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- Subject: New Mac Games List (Full), 8/13/93
- Date: 14 Aug 1993 18:39:23 GMT
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- NEW MAC GAMES LIST
- ------------------
-
- This is the New Mac Games List, where all the latest in Macintosh
- Game Software is briefly mentioned. The first part deals with all
- the new and updated information, while the second part shows the
- full list.
-
- All Games fall into one or more of the following categories:
-
- AC Arcade/Action (e.g. Oids) - shoot 'em ups. Games that don't
- require deep thought, but do require very good eye-hand
- coordination.
- AO Add-On (e.g. SimCity Graphics Sets) - modules that require
- another game to play. Usually not required to purchase, but
- they can add a whole new level to many games.
- CD CD-ROM game (e.g. Spaceship Warlock) - games that are on a
- CD-ROM disk. Usually have extensive graphics and sound.
- FR Fantasy Role Playing (e.g. Might & Magic) - games that have
- characters with attributes, classes, etc. You go around,
- kill monsters, get experience, go up in levels. Similar to
- the Dungeons & Dragons pen and paper games.
- GA Graphic Adventure (e.g. Space Quest IV) - graphic adventures
- are those games in which you control the hero as he moves
- around the screen, interacting with other people and objects
- on the screen.
- NT Networkable Game (e.g. Spectre) - a game which can be played
- with other players via a network or modem.
- RU HUGE Rumor (e.g. Wing Commander V for the Mac) - a rumor
- even too big for us not to mention it as very wild.
- SI Simulation (e.g. Hellcats) - simulations are those games
- which allows you to "go inside" some sort of object, whether
- an airplane, car, or even a living being. You then have
- complete control of the object you're in, and it reacts to
- your commands. Does not include games like Civilization or
- SimCity, even though they're technically "simulations".
- SP Sports (e.g. Club Racquetball) - any game that deals with a
- sport or sporting activity.
- ST Strategy (e.g. SimEarth) - games that require you to think
- about the future, and plan your moves accordingly.
- TA Text Adventure (e.g. Zork I) - games that have no or very
- little graphics and rely on text, both for input and game
- play descriptions.
- WG War Game (e.g. Strategic Conquest) - games that deal with
- war. Most of these types of games are also strategic.
- [mac] = Any game that was originally programmed for the mac.
- [port] = Any game that was originally programmed for another
- computer platform and later moved to the mac. Does not
- distinguish for quality of "port".
-
-
- FULL LIST:
- ----------
-
- Title Date Description
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
- 727 Systems Simulator August 15, (SI) ALL the systems of a
- (Rob Dorsett) 1993 727, including hydraulics,
- pressurization, fuel,
- pneumatics, A.C., and
- much more. [mac]
-
- 727 Flight & Systems November (SI) System Sim + 6 dof
- Simulator 1993 flight model, world
- (Rob Dorsett) database, night view,
- 3D display. [mac]
-
- The 7th Guest July (CD,GA) A HUGE 2-disk game
- (Virgin Games) 1993 with high quality music,
- graphics, and sound. Set
- in a haunted house. [port]
-
- Aliens (Dark Vision) December (AC) Non-stop action
- 1993 game with incredible
- graphics and sound.
- [port]
-
- A-10 Attack January (SI) The maker of Hellcats
- (Parsoft) 1994 now makes a tank-killer
- simulation. [mac]
-
- Awesome Adventures of August (CD,GA) Next in series,
- Victor Vector & 1993 entitled "The Dinosaur's
- Yondo 2 (Sanctuary Egg." [mac]
- Woods)
-
- Awesome Adventures of August (CD,GA) Third in series,
- Victor Vector & 1993 entitled "The Hypnotic
- Yondo 3 (Sanctuary Harp." [mac]
- Woods)
-
- Awesome Adventures of September (CD,GA) Third in series,
- Victor Vector & 1993 entitled "The Cyberplasm
- Yondo 4 (Sanctuary Formula." [mac]
- Woods)
-
- Alone in the Dark Fall (CD,AC) This outstanding
- (I-Motion) 1993 looking horror/action-
- adventure game features
- amazing 3D graphics. [port]
-
- Better Dead September (CD,GA) Enter a strange,
- (ARTSector One 1993 ominous, breathtaking
- Inc.) photorealistic 3D world
- where you seek out and
- implement humankinds one
- last, desperate hope for
- survival. [mac]
-
- Carriers at War II Fall (ST) The second, much more
- (SSG) 1993 advanced chapter of the
- WWII Naval Strategy game.
