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Summer Games. Summer Games is a sports video game developed by Epyx and released by U.S. Gold based on sports featured in the Summer Olympic Games. Released in 1984 for the Commodore 64, it was also eventually ported to the Apple II, Atari 2600, Atari 7800, Atari. Aug 06, 2012  I`m looking for a very old game, somehwere from betwean 1990-2000. From what I remember you were a guy moving up/down/left/right to try and remove pieces of ground to drop either diamonds/gems/rocks of some kind so they would fall in a particular place. Can't remember the platform, but most likely it was a downloadable computer game.

Before digital downloads, finding the best Mac games wasn’t always easy.

They were out there, but the Mac section of the computer game stores (they used to have those) seemed to stock nothing but “Mario Teaches Typing,” and the games that included Mac and Windows versions would inevitably be scattered around the “PC” sections of the store.

As such, compiling a list of the best classic Mac games is pretty tough.

That didn’t stop us from doing it. And because we want you to actually play these games, we made sure you can still buy them all in either their original form or as enhanced editions (not remakes). It also means some of our favorite old Mac games—such as Myth, Red Baron, and Fallout—didn’t make the list.

By the way, if you want to stay on top of all the latest Mac games updates, retro or modern, make sure you check out Pure Mac.

The 10 Best old games for Mac: Revisiting the classics

For the record, old-school classics are not exclusive to older gamers. These classics are famous and still supported for a reason. You’ll be surprised how much fun these games can even after all these years.
When this turn-based fantasy RPG from Spiderweb Software arrived in 2000 it already looked and played like throwbacks to RPGs of the late ‘80s and early ‘90s. But it did so in the best ways possible.

Avernum is an underground prison, and of course, your adventure begins when you’re exiled there from the surface world, known as the Empire. But Avernum isn’t simply a prison; an entire culture exists in this subterranean world, presenting you with myriad options on what to do next. With numerous quests, spells, and party members to customize and control, Avernum unfolds with the freedom of pencil and paper adventures.

Avernum: The Complete Saga gives you a ridiculous amount of content and a cohesive story arc that’s tremendously satisfying. The graphics are rudimentary, but Avernum is very satisfying if you can overlook that.

Another name synonymous with Mac gaming back in the ‘90s was Ambrosia Software. You simply didn’t know a Mac user who didn’t have at least one Ambrosia game on her PowerPC.

Perhaps their most fondly remembered title is EV Nova, the third game in the Escape Velocity series. A space exploration and combat game, EV Nova is set amongst warring factions scattered throughout the Milky Way. Consider it Divergent amongst the stars, as you will select your faction then find your role in it.

Gameplay involves jumping between star systems to accept and execute missions, upgrade your ship, and wreck havoc. There are six major storylines and plenty of branching missions, and how you get involved is up to you. That leads to plenty of replay options.

It’s still easy to get overwhelmed by EV Nova despite its age, but Ambrosia offers plenty of resources at the company’s website.

Our second sci-fi first-person shooter to make the list finds you waking from cryostasis to a ship full of unknown aliens, a screwed up AI, and your now zombified companions. Fair enough. We’ve been through this before, so pick up the weapons and health packs and have at it, right?

Wrong. System Shock 2 doesn’t give you a lot of weapons or health packs. Rather, it gives you an RPG-like system of upgrades that forces you to use strategy, stealth, and the environment to survive.

What really separates System Shock 2 from its peers is the ship itself. It’s creepy and oppressive, and you’ll be more afraid of what could be around the corner than what actually is. Story elements are revealed through logs left by the crew, limiting your knowledge of what’s going on in a manner that reinforces how alone you are.

Another game produced by Peter Molyneux, Syndicate Plus is a real-time tactical action game in which you lead a team of cyborg mercenaries in the “problem-solving” department of the Syndicate.

When you hear the term “cyborg” you just know there are going to be plenty of customization options via augmentations. You will use these to create a team that moves through futuristic locations to achieve your employer’s objectives.

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Although there’s plenty to address between missions, it’s the execution of those missions that is most fun. The citizens and their belongings (cars, for example) are there to suit your purposes, should you need them. Your radar tells you where you need to go, but the direct route isn’t always best. If you need some extra help you can “persuade” the people around to help get the job done.

