Games playable on Apple Mac computers.
This can in principle range from 68k-based computers 
running the classic Mac OS, through computers with
PowerPC or Intel processors, to Apple Silicon based computers
running Mac OS X.

# Adventure.sit
tuid: fft6pu91j85y4acv

Adventure 2.5.m2, the 430 points version of
Colossal Cave by Donald R. Woods (1995),
ported by Jacob Munkhammar
(C source code is in
games/source/Adventure2.5.tar.gz,
a DOS executable is in
games/pc/advent25.zip,
an executable and source code for the Amiga is in
games/amiga/adv430.lha = games/source/adv430.lha)

# American_Angst.app.zip
tuid: 2fbzd1xf2x18r7y8
ifwiki: American Angst

American Angst, by m3g1dd0.

# DraculasCastle251.sit
tuid: 1skt9achboonsj3u

Dracula's Castle, by Al Staffieri Jr.
"Defeat the evil vampire, find the treasure
hidden on the island, and leave the island with
the treasure."
Mac Classic executable.

# DraculasCastle251_X.sit
tuid: 1skt9achboonsj3u

Dracula's Castle, by Al Staffieri Jr.
Mac Carbon executable (OS 8 to OS X).

# Dungeon3.2B_MacOSX.zip

Dungeon, the more or less public domain version
of the original MIT Zork, version 3.2B.
Andrew Plotkin ported this version to C and
Pierre Tremblay added the OSX interface.

# Dungeon-Glk.sit.hqx
tuid: 4gxk83ja4twckm6j

Dungeon, the more or less public domain version
of the original MIT Zork, version 3.2B.
Andrew Plotkin ported this version to C and
added the Glk interface.
(source code is in
games/source/dungeon-glk.tar.Z)

# Dunjin44.cpt.hqx
tuid: rttyslxbpsicwjyc

The Dungeons of Dunjin version 4.4,
by Magnus Olsson. BinHexed Compact Pro archive.
This is not just a port of the MS-DOS game but
makes use of the Mac's user interface.

# Enhanced.sea.hqx
tuid: wrkyc6e7xdfi5mvp

Enhanced release 3/941004,
the first (and so far the only) part of the
Cyberventure trilogy; a cyberpunk SF adventure
by Hans Persson and Dominik Zemmler

# HCMacPkg.sit
tuid: fft6pu91j85y4acv

Adventure in Humongous Cave, David Malmberg's AGT
version of Adventure, ported to Inform by Al Golden.
Release 1 / Serial number 000001
(a machine-independent Z-code game file is in
games/zcode/HugeCave.z8 and a Windows package is in
games/pc/HCWinPkg.zip)

# HuntDark-R4.hqx
ifwiki: Hunter,_in_Darkness
tuid: mh1a6hizgwjdbeg7

Hunter, in Darkness.
A Cave Crawl by "Dave Ahl Jr." (Andrew Plotkin)
Release 4 / Serial number 991119
(a machine-independent zcode game file is in
games/zcode/huntdark.z5;
the original competition entry is in
games/competition99/inform/huntdark/huntdark.z5)

# Katana.bin
tuid: cpjghpdd3q80at2r

Katana, version 2.0, by Matt Rohde, in
MacBinary format.
(a machine-independent TADS game file is in
games/tads/katana.gam)

# Katana.hqx
tuid: cpjghpdd3q80at2r

Katana, version 2.0, by Matt Rohde, in
BinHex format.
(a machine-independent TADS game file is in
games/tads/katana.gam)

# LASH-r11.hqx
tuid: frfoh6e7hur2beiu

Local Asynchronous Satellite Hookup,
by Paul O'Brian
Release 11 / Serial number 000806
(a machine independent zcode game file is in
games/zcode/LASH.z8, and an
MS-DOS executable is in games/pc/LASH.zip)