- [port]
-
- Castles II - Siege & Fall (ST) The sequel to Castles.
- Conquest (MacPlay) 1993 The first was never made,
- but this has a lot of new
- features. [port]
-
- The Chaos Continuum Fall (CD,SI) Incorporates images
- (Creative Multimedia) 1993 special effects created in
- SGI workstations, using the
- most powerful 3D and
- modeling software on the
- market. [mac]
-
- Chessmaster 3000 October (ST) Direct port from DOS
- (Software Toolworks) 1993 with possible new features
- for this chess game. [port]
-
- Chuck Yeager's Air September (NT,SI) Complete rewrite of
- Combat (EA) 1993 the IBM game, including
- network play, multiple
- aircraft and missions.
- [port]
-
- The Classic 5 Overdue (various) 5 games in one.
- (MacPlay) [mac]
-
- CyberRace March (AC,SI) A futuristic racing
- (Cyberdreams) 1994 and simulation game.
- [port]
-
- Darkseed August 1993 (GA) A great PC game that is
- (Cyberdreams) supposed to be a well-ported
- adventure game. Real music,
- graphics, and sound. [port]
-
- D. O. T. T. Late 1993 (GA) Day of the Tentacle.
- Sequel to Maniac
- Mansion. [port]
-
- Dracula Unleashed Fall (CD,AC) Action/Adventure
- (ICOM) 1993 with full motion video.
- [mac]
-
- Dragonsphere ??? (GA) Set in the medieval
- (Microprose) times with lots of magic and
- fantasy creatures. [port]
-
- Dragon Boy August (AC) An action/adventure
- (Leviathan) 1993 game featuring a fire-
- spitting boy. [mac]
-
- El Fish Winter 1993 (ST) Another maxis port.
- (Maxis) An aquarium simulator of
- sorts. [port]
-
- Empire Deluxe Fall (ST) The classic conquer-the-
- (New World Computing) 1993 world game coming to the
- mac. [port]
-
- Empire Master 3.0 Fall (ST) Full color, totally
- (Chris Elliot) 1993 configurable, redo of the
- classic strategy game.
- [mac] {NTL}
-
- Empire Master Deluxe ??? (NT,ST,RU) Chris is
- (Chris Elliot) supposedly working on this
- advanced version. [mac]
-
- Eric's Ultimate Fall 1993 (ST) Delta Tao's new card
- Solitaire (Delta game. Should be good since
- Tao) DT's doing it. [mac]
-
- F117A - Stealth Fall 1993 (SI) Simulation of the F117A
- Fighter (Microprose) stealth fighter. [port]
-
- F/A 18 - Hornet August 30 (SI) Simulation of the F/A 18
- (Graphic Simulations) 1993 fighter. [mac]
-
- F/A 18 - Hornet January (AO,RU) *VERY* tentative
- Missions Disk 1 1994 date for a possible new
- (Graphic Simulations) missions disk. [mac]
-
- Fun House January (SI) More pinball from the
- (AMTEX) 1994 guys who gave us 8 Ball
- Deluxe. [mac]
-
- Gate (Seven Hills) August (AC) A gauntlet-type
- 1993 adventure featuring 256
- colors, smooth animation,
- and great sounds. [mac]
-
- Hill Street Blues Overdue (CD,GA) Play your favorite
- (Digitek) Play your favorite
- characters from the TV show.