Best of all, the music and sound effects were incredibly effective for the time. The music that suddenly kicks in when you’re spotted will follow me for the rest of my life.

I gave up on the Star Wars movies about 25 minutes into Return of the Jedi, and I’ve never been able to get back into it. I still quite enjoy the games, however, and my all time favorite is 1994’s TIE Fighter from LucasArts.

This is because of the excellent story that drives the mission-based flight-sim combat, because of the smooth graphics, and because it was the first time I got to serve the Empire. The missions are what you’d expect from any competent flight sim, asking you to engage in dogfights, take down freighters, protect your own vessels, etc. But because you’re now facing off against the whiney Rebellion, there’s a certain evil glee that goes along with it.

I’m also impressed by TIE Fighter’s staying-power. The gameplay is every bit as intense (and difficult) as it was in the mid-90s, and the space combat graphics are still very cool to view. Just make sure you play it with a joystick. Trust me on this.

There was a time when Bungie Studios was the shining light of Mac gaming. With Mac-only (or at least Mac-first) games such as Myth and Oni, they were the one company that made Windows owners jealous of Mac gamers.

But then Microsoft bought them to claim Halo, and that shining light was snuffed out forever.

Mac gamers can still see what made Bungie so special by playing the Marathon Trilogy. This revolutionary series of sci-fi themed first-person shooters introduced features such as real-time voice chat and the ability to wield two weapons at once. The multiplayer options may not do you much good today, but the action and the story are every bit as entertaining as they were in the ’90s.

Honestly, Marathon would be higher on this list were it not for the steps required to grab it. The games are free, but you’ll need to install Aleph One (the free, open source continuation of Bungie’s Marathon 2 FPS game engine) to run them.

“But what if this was set in space?” is a valid question for every video game ever made…even games that are already set in space. That’s because space makes everything so much bigger and more imaginative. And the time this worked best was when Sid Meier took Civilization interstellar with Sid Meier’s Alpha Centauri.

The turn-based strategy elements all remained. You choose from seven factions, then research an unexplored planet, build new technologies and customize your units, and conquer anything hostile (or friendly, if that suits you) to claim victory.

The fun thing about Alpha Centauri is that none of the factions are bad guys. No matter which you select, you feel like you’re doing the right thing when you conquer the others.

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Still, why bother playing this when there are many modern alternatives available on the Mac? Because the only thing missing in Sid Meier’s Alpha Centauri are the flashy graphics. The writing, voice-acting, and depth of gameplay options are still among the best the genre has ever seen.

For our next game, we go all the way back to the ’80s with Bullfrog’s Populous from Peter Molyneux. If it’s not the first “god” game out there, it’s the first that made god gaming so gleefully fun.

In Populous, you’re given an isometric view of your world and tasked with manipulating this world to help your “followers” wipe out the enemy. More followers lead to more mana, more mana leads to more powers, and more powers mean earthquakes, volcanos, and all kinds of fun ways to punish the non-believers.

There are many similar games available now, most of which are much more involved and rewarding. So, why bother going back to 1989 for the original Populous? Because it’s still fun. It also contains a whopping 500 levels, and the rudimentary graphics create an odd connection with your followers. It’s more like developer and programs than God and subjects.

Those looking to relive the original adventure in this real-time fantasy RPG are in for a treat. The enhanced edition—released in April of this year—comes with the original version from 1999.

No matter which version you’ll play, you are the Nameless One. A name like that means life isn’t good, and the horrors of lives you can’t remember are coming back to haunt you. Worse, a floating skull named Morte is leading your adventure that will take you to the very depths of Hell.

The characters you can recruit in Planescape: Torment are highly non-traditional, including a crossbow-wielding cube and a haunted suit of armor. You’re free to change your class and alignment throughout the 50+ hour adventure, so you’re not stuck with one way of thinking as with most RPGs of this time.

Here’s a case where the enhanced edition of a game expertly accomplishes its goal; it reminds fans of why they loved the original while making the game accessible to modern gamers.

Why? To start, the remastered graphics lovingly reflect the look of the original, serving mainly to make them look sharp on today’s much larger monitors. The enhanced edition also adds four new characters you can simply ignore if you want to remain faithful to the original, and it builds Shadows of Amn and Throne of Baal right into the package. There’s now a multiplayer option, too.