# LostAdv2.0.2.sit.hqx
tuid: hoeipcc1cv04buu1

Lost, a science fiction text adventure,
version 2.0.2.
Shareware by Jeffrey Hersh; his rating: hard.
(TADS source code is in
games/source/tads/lost202s.zip,
a compiled game file is in
games/tads/lost202g.zip,
a DOS executable is in games/pc/lost202.zip)

# MacWes10.sit.hqx
tuid: m80jfuxzhsaanewf

MacWesleyan: An Everyday Nightmare, version 1.0
TADS adventure by Neil deMause
(PC University, the DOS version, is in
games/pc/pcu10.zip)

# Modernism.sit.hqx
tuid: 20akruitzbk12lv4

Modernism version 1.0, by Jacob Solomon Weinstein
includes both "Waiting for Godot" and "No Exit"
(a machine-independent TADS game file is in
games/tads/modern.gam)

# Parade.comment.txt

solution to Everybody Loves a Parade, a commentary
on the genesis and development of the game, and
some programming tips for TADS beginners,
by Cody Sandifer
[file is linked to games/pc/parade.txt, to
games/tads/Parade.comment.txt, and to
solutions/Parade.comment.txt]

# Parade.sit.hqx
tuid: wmk9ipzv1qmgspor

Everybody Loves a Parade, by Cody Sandifer
release 2.3
(a machine-independent TADS game file is in
games/tads/Parade.gam, a DOS executable is
in games/pc/paradeDOS.zip, and a Windows
executable is in games/pc/paradeWin95.zip)

# PolyAventuresMacIntel32Bits_1.16.14.zip

Intel 32-bit version of PolyAventures to play 16
games whose sources are found on If-archive:
AdventureCastle, BattlesStar, BeyondTesseract,
BeyondTitanic, CaveAdventure, Chimaera,
CrystalCave, Dinkum, Dungeon, DungeonsOfThuria,
Island, MysteryMansion, Napoleon, SoftPorn,
SuperNova and World. Need 10.4 or up.
MacOS interface by Pierre Tremblay.

# PolyAventuresMacIntel64Bits_1.16.14.zip

Intel 64-bit version of PolyAventures to play 16
games whose sources are found on IF Archive:
AdventureCastle, BattlesStar, BeyondTesseract,
BeyondTitanic, CaveAdventure, Chimaera,
CrystalCave, Dinkum, Dungeon, DungeonsOfThuria,
Island, MysteryMansion, Napoleon, SoftPorn,
SuperNova and World. Need 10.6 or up.
MacOS interface by Pierre Tremblay.

# Satyr.app152.sit.hqx
tuid: jyvg305atwaugqgv

Outside Satyricon Version 1.52,
an illustrated text adventure by Ben Sharvy
(Crunchy Pickle Software).

# Shade-R3.hqx
ifwiki: Shade
tuid: hsfc7fnl40k4a30q

Shade, a brief story by "Ampe R. Sand"
(aka Andrew Plotkin).
Release 3 / Serial number 001127
(a machine independent zcode version is in
games/zcode/shade.z5,
and the original competition entry is in
games/competition2000/inform/shade/shade.z5)

# Shelby.sit.bin
tuid: ehgrdmftq2kj7cci

The Light: Shelby's Addendum. Quest Adventure #3,
version 2.1, release 19960901, by Colm A. McCarthy.
Macintosh package by Neil K. Guy (tela design).
Macbinary format.
(a PC executable of this game is in
games/pc/shelbypc.zip; a system-independent TADS
.gam file is in games/tads/shelby.zip)

# Shelby.sit.hqx
tuid: ehgrdmftq2kj7cci

Same as above, but BinHex format.

