Time Waster Collection
| Filename | time-waster-collection-30.hqx |
|---|---|
| Size | 4,992.3 KB (5112124 bytes) |
| Architecture | PowerPC |
| Downloads | 14 |
Time Waster Collection is a small classic Mac OS shareware bundle of casual mini-games, distributed via Info-Mac in October 2002 as time-waster-collection-30.hqx (5.1 MB, version 3.0). It belongs to the late-Classic-era genre of "office distraction" compilations: a single download wrapping several short-session arcade and puzzle diversions intended for quick play during idle moments.
Gameplay
True to its name, the collection bundles bite-sized games designed for short sessions rather than long campaigns. Each entry is self-contained and launches from a shared interface, in keeping with other compilation shareware of the era such as Ambrosia and Casady & Greene's mini-game packs. The 3.0 version designation implies two prior revisions, with games added or polished over the bundle's life.
Engine and technical changes
The package targets late System 7 through Mac OS 9 hardware. As a 5 MB BinHex'd archive, it sits comfortably on the small side of compilation shareware, suggesting the included titles use simple QuickDraw graphics rather than QuickTime or 3D rendering.
Development and release
Time Waster Collection 3.0 was uploaded to Info-Mac on 16 October 2002, near the tail end of the Classic Mac shareware pipeline. The title is obscure today and lacks a curated entry on Macintosh Garden or Macintosh Repository, surviving primarily in mirrored Info-Mac trees as an artifact of the late shareware-CD era.
This file is part of the MacTrove archive. See the Thank You page for the upstream mirrors we rely on. It is BinHex encoded — use The Unarchiver to decode it.