The reason Baldur’s Gate II is so fondly remembered is because of the excellent story and well-balanced combat. As you’d expect from a Forgotten Realms-based game, you can play through as the good guy, the bad guy, or someone in between. Your actions affect how NPCs and members of your own party see you and will open and close quests and other options.

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Good RPGs create worlds you don’t just want to play through, but live in. And in that regard, Baldur’s Gate II is one of the most successful of all time.

The thing about putting together a list of the best classic Mac games is that it’s constantly changing. More games become “classic” each year, but it’s more than that. Countless games bubble just under the surface, waiting to be rediscovered or to get their “enhanced” edition to lift them back into the consciousness of Mac gamers. And with the ease of digital distribution, don’t be surprised if we’re soon talking about more of our favorites.

In the meantime, can someone remind me why the Mac versions of Fallout and Fallout 2 disappeared again?

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Please understand that I only mention games because I believe they’re interesting, good, and/or fun. Never because I received a free copy or to earn a small commission.

  1. 1863 Chancellorsville
  2. 3D Brick Bash
  3. 3D Tic Tac Toe
  4. 4D Boxing
  5. A-10 Attack!
  6. A-Train
  7. Absolute Solitaire
  8. Action Strategy Baseball
  9. Adventure!
  10. Air Traffic Controller
  11. Al Unser Jr. Racing
  12. Alien Invaders
  13. Amazing
  14. Amps
  15. Ancient Art of War at Sea
  16. Ants Afire
  17. Aqua Blooper Piper
  18. Aquazone Deluxe
  19. Arena Games
  20. Armor
  21. Arthur - The Quest for Excalibur
  22. Aspirin 2
  23. Asterax
  24. At the Carnival
  25. Atomino
  26. Autoduel
  27. Awesome Craps
  28. Awesome Sicbo
  29. Backslash
  30. Balance of Power 2
  31. Balderdoush
  32. Bandit Kings of Ancient China
  33. Bard's Tale
  34. Battle of Britain
  35. BattleTanks
  36. Bedlam 2
  37. Bert
  38. Bezique
  39. Bill Elliott NASCAR Challenge
  40. Billmo
  41. Bird Race
  42. Blackthorne
  43. Block Buster
  44. Blox Arcade
  45. Bogus Guru
  46. Bonkheads Deluxe
  47. Border Zone
  48. BreakThru
  49. BridgeMaster
  50. Bugs Bannis
  51. Bunny Killer 3
  52. Burning Rubber
  53. Cabol 2
  54. Caesar 2
  55. CairoShoot
  56. Canfield
  57. Capitalist Pig
  58. Carrier Command
  59. Carte
  60. Castles - Siege and Conquest
  61. CCA - Commando Combat Arena
  62. Chaos Overlords
  63. Checkers Deluxe
  64. Cheese Toast
  65. Chessmaster 2100
  66. Chessmaster 4000
  67. Chrysanthemum
  68. Citadel aka Adventure of the Crystal Keep
  69. Civilization
  70. ClassicTennis
  71. Closure
  72. Cobra Strike
  73. Cogito
  74. Colony
  75. Columns
  76. Command HQ
  77. Cosmic Osmo
  78. Crazy Cars
  79. Creepy Castle
  80. Crossword Wizard
  81. Crypt, The
  82. Crystal Crazy
  83. Curse of Dragor
  84. Cutthroats
  85. Cyberblast
  86. Cyclone 2
  87. Daleks ET
  88. Darkseed
  89. Darts
  90. Deadline
  91. Deco
  92. Deja Vu
  93. Deliverance
  94. Despair
  95. Diamonds
  96. Digital Messiah
  97. Dogfight City
  98. Donkey Doo
  99. Doom 2
  100. Double
  101. Dr. Dumont's Wild PARTI
  102. Dragon Maze
  103. DragonBlade
  104. Dropper
  105. Dungeon of Doom
  106. DungeonWorld 2
  107. Dutil's NIM