# SmallW3.sit
tuid: z6r8cv8lkaw5mp9w

Small World release 3, a Miniature Text Adventure
by Andrew D. Pontious
(a machine-independent TADS game file is in
games/tads/SmallW3.gam;
the original competition entry is in
games/competition96/smallwld/smallwld.gam)

# Sunset_Over_Savannah.hqx
tuid: pwyjp54iubdq70p0

Sunset Over Savannah, An Existential Vacation,
by Ivan Cockrum. Version 1.0.4, 8/2/98.
(a machine-independent TADS version is in
games/tads/savannah.gam,
a Windows version is in
games/pc/savvanah.zip,
and the original competition entry is in
games/competition97/tads/savannah/savannah.gam)

# TAG_Advent_Qork.tgz

Text Adventure Games 1.0, by Steve Lidie.
Contains versions of Adventure and Qork (a
modified Zork) from DECUS FORTRAN sources.

# TheDreamSelf_Mac.zip
tuid: wwaagfrhle95fmzg
ifwiki: The Dream Self

The Dream Self, by Florencia Minuzzi.
(a Windows version is in
games/pc/TheDreamSelf_Win.zip,
and the original competition entry is in
games/competition2017/The Dream Self/)

# Transylvania.sit
tuid: rxchvdelv5ebduze

Transylvania, by Antonio Antiochia
for 16-bit Macintoshes only.
See games/appleII/penguin/Index for copyright.

# World1.07_OSX.sit
tuid: crih2j6niodqy5vj

World version 1.07, by J. Doug McDonald,
ported to Macintosh OS X (command line only) by
Thomas Magle Brodersen.
This version includes the ability to save and
restore the game, which was missing from the
earlier Mac OS 9 Classic port.

# World107.sit
tuid: crih2j6niodqy5vj

World version 1.07, by J. Doug McDonald,
ported to the Macintosh by Thomas Magle Brodersen.
This version can save the game to file world.sav,
but it cannot restore.
(Source code to the DOS/Unix version is in
games/source/worldsrc.zip;
a DOS executable is in
games/pc/world107.zip;
an Archimedes port is in
games/archimedes/world.spk;
an Amiga port is in
games/amiga/World_1.07.lha)

# advent.zip

Colossal Cave, the original 350 point version,
compiled for Mac OS X by Troy Fullwood.

# adventure-11.hqx
tuid: fft6pu91j85y4acv

Colossal Cave, 550 point version
based on the Unix C version by Ken Wellsch
Mac version 1.1 by Anthony C. Ard

# babel-31.hqx
ifwiki: Babel
tuid: z5xgyw0jbt9r3ah1

Babel, release 3.1, by Ian Finley.
(a machine-independent TADS version is in
games/tads/Babel31.gam,
a DOS executable is in games/pc/Babel.exe
and the original competition entry is in
games/competition97/tads/babel/babel.gam)

# ccr.sit.bin

Colossal Cave Revisited v1.0
A remake of Crowther and Woods' original adventure
with a full sentence parser, with complete TADS
source.  TADS version by Dave Baggett.  Freeware.
Macbinary format.
[file is linked to games/source/tads/ccr.sit.bin
and to games/adventions/mac/ccr.sit.bin]

# ccr.sit.hqx

Same as above, but BinHex format.
[file is linked to games/source/tads/ccr.sit.hqx
and to games/adventions/mac/ccr.sit.hqx]

# chix.hqx
ifwiki: Chicks_Dig_Jerks
tuid: mx72qeuuisvp76qg

Chicks Dig Jerks, by Robb Sherwin
Release 2 / Serial number 991124
WARNING: This game contains adult language and
situations and is not intended for children.
(a machine independent zcode game file is in
games/zcode/chix.z5,
an MS-DOS version is in games/pc/chix.exe,
and the original competition entry is in
games/competition99/inform/chix/chix.z5)

# curse.sea
tuid: d820qos9xtgcjs8b

Curse of Vengeance, release 1.3
TADS adventure by Scott C. McNab
(the TADS data file from this has been extracted, and
 is in games/tads/curse.zip)

