Mac Invaders
| Filename | mac-invaders-110.hqx |
|---|---|
| Size | 781.3 KB (800063 bytes) |
| Mac OS | System 7 |
| Architecture | PowerPC |
| Downloads | 5 |
Mac Invaders is a 1995 Space Invaders clone for the Power Macintosh, written by hallan@origin.demon.co.uk and credited on Macintosh Garden to BoneHead Projects. The Info-Mac release mac-invaders-110.hqx is a 1.10 beta that promises a long beta cycle but ships ray-traced sprites, digitised sound, and full key configuration.
Gameplay
Mac Invaders follows the classic Space Invaders template: a descending grid of aliens, a ground-bound ship that slides horizontally and fires upward, and progressive waves that get faster as the formation thins out.
Two-player modes
The game offers two distinct two-player modes alongside solo play. Combined with full key configuration, this lets a pair of players share one keyboard or mix mouse and keyboard control to suit each player.
Presentation
Sprites are pre-rendered as ray-traced art and the soundtrack uses digitised samples rather than synthesised beeps. The Macintosh Garden listing notes a 256-colour display and Sound Manager 3.0 as minimum requirements.
System requirements
Power Macintosh with System 7.5 and 8 MB of RAM, per the BinHex header. High scores are remembered between sessions, and the player can choose mouse or keyboard control.
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.