- [port]
-
- The Incredible Machine Aug/Sept (ST) Solve all types of
- (Sierra-OnLine) 1993 puzzles. [port]
-
- In Search of the Fall (GA) A macromind director
- Fabulous Fuzzbox 1993 comic-book like CD-ROM
- (MacPlay) game. [mac]
-
- Jump Raven Fall (CD,AC,SI) Combat simulation
- (CyberFlix) 1993 with amazing 3D graphics.
- [mac]
-
- The Legend of September (CD,GA) Same as the disk
- Kyrandia CD-ROM 1993 version, but with 85 megs
- (Virgin Software) of speech. [port]
-
- Leisure Suit Larry 6 December (GA) The next in Al Lowe's
- (Sierra OnLine) 1993 "adult" series. [port]
-
- The Lost Admiral Fall (ST) Naval strategy game.
- (QQP) 1993 [port]
-
- MacArthur's War Fall (ST) You guessed it. Island
- (SSG) 1993 hopping in the Pacific.
- [port]
-
- The Magic Death August (CD,GA) A murder/mystery type
- (Creative Multimedia) 1993 game with multiple endings
- and different killers. Uses
- full-motion video, sound,
- animation. [mac]
-
- Might & Magic IV - Late 1993/ (FR) The one after M&MIII.
- Clouds of Xeen Early 1994 It should have a great mac
- (New World Computing) interface. [port]
-
- Mission: ?? Winter 1993 (FR) The sequel to Mission:
- (Casady&Greene) Thunderbolt. Need more
- info. [mac]
-
- MYST Fall (CD,GA) A non-linear HC-based
- (Broderbund) 1993 full animation game. It has
- awesome graphics and sounds.
- In beta test. [mac]
-
- NAG - Network Arcade ??? (AC,NT) A virtual reality
- Game (Delta Tao) tag game. Not sure if
- it will be made into a
- real game. [mac]
-
- NOD - Network of Doom 1993? (FR,NT) Called "Gauntlet
- (Delta Tao) on steroids." Networked
- game. [mac]
-
- Oh No, More Lemmings! September (AC) Features another 100 or
- (Psygnosis) 1993 so levels. [port]
-
- Omar Sharif on Bridge Summer 1993 (ST) The PC game ported to
- for Mac (MacPlay) mac. Spiffied up. [port]
-
- OXYD II Winter (AC) A commercial version of
- (Inline Design?) 1993? the classic "bookware" game.
- [mac]
-
- Phantom of the Opera February (FR,GA) Role-playing graphic
- (Microprose) 1994 adventure where you play
- the detective from the
- original novel. [port]
-
- Pinball Windows 1993 (AC,SI) Another pinball type
- (Sierra-OnLine) game. [port]
-
- Pirate's Gold Late 1992/ (AC,ST,SI) The rewrite of
- (Microprose) Early 1993 the classic game is now
- officially coming to the
- mac. [port]
-
- Police Quest 4 December (GA) The 4th installment (the
- (Sierra OnLine) 1993 2nd and 3rd were not made
- for the mac), this uses
- photorealistic graphics to
- simulate policework. [port]
-
- Predator January (AC) Another non-stop action
- (Dark Vision) 1994 based on the action movie.
- [port]
-
- Prince of Persia II 1993 (AC) Lots of new graphics
- (Broderbund) and action. [port]
-
- Rivers of Dawn Winter (CD,GA) Rumor has is that the
- (New World) 1993 acclaimed artist, Pepe
- Moreno (Hell Cab), will be
- working on this game. [mac]
-
- Royal Flush November (SI) More pinball from the
- (AMTEX) 1993 guys who gave us 8 Ball
- Deluxe. [mac]
-
- Screaming Metal 1994 (CD,GA) From the guys of S.