# crystalcave2.2.sit.hqx
tuid: 9pzzv7dn4r673u3n

Crystal Cave version 2.2. by Kevin O'Gorman
based on and intended as a sequel to Colossal Cave
(source code, though not the same as this version was
compiled with, is in games/source/crystal.tar.gz)

# deepspacedrifter1.0.sit.hqx
tuid: k82q3libhff6ks8l

Deep Space Drifter, written with TADS by
Michael J. Roberts and Steve McAdams
(shareware, source code comes with registration)

# dudley.sit.hqx
tuid: zr1khxl255lrku78

A Dudley Dilemma version 1.2 by Lane Barrow
(a DOS version is in games/pc/dudley.zip;
source code is in games/source/agt/dudley_s.zip)

# forever.sit
tuid: ko02mwv9oi52qsmm

Elizabeth Hawk's Forever Always: a Romance
Novel Game, written by Iain Merrick.
(the original entry to the RomanceNovelComp is in
games/mini-comps/rncomp/,
and a machine independent TADS .gam file is in
games/mac/forever.zip)

# fourin1.sit
tuid: 1dg2yp15g6tm6izy

Four in One, an Interactive Marx Brothers Comedy
by J. Robinson Wheeler.
Release Version 1.1.7 20000710.
(the original competition entry is in
games/competition98/tads/fourin1/,
a machine independent TADS .gam file is in
games/tads/fourin1.gam,
an MS-DOS executable is in games/pc/fourin1.zip, and
source code is in games/source/tads/4in1_src.zip)

# frenfive.sit.hqx
tuid: 4lyivfptn0eed4a1

The Frenetic Five vs. Sturm und Drang version 1.1,
interactive fiction by Neil deMause
(The machine-independent TADS .gam file is
available as games/tads/frenfive.gam, a Windows
executable in games/pc/frenfive.zip, and
the original competition entry is in
games/competition97/tads/frenfive/frenfive.gam)

# fren5-2.hqx
tuid: lax9p102k6irr1x8

The Frenetic Five vs. Mr. Redundancy Man
(The Frenetic Five Epsiode 2), version 1.2,
interactive fiction by Neil deMause
(The machine-independent TADS .gam file is
available as games/tads/fren5-2.gam)

# legend.bin

The Legend Lives!   v1.0
An Unnkulian Universe Unventure
by Dave Baggett
Self-extracting archive in MacBinary format.
[file is linked to games/adventions/mac/legend.bin]

# legend.hqx

Same as above, but in BinHex format.
[file is linked to games/adventions/mac/legend.hqx]

# lostny.egg
ifwiki: Lost_New_York
tuid: ptd5vgjvr089dpzr

some Easter eggs from Lost New York (see below)
and what you can win if you find them,
by Neil deMause
[file is linked to games/pc/lostny.egg and to
games/tads/lostny.egg]

# lostny14.sit
ifwiki: Lost_New_York
tuid: ptd5vgjvr089dpzr

Lost New York version 1.4,
a time-travel TADS adventure by Neil deMause
The built-in hint system is disabled in this
freeware version; type REGISTER to see how to
get the full version.
Macintosh executable and instructions.
(a machine-independent TADS .gam file is
available as games/tads/lostny14.gam, and a PC
executable is in games/pc/lostny14.zip)

# newcastle.tgz
tuid: 4fi1v6xkypdequ7c

The New Castle, version 9.0. Written by Dan Gahlinger,
based on Castle, written by Barry Wilks on a VAX/VMS
circa 1983.
(an MS-DOS version is in games/pc/newcastle.zip, and
a Linux version is in games/linux/newcastle.tgz)

# race13.sit
tuid: c1md8z9tnw1nc8yt

The Great Archeological Race! version 1.3
TADS adventure by John LaBonney
(an MS-DOS executable is in games/pc/race13.zip)

# rylvania.sea.bin

The Horror of Rylvania
by D. A. Leary for ADVENTIONS
Playable DEMO v1.0, Macbinary format.
[file is linked to
games/adventions/mac/rylvania.sea.bin]

