Star Guardian 2 100 Hc

Star Guardian 2 is a HyperCard-based point-and-click adventure sequel from MagicHat Shareware, authored by Harley Bradley. It pairs hand-drawn graphics with an original soundtrack to deliver a story-driven puzzle adventure pitched to fans of Myst-style exploration on the classic Mac OS.

The MagicHat sequel

Released as a follow-up to the original Star Guardian, this 1.0.0 HyperCard build (the "hc" in the file name) carries the same MagicHat Shareware lineage: a small independent studio shipping its work as stacks playable in HyperCard 2.x or the HyperCard Player.

How it plays

Gameplay is point-and-click navigation between richly illustrated screens, with puzzles, music cues, and sound effects layered on top of the HyperCard runtime. The author pitches it as "not too hard, not too simple" and aims for smooth play rather than dense inventory wrangling.

Honorware, not nagware

The author distributes Star Guardian 2 as "honorware": the program is fully functional with no shareware nag screens. Registered players who write in to the author receive hints and gameplay help direct from the developer.

Era and platform

The package targets the late-1990s classic Mac OS (System 7 era and later) running HyperCard or the free HyperCard Player. It runs cleanly under emulators such as Mini vMac and SheepShaver alongside the rest of the MagicHat catalog.