- (Reactor) Warlock. A cyber-punk type
- adventure. [mac]
-
- Shattered Lands Late Fall/ (FR) AD&D game in the Dark
- (SSI) Early Winter Sun world. Supposed to use
- 1993 full mac interface. [port]
-
- SimCity 2000 Fall/Winter (ST) Complete rewrite of the
- (Maxis) 1993 classic SimCity. LOTS of
- new features. [mac]
-
- SimFarm "Later" (ST) Yet another "software
- (Maxis) 1993 toy." Take control of a
- modern farm. [port]
-
- Slater and Charlie 1993 (GA) The next in Sierra's
- (Sierra On-Line) line, a children's book type
- game involving two camping
- dinosaurs. [port]
-
- Spaceship Warlock 2 1994 (CD,GA) Sequel to Spaceship
- (Reactor) Warlock. [mac]
-
- Star Trek: 25th Summer 1993 (AC,GA) Explore strange new
- Anniversary worlds, seek out new life
- (MacPlay) and new civilizations.
- Boldly go where no one has
- gone before! [port]
-
- Strategic Conquest 4.0 Late 1993/ (ST,WG) Update to classic
- (Delta Tao) Early 1994 wargame. Two new units,
- new algorithms. [mac]
-
- Third Reich End of 1993 (ST) WWII strategy game.
- (SSG) [port]
-
- Total Distortion Fall 1993 (CD,GA) Explore strange new
- (Pop Rocket) worlds to create a music
- video?!? [mac]
-
- Ultima 4 ??? (FR,RU) Origin/EA is doing
- (Origin/EA) feasibility studies for
- this classic game. [port]
-
- Ultima 5 ??? (FR,RU) Origin/EA is doing
- (Origin/EA) feasibility studies for
- this classic game. [port]
-
- Uninvited Overdue (GA) Rerelease of the classic
- (ICOM) adventure game. [mac]
-
- U-233 Fall (SI) Type VII German U-boat
- (Deadly Games) 1993 in the North Atlantic. [mac]
-
- Valkyrie Fall (SI) A true helicopter sim
- (GameTek) 1993 for the mac. [mac]
-
- Victory at Sea August 1993 (ST) World War II naval
- (Three-Sixty) warfare game, ala Harpoon.
- [port]
-
- Virtual Valerie II December (CD,GA) "Adult" graphic
- (Reactor) 1993 adventure. [mac]
-
- Vikings - Fields of 1993 (ST) A feature-laden
- Conquest (Realism Warlords-type conquest
- Entertainment) game. [port]
-
- Warlords II Fall (ST) Much more advanced
- (SSG) 1993 than the original Warlords,
- with more monsters, changing
- map, more units. [port]
-
- Wizardry: Crusaders Early Fall (FR) The seventh chapter in
- of the Dark Savant 1993 Wizardry role playing game.
- (Sir-Tech) [port]
-
- ---
-
- RELEASED GAMES LIST:
- --------------------
-
- Title (August 1993)
- ---------------------
- Crystal Crazy (Casady & Greene)
- King Arthur's Magic Castle (Orange Cherry New Media) [CD]
- Pathways Into Darkness (Bungie Software)
- Spaceway 2000 (Casady & Greene)
- Strip Poker Professional (Artworx)
- Take A Break - Crossword (Dynamix)
- Word Connection (Action Software)
-
- Title (July 1993)
- ---------------------
- Carriers at War (SSG)
- DragonBlade (RJBest)
- Freddy Pharkus (Sierra On-Line)
- Hellcab (Warner New Media) [CD]
- Rex Nebular & The Cosmic Gender Benders (Microprose)
- V for Victory - Sword-Juno-Gold (Three-Sixty)
- Zone of Avoidance (Casady & Greene)
-
- Title (June 1993)
- ---------------------
- G-Netix (ISM)
- The Iron Helix (Spectrum Holobyte) [CD]
- Legend of Kyrandia (Westwood)
- Microcosm II (Softstream)
- Operation Intercept (Softstream)
- Super MazeWars (Callisto)
-
- Title (May 1993)
- ---------------------
- Harpoon Designer Series 2 (Three-Sixty)
- More Glider (Casady&Greene)
- Sherlock Holmes 3 (ICOM Simulations) [CD]
- Space Madness (High Risk Ventures)
- Uncharted Waters (KOEI)
- Unlimited Adventures (SSI)
- Wilderlands (Avalon Hill)
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