# rylvania.sea.hqx

Same as above, but BinHex format.
[file is linked to
games/adventions/mac/rylvania.sea.hqx]

# saveprinceton20.hqx
tuid: x8ai96w31jkizy4n

Save Princeton version 2.0 for the Macintosh
by Jacob Solomon Weinstein and Karine Schaefer

# sos.sit
tuid: 2maagiwhao4ony8p

Son of Stagefright - A Pleasant Day at the Theater
in Three Paranatural Acts; by Mike McCauley.
This game won the 3rd Annual AGT Game Writing
Contest.
(a DOS executable is in games/pc/sos.zip,
source code is in games/source/agt/sos-src.zip)

# thenightbeforethebloodmoon.zip
tuid: 2n0ytsce023hx75

The Night Before the Blood Moon, by raazberry.
(a Windows version is in games/pc/thenightbeforethebloodmoon.zip)

# underoos.sit
tuid: 055wty792vfyamss

The Underoos that ate New York!
by Gerry Kevin Wilson
(a machine-independent TADS .gam file is in
games/tads/underoos.gam, a DOS executable is in
games/pc/underoos.zip)

# unnk1v301.sit.bin

Unnkulian Underworld: The Unknown Unventure
version 3.0.1 by D. A. Leary
[file is linked to
games/adventions/mac/unnk1v301.sit.bin]

# unnk1v301.sit.hqx

Same as above, but BinHex format.
[file is linked to
games/adventions/mac/unnk1v301.sit.hqx]

# unnk2v30.sit.bin

Unnkulian Underworld II: The Secret of Acme
version 3.0 by David M. Baggett
[file is linked to
games/adventions/mac/unnk2v30.sit.bin]

# unnk2v30.sit.hqx

Same as above, but BinHex format.
[file is linked to
games/adventions/mac/unnk2v30.sit.hqx]

# unnkhz10.sit.bin

Unnkulia One-Half: The Salesman Triumphant
Includes a playable demo of Unnkulia Zero!
both games version 1.0, by D. A. Leary
[file is linked to
games/adventions/mac/unnkhz10.sit.bin]

# unnkhz10.sit.hqx

Same as above, but BinHex format.
[file is linked to
games/adventions/mac/unnkhz10.sit.hqx]

# veritas20.sea.hqx
tuid: phnv25a48no14tja

VERITAS: A Harvard Game of Interactive Fiction,
version 2.0, by James T. Reese
(see games/tads/ for a machine-independent
TADS .gam file)

# worlds-apart-21.hqx
ifwiki: Worlds_Apart
tuid: 1aliwzro4e48mdlt

Worlds Apart, an Interactive Fugue,
Version 2.1, written by Suzanne Britton.
(a machine independent TADS game file is in
games/tads/worlds.zip, and a Windows version is in
games/pc/worlds.exe)

# zero.sit.hqx
tuid: nzydrfu1rl2qkuop

Zero Sum Game, an Exercise in Fantastic Futility,
Release 2, by Cody Sandifer.
(a machine independent TADS .gam file is in
games/tads/zero.gam,
a DOS version is in games/pc/zeroDOS.zip,
a Windows version is in games/pc/zeroWin95.zip,
and the original competition entry is in
games/competition97/tads/zero/zero.gam)

# zork-27m.hqx
tuid: 4gxk83ja4twckm6j

Dungeon, the more or less public domain version
of the original MIT Zork.
Macintosh version 2.7M (1.1) by Anthony C. Ard,
based on the Unix C version 2.7A

