Smashing Windows
| Filename | smashing-windows.hqx |
|---|---|
| Size | 677.7 KB (693964 bytes) |
| Architecture | PowerPC68K |
| Downloads | 12 |
Smashing Windows is a tongue-in-cheek Space Invaders clone for the Macintosh, released by titan@indigo.ie during the height of the late-1990s Mac-versus-Windows culture war. The default sprite sheet has you shooting down waves of evil Windows logos, but a Choose Sprites dialog lets you swap in any enemy you like.
Concept
The game is a straight Space Invaders engine wrapped in platform-war satire. The novelty is the configurable sprite set, which turns the shooter into a generic target-practice toy you can re-skin to taste.
System requirements
It runs on any 68K or PowerPC Macintosh with a 256-color 640x480 screen. Smashing Windows automatically switches the monitor to 256 colors at launch, then restores the prior depth on quit.
Sprite customization
The Choose Sprites dialog is the main hook: pick the default Windows logos, load alternates, or drop in your own. Cosmetic only, but it gave the program a long shelf life as a meme delivery vehicle on shareware CDs.
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