  108. Eat My Photons!
  109. Eight Ball Deluxe
  110. Empire Deluxe
  111. Enchanted Scepters
  112. Endure
  113. Epsilon
  114. Etchysketcher
  115. Evocation - The Challenge (Evocation La Sfida)
  116. F.A.S.Soccer
  117. F1GP
  118. FA-18 Hornet
  119. FaceMaker
  120. Factory - The Industrial Devolution
  121. Falcon MC
  122. Fidget
  123. Final Doom - TNT Evilution
  124. Firefall Arcade
  125. Five Stones
  126. Flauscer in Wiener Land
  127. Flight Simulator 4
  128. FlipSide
  129. Fool's Errand
  130. Fracas
  131. Fred's Bowling Nightmare
  132. Full Metal Mac
  133. Full Tilt - Dragon's Keep
  134. Full Tilt - Space Cadet
  135. Fusillade
  136. Galactic Empire
  137. Galactic Trader
  138. Game Parlor
  139. Gang Wars
  140. GATO
  141. Gearheads
  142. Gerbils!
  143. Gizmos & Gadgets!
  144. Glider 4.0
  145. Gnop
  146. Go
  147. Gobliins 2
  148. Gold Pusher
  149. Gopher Golf
  150. Grand Prix Circuit
  151. Grand TETON
  152. Grid Wars
  153. Gryphon Bricks
  154. GunShy
  155. Halls of Montezuma
  156. Happy House
  157. HardBall
  158. Harpoon Classic
  159. Heart of China
  160. Hellcats Over the Pacific
  161. Heretic
  162. Hexen - Deathkings of the Dark Citadel
  163. Hidden Agenda
  164. Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
  165. Hobbit
  166. Hole In One Golf (colour)
  167. Holy Roller
  168. Hot Air Balloon
  169. Hotel Caper or The Rescue of Daring Drake
  170. Hoyle Solitaire
  171. Hoyle's Book 2 - Solitaire
  172. Iago
  173. Idin
  174. InchWorm!
  175. Incredible Toon Machine, The
  176. Indy's Desktop Adventures
  177. Infotron
  178. International Tennis Open
  179. Ishido (b&w)
  180. Jack Nicklaus
  181. Jetfrog
  182. Jewelbox
  183. Jotto 2
  184. Joust
  185. K'Kai Adventure
  186. Karth of the Jungle
  187. King
  188. King's Bounty
  189. Kings Quest 2
  190. Kings Quest 5
  191. Kubik
  192. La Pierre Molle
  193. Leather Goddesses of Phobos
  194. Legions
  195. Leisure Suit Larry 1 - In the Land of the Lounge Lizards (b&w)
  196. Leisure Suit Larry 1 - In the Land of the Lounge Lizards (colour)
  197. Leisure Suit Larry 5 - Passionate Patti Does a Little Undercover Work
  198. Lembracs
  199. Leprechaun
  200. Links Pro
  201. Lode Runner - Mad Monks Revenge
  202. Loderunner - TLR - (colour)
  203. Looney Lander
  204. Lost Crystal
  205. Lost Tribe, The
  206. Lunar Rescue
  207. LYRIQ Crosswords
  208. Mac Boom
  209. Mac Bzone
  210. Mac Landing
  211. Mac Missiles
  212. Mac Vegas 1.3
  213. MacAttack
  214. MacBandit
  215. MacCricket (b&w)
  216. MacDomino
  217. MacInooga ChooChoo
  218. MacJack
  219. MacMasterMind
  220. MacMoorhuhn 2
  221. MacPork Barrel
  222. MacSlot Colour
  223. MacStones
  224. MacSurgeon 2
  225. Man Hunter San Francisco
  226. Manhunter New York
  227. Mantra 2
  228. Mario Is Missing!
  229. Mario's game gallery
  230. Maze Wars
  231. Microsoft Arcade
  232. Midnight Rescue!
  233. Might And Magic 1 - The Secret of the Inner Sanctum
  234. Might And Magic 3 - Isles of Terra
  235. Mille Bornes
  236. Minotaur
  237. Mission Starlight
  238. Monkey Island - Secret of Monkey Island, The
  239. Monopoly
  240. Moonmist
  241. Moria
  242. Mortal Pongbat
  243. Mountain of Mayhem
  244. Mouse Stampede
  245. Muehle - MÅhle
  246. Mutant Beach
  247. NetTrek
  248. NFL Challenge
  249. Ninja Boy
  250. Nobunaga's Ambition
  251. North Atlantic 86