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Index2024-02-24 22:04 15K
thenightbeforethebloodmoon.zip2023-08-21 20:50 25M
PolyAventuresMacIntel32Bits_1.16.14.zip2018-03-18 16:43 1.8M
PolyAventuresMacIntel64Bits_1.16.14.zip2018-03-18 16:38 2.0M
American_Angst.app.zip2018-02-14 19:30 89M
TheDreamSelf_Mac.zip2017-11-16 19:57 17M
newcastle.tgz2015-12-14 21:51 1.0M
TAG_Advent_Qork.tgz2015-05-12 19:37 6.3M
Dungeon3.2B_MacOSX.zip2014-08-25 10:09 297K
advent.zip2011-01-06 11:04 155K
HCMacPkg.sit2005-12-02 19:07 710K
DraculasCastle251_X.sit2005-10-01 20:55 290K
DraculasCastle251.sit2005-10-01 20:50 264K
forever.sit2003-03-11 08:58 215K
Katana.bin2002-05-08 16:52 1.5M
Katana.hqx2002-05-08 16:49 2.1M
World1.07_OSX.sit2001-12-20 19:28 88K
Shade-R3.hqx2000-11-28 05:00 278K
LASH-r11.hqx2000-08-31 04:00 472K
Satyr.app152.sit.hqx2000-08-26 04:00 1.1M
worlds-apart-21.hqx2000-08-07 04:00 1.6M
fourin1.sit2000-07-10 04:00 420K
World107.sit2000-04-14 04:00 114K
babel-31.hqx2000-03-03 05:00 699K
fren5-2.hqx2000-01-02 05:00 143K
chix.hqx1999-11-25 05:00 362K
HuntDark-R4.hqx1999-11-20 05:00 283K
Parade.sit.hqx1999-10-04 04:00 573K
Adventure.sit1999-01-29 05:00 101K
SmallW3.sit1998-11-29 05:00 406K
Dungeon-Glk.sit.hqx1998-10-19 04:00 513K
Sunset_Over_Savannah.hqx1998-10-07 04:00 728K
zero.sit.hqx1998-08-29 04:00 544K
frenfive.sit.hqx1998-02-01 05:00 513K
Transylvania.sit1997-12-01 05:00 76K
Parade.comment.txt1997-08-03 04:00 19K
lostny14.sit1997-04-29 04:00 655K
veritas20.sea.hqx1996-09-11 04:00 378K
Shelby.sit.hqx1996-09-05 04:00 377K
Shelby.sit.bin1996-09-05 04:00 274K
underoos.sit1996-08-24 04:00 110K
lostny.egg1996-08-16 04:00 1.9K
saveprinceton20.hqx1995-03-21 05:00 419K
legend.hqx1995-03-08 05:00 574K
legend.bin1995-03-08 05:00 422K
MacWes10.sit.hqx1995-02-28 05:00 267K
Enhanced.sea.hqx1995-01-23 05:00 270K
race13.sit1994-06-26 04:00 120K
curse.sea1994-06-26 04:00 123K
rylvania.sea.hqx1993-11-01 05:00 316K
rylvania.sea.bin1993-11-01 05:00 233K
unnkhz10.sit.hqx1993-10-26 04:00 540K
unnkhz10.sit.bin1993-10-26 04:00 396K
unnk2v30.sit.hqx1993-10-26 04:00 404K
unnk2v30.sit.bin1993-10-26 04:00 297K
unnk1v301.sit.hqx1993-10-26 04:00 378K
unnk1v301.sit.bin1993-10-26 04:00 277K
ccr.sit.hqx1993-10-26 04:00 655K
ccr.sit.bin1993-10-26 04:00 481K
LostAdv2.0.2.sit.hqx1993-10-21 04:00 297K
Dunjin44.cpt.hqx1993-08-18 04:00 291K
sos.sit1993-07-28 04:00 168K
Modernism.sit.hqx1993-03-22 05:00 188K
zork-27m.hqx1993-01-13 05:00 266K
dudley.sit.hqx1993-01-13 05:00 266K
deepspacedrifter1.0.sit.hqx1993-01-13 05:00 246K
crystalcave2.2.sit.hqx1993-01-13 05:00 147K
adventure-11.hqx1993-01-13 05:00 135K

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