 · last 29 Sep 2013 - 22:30
Just snagged this. 4 games in 1. Educational software for Apple II, the Wild West: The Oregon Trail Westward Ho! Gold Rush The Alamo ;D
· 1 posts · started 22 Jul 2013 - 21:32 · last 22 Jul 2013 - 21:32
Hi! I'm wondering what the best games are for a Performa 475 with its origianl 68LC040, no FPU, running at original speed, 256 colour monitor, 4mb of RAM, and n…
· 24 posts · started 8 Nov 2012 - 18:20 · last 31 Jan 2013 - 20:13
Just won three auctions in a row! Boxed vintage Mac games, they all look complete. Though, I didn't except one of them to go so high. Oh well, still payed less …
· 6 posts · started 30 Jan 2013 - 20:49 · last 31 Jan 2013 - 12:45
Does anyone have experience with trying to run older B&W games that were made for System 6 and earlier on System 7? Specifically on an LC 575? I'm looki…
· 5 posts · started 4 Jan 2013 - 16:34 · last 5 Jan 2013 - 11:06
Hey everyone, I was hunting on ebay and got this thing for about $50 total. It came with the box for Duo 230 and power adapter. There was a few papers in it but…
· 8 posts · started 17 Dec 2012 - 02:01 · last 20 Dec 2012 - 04:12
I am so stoked. I finally found a boxed copy of Star Trek The Next Generation: A Final Unity!!! No pics yet as I don't physically have it yet. My buddy found hi…
· 6 posts · started 6 Dec 2012 - 16:23 · last 7 Dec 2012 - 19:13
What a day. I was home on sickleave as i caught an bad flu and fever and postman brought me two packages. From Josh of Texas: Apple IIgs - with memory expansion…
· 7 posts · started 31 Oct 2012 - 09:10 · last 14 Nov 2012 - 20:23
Kinda late, but saved these from the trash at HS (which switched to mostly PCs maybe a decade ago) http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/525937_4157189651214…
· 2 posts · started 16 Jun 2012 - 17:24 · last 16 Jun 2012 - 17:57
I used to think that the CH Mach 3 and original Apple joysticks were the best of the best for the Apple II. Oh boy. I just stumbled upon a pair of these "Standa…
· 9 posts · started 11 Jun 2012 - 23:32 · last 12 Jun 2012 - 23:31
I scored this cool Apple II joystick on eBay for $14 bucks. { "lightbox_close": "Close", "lightbox_next": "Next", "lightbox_previous": "Previous", "lightbox_err…
· 3 posts · started 12 Feb 2012 - 00:39 · last 15 Feb 2012 - 19:36
I'm looking for a game that I played a long time ago (I believe a demo of it was on a Nautilus sample disc). However I forgot the name of it and can only offer …
· 5 posts · started 16 Oct 2011 - 01:43 · last 5 Feb 2012 - 06:19
Wilderness (A Survival Adventure) for the Apple II. or what to do after you crash your flight simulator. Did not know this to until recently. But their were 5 a…
· 6 posts · started 1 Jan 2012 - 00:21 · last 17 Jan 2012 - 21:15
Yup, I scored a brand new CD version of Number Munchers for 67¢. It's the original version, not the Deluxe edition (I prefer the original as both an instructor …
· 5 posts · started 9 Nov 2011 - 03:03 · last 12 Nov 2011 - 02:55
Did some Christmas shopping for myself. I had an extra $200. First: 2x new, old stock, unopened Apple 5.25" UniDisk drives - $80 ($50 + $30 shipping, or $40 eac…
· 5 posts · started 21 Oct 2011 - 20:48 · last 22 Oct 2011 - 01:29
SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 -- KansasFest 2012, the Apple II convention scheduled for July 17–22 in Kansas City, Missouri, comes just two months after the twentieth anni…
· 1 posts · started 30 Sep 2011 - 20:07 · last 30 Sep 2011 - 20:07
Just gotten my first Beige G3 from a customer who's moving house. It started out as stock when I got it. G3 266 Mhz - 512 L2 32 MB RAM 4 GB HDD (dead) Rage II 2…
· 2 posts · started 22 Sep 2011 - 22:45 · last 24 Sep 2011 - 08:58
... are a whole new experience when playing on Fast mode. LoadRunner is insane! ZIP! ZOOM! Splat, dead. :lol:
· 4 posts · started 3 Sep 2011 - 01:46 · last 7 Sep 2011 - 20:13
I noticed that the battery life on my MP2100 is really bad. I never get the 30 hour life touted by Newton fans - instead, I usually get 2 hrs. at best. The myst…
· 3 posts · started 24 Aug 2011 - 17:35 · last 27 Aug 2011 - 17:12
Went on craigslist and someone had a pair of classic II's One is in mint condition, no yellowing or anything.. The other needs caps replaced.. The nice one will…
· 3 posts · started 20 Jul 2011 - 00:32 · last 20 Jul 2011 - 01:35
Does anybody have a copy of the shareware version of this program by any chance? I'm almost ready to offer something for one, as I really would like to try the …
· 3 posts · started 27 Jun 2011 - 03:04 · last 27 Jun 2011 - 06:06
Suppose you have an accelerator with a less-than-stellar compatibility rate installed, and you want to play some games that die horribly on an 030. Is there any…
· 1 posts · started 8 May 2011 - 06:36 · last 8 May 2011 - 06:36
Hi everyone. I have just set myself up a 32MB, 30Mhz 030 MacOS 7.6.1 system which is limited to 16 colours in 512x384, 640x480 and 800x600. I would love to inst…
· 11 posts · started 8 Mar 2011 - 23:13 · last 28 Apr 2011 - 18:56
I received some 68k and PPC software a few weeks back for free from a person on Craigslist. I was finally able to take some pics of the lot. They pretty much sp…
· 1 posts · started 25 Apr 2011 - 17:56 · last 25 Apr 2011 - 17:56
Based entirely on keyboard quality and nothing else, what one was better? I know people rave about the keyboard on the 1400, but I've heard the Wallstreet was g…
· 4 posts · started 31 Mar 2011 - 00:57 · last 31 Mar 2011 - 07:34
Hi all, Just wondering where I would be able to locate genuine After Dark modules? It annoys me that I used to have all of this software bought new, but my fami…
· 5 posts · started 19 Oct 2010 - 05:15 · last 19 Oct 2010 - 12:06
Found this bad boy on ebay: http://cgi.ebay.com/Apple-Macintosh-NuBus-Video-Card-RasterOps-/390227356149?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5adb5ce9f5 I've …
· 2 posts · started 1 Oct 2010 - 03:01 · last 1 Oct 2010 - 04:33
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