  252. Number Munchers
  253. Odyssey - The Legend of Nemesis
  254. Oids
  255. On the Contrary 2
  256. Onslaught
  257. Operation Desert Storm
  258. Operation Tsunami
  259. Out of the Sun
  260. OutNumbered!
  261. Oxyd
  262. Oxyd Magnum
  263. Pararena
  264. Particle Man
  265. Patriot Command
  266. Patton Versus Rommel
  267. Peg Leg
  268. PegLeg 2
  269. Pentominoes
  270. Per Oxyd
  271. PGA Tour Golf
  272. Phrase Craze
  273. Pipe Dream
  274. Pirates! - Gold
  275. Planetfall
  276. Plundered Hearts
  277. Pool Of Radiance
  278. Populous
  279. Power Players
  280. PPC Gallery
  281. Prince Of Persia
  282. Psion Boy
  283. Psychotic! Part 1 - The Escape
  284. PT109
  285. Push-Push
  286. Puzzler
  287. Pyramid of Ert
  288. Quagmire
  289. Quelle
  290. QuickSlip
  291. QuoVadis
  292. Radical Castle
  293. RChess
  294. Reaper Arena
  295. Red Baron
  296. Reversi
  297. Ricochet
  298. Risk Deluxe
  299. RoboSport
  300. Rogue
  301. RubikSolver
  302. S.C. Out
  303. Sail Away
  304. Sammy the Cyclebot
  305. Sargo Noidz
  306. Sargon 4
  307. Schmoozer
  308. Scrabble Deluxe
  309. Scruffy 2
  310. Secret About Box
  311. Secret Of The Silver Blade
  312. Shadow Keep
  313. Shadowgate
  314. Shanghai 2
  315. Sherlock - The Riddle Of The Crown Jewels
  316. ShufflePuck
  317. Siege Of Darkwood
  318. Sim Ant
  319. Sim City 2000
  320. Sim City Classic Final
  321. Sim Farm
  322. Sim MIR
  323. Simple Wrestling Sim
  324. Sitting Duck
  325. Sky Shadow
  326. Slabbers
  327. Slug-Man TVG
  328. Snake Byte
  329. Snavely!
  330. Soi
  331. Soldiers of The Sun
  332. Solitaire Mania
  333. Space Adventure
  334. Space Cab
  335. Space Madness
  336. Space Quest 1 - Enhanced
  337. Space Quest 3
  338. Space Rogue
  339. Spaceway 2000
  340. Spectre
  341. Spectre VR
  342. Spelling Blizzard
  343. Spelunx and the Caves of Mr. Seudo (colour)
  344. Spin Doctor
  345. Squirrel combat
  346. Stained Glass
  347. Star 'Roids
  348. Star Flight
  349. Star Trek
  350. Star Trek - Rescue
  351. Starbound
  352. Starlight Casino
  353. Stella Obscura
  354. Step On It!
  355. Stratego (colour)
  356. StuntCopter
  357. Sub Battle Simulator (colour)
  358. Super Maze Wars
  359. Super Munchers
  360. Super Tetris
  361. Suspect
  362. Swamp Gas
  363. Sword of Sodan
  364. Technomaniac
  365. Test Drive 2 - The Duel
  366. Tetris 2000
  367. Theme Park
  368. This Aint Othello
  369. Tom Landry's Strategy Football
  370. Tracker
  371. Transarctica
  372. Transylvania 2
  373. Treasure MathStorm!
  374. Trinity
  375. Triple Yahtzee
  376. Trist
  377. Tron 2.0
  378. TropicIsland Pinball
  379. Trust and Betrayal - The Legacy of Siboot
  380. Twilight's Ransom
  381. U-Boat
  382. UMS 2 - Nations at War
  383. Uncle Fudd's Treasure
  384. Uninvited
  385. Valkyrie
  386. Vette
  387. Videx Fun Pak
  388. Warlock
  389. Wave 15
  390. Weird Melvin
  391. Wheel of Fortune
  392. Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego
  393. Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego
  394. Willy Beamish
  395. Winter Games
  396. Witness, The
  397. Wizardry
  398. Wizardry 6 - Bane of the Cosmic Forge
  399. Wolfenstein 3D
  400. Wolfpack
  401. Word Munchers
  402. World Builder
  403. Worms
  404. Xenia
  405. Xyphus
  406. Yacht-3D
  407. Yukon Trail, The
  408. Zone of Avoidance
  409. Zork Trilogy and Planetfall