In this metapuzzle game, created by puzzle designer Cliff Johnson, the player is the letter 3, which, during a power surge, has been zapped from a spreadsheet report into the bowels of the computer. 3 needs to repair the system, avoiding a virus detector and outwitting the taunting pi symbol, and ultimately get back home.
There's over 80 puzzles including:
Geometric lift puzzles – 3 needs get from one side to the other by walking on lifts moving up and down in certain patterns.
Mesh puzzles – a mesh (of 3x3 to 9x9 sizes) must be changed to match the pattern shown.
Missing vowels – missing vowels must be added to common proverbs or homophones.
Trapdoor puzzles – 3 must open or close doors, which will in turn trigger other doors, in order to get the whole set of doors in the same state.
Reordered word puzzles – 3 rearranges a word by clicking three letters which will each time switch two letters and form another word.
Logic puzzles – a grid of items needs to be rearranged in a specific order to m
A JezzBall clone with delightful gameplay additions and beautiful artwork.
Official description: Barrack's goal is deceptively simple; there are a number of balls on the play field that are bouncing like a neurotic on a sugar rush. Your job is to use your shooter to isolate them. Sounds easy, right?
Bubble Trouble's world is filled with lusciously-drawn cartoony critters who give that cranky crab from "The Little Mermaid" a run for his money. But money isn't what you'll be running from: an otherwise peaceful fish bowl has been filled with bubbles that are being tossed around in an enthralling game of "Squish the Fish!"
You control a submarine in hostile waters. Sharing the deep sea with you are several dangerous creatures such as jellyfish, eels, sharks and the mysterious X-Sub. Destroy everything to reach the next level. This game has intermissions as well.
You're a player in the most action packed and intense game show ever aired: Weekend Warrior. All you can do to defend yourself is slug at your opponents with your handy "swing thing."
Pac the Man 2 is an adaptation of Pac-Man for the Macintosh platform. It features 25 original levels, 3 difficulty settings and music remixes based on the older classic games themes. The gameplay of the original game is preserved, with the following variations: the fruit bonuses are also power-ups (such as speed-up, invincibility), and last but not least, simultaneous two-player gameplay is available.
Finally, a suite of board games made just for the Mac! Checkers, Reversi, Mancalla, Backgammon, 4-In-A-Row, Tic-Tac-Toe and the Apple Design Award Winning Big Bang Chess are all included in this collection. Play solo against the computer, with a friend via iChat or email, or make new friends on the GameSmith game matching service. These OS X-only games integrate seamlessly with your iTunes, Address Book, iChat Buddy Lists and other Apple technologies. Fun and beautiful board games, made for the Mac, and made for you!
A Macintosh CD-ROM collection of animated interactive vignettes published by Voyager and created by Rodney Alan Greenblat (better known for his work as the lead artist and graphic designer on the Parappa the Rappa series). This is an assortment of 16 funny and strange interactive animations: watch alien suburban houses fall from the sky, grow a digital house plant, study the mating habits of Tooli Bugs, visit the Probe and Poke Pet Shop, control the rotations of a weird 3d head, and more.
A mysterious creature rises from the depths of the Earth to capture a new queen for his people, and he's got his eyes on Lois Lane. His evil powers allow him to transform into any human shape, causing total confusion. Will Superman save Lois from the cluthces of the Mysterious Mr. Mist? - Spectacular rare interactive CDROM multimedia comic book!
2nd version of Escape Velocity. This is a sandbox game where players start with a small ship and limited capabilities. Players can get missions, buy and sell goods, or become a pirate.
Hellcats Over the Pacific is a flight simulator focusing on the Pacific Theater of World War 2. The player assumes the role of a Grumman F6F Hellcat pilot in both land and carrier-based missions using guns and bombs.
Hellcats used a special algorithm that Eric Parker initially programmed on a Sun SPARCstation to speed up the display of graphics on the screen. Hellcats offered amazing 256 colors at a time when 16 colors were the norm and (for the time) insanely smooth and fluid animations.
The game was a huge hit on the small Macintosh gaming market, selling more than 50,000 copies. It ranked for years in the "most popular games" sections of magazines like Inside Mac Games and won Macworld magazine's yearly award for the "Best Simulation Game".