1 to 6 players.
Appletalk.
PowerMac.
CD-ROM. |
Carmageddon
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1 to 6 players. |
Appletalk. |
PowerMac.
CD-ROM. |
The year is 2028 and you are in the race of your life. SCi's new state-of-the-art 3D auto-carnage game, Carmageddon which has been described in the specialist computer press as "one of the best computer games ever." (PC Zone Magazine - 95%), sees you pit you wits against 25 other manic drivers over 36 race circuits in your quest to become Prince of the Pile-up. Pedestrians = Points!
Carmageddon is more than just your average driving game. Pedestrians are the main target of the day as you drive towards and through them at speeds over 100mph. Not even farmyard animals are safe as you slam on your hand brake and spin into a cow-mincing frenzy. Blood, guts and udders fly past your car as you wheel spin through the remains. Sounds fun doesn't it?
You are also actively encouraged to destroy other contestants vehicles on the track, awarding the victorious driver with credits, depending on the extent of the damage inflicted. These credits can be exchanged for automatic damage repair to your car or better and more deadly features when you visit the parts shop. Alternatively you can 'hard shoulder' your opponent, leave your twisted smouldering wreck on the kerb and steal the other drivers vehicle...now that's part exchange with a difference!
Quite simply, Carmageddon gives a new meaning to wholesale automotive carnage. Never before has the act of hit and run been so conscientiously simulated on a computer.
Download the Demo (14Mb)
- Related Web Sites:
- SCI's Carmageddon Mac page
- Carmagedit homepage
- Tikkabik 3D - This game supports hardware 3D acceleration. Visit Tikkabik 3D for more news and info.
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Chaos Overlords 1.1
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1 to 6 players. |
AppleTalk, TCP/IP, modem. Crossplatform! |
68030 or better (PowerMac native!)
CD-ROM only. |
A repressive government regime has enacted city-wide bans on all vices: alcohol, cigarettes, sexual expression, music, dancing... just about everything worth living for.
Enter Chaos Overlords, criminal masterminds who have exploited citizen resentment to overthrow governmental authority and establish a reign of terror. As one of the elite Overlords, your goal is to outsmart your rivals, spread your influence, and make a power grab for ultimate control of the city. Mercenary gangs such as the "Suicide Squad" and "Pain, Inc." are your chief tools of conquest.
Finally - a game where strategy gamers get to play the Bad Guys. There are no worlds to save, no good guys to help, only a futuristic city to dominate in the most challenging strategy war game this side of the Pentagon. The network and modem play is outstanding, but try playing over the Internet for a real kick.
- the 8-bit demo (4.4Mb)
the 16-bit demo (6.2Mb)Chaos Overlords 1.1 Updater (1.6Mb)
- Related Web Sites:
- New World's Chaos Overlords page
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Chess | There are now a variety of networked Chess programs and options available (including some Java-based online services). Please go to Online Games for links. |
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Close Combat 1.0a
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1 to 2 players. |
TCP/IP Crossplatform! |
PowerMac only!
CD-ROM only. |
A new combat simulator from Microsoft. You are put into historically accurate World War II situations (you pick which side: the Americans or Germans). You are in command of the troops, but the men have a mind of their own!
Close Combat 1.0a Updater (800k)
- Related Web Sites:
- Atomic's Close Combat page
- Close Combat Connector - a ladder system and game finding page.
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Close Combat 2:
A Bridge Too Far 2.0b
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1 to 2 players. |
TCP/IP
Crossplatform! |
PowerPC, 800x600 display or larger.
CD-ROM only. |
Close Combat: A Bridge Too Far is a real-time, historically accurate World War II strategy game that puts you in command of either the Allied or Axis forces during the epic Operation Market Garden battle in German controlled Holland.
This follow up to the original Close Combat, winner of PC Gamers "Best War Game of the Year" award, features highly realistic tactical combat for intense "in the trenches" fighting, adds a new strategic layer to challenge players to out-think their opponents in the war room, and includes dynamic battle flow in which players can push or be pushed back across battle maps. Another new innovation will be Battlemaker, which gives players the ability to create customized battles by setting deployment zones, victory locations, initial force mix and requisition points. And it wouldn't be a Close Combat sequel without realistic soldier behaviors and full multiplayer capabilities. See if you have what it takes to rewrite history, or better yet, see if you have what it takes to lead men into battle, survive, and win.
As the clock ticks down in the desperate fight to control five strategic bridges across the rivers Rhine, Waal and Maas, you'll see why Operation Market-Garden is easily one of the most dramatic battles of World War II. The biggest airdrop operation ever attempted, this battle cost the Allies nearly twice as many casualties as D-Day and although it was hoped to be the lightning strike needed to end the war in 1944, things didn't quite go as planned.
Close Combat was chosen as PC Gamer's 1997 War Game of the Year!
- Related Web Sites:
- Close Combat 2 page - Tips, screenshots, and more.
- Atomic's Homepage - Did you know Close Combat was developed on the Mac?!
- Close Combat Connector - a ladder system and game finding page.
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Command & Conquer 1.7.2
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1 to 4 players. |
Kali/MacIPX, modem/serial, TCP/IP
Crossplatform! |
PowerMac only!
CD-ROM only. |
Command & Conquer is an interactive strategy game like no other. Unlike traditional "strategy" games, Command & Conquer offers real-time combat. The emphasis isn't on turn taking or solving tactical problems like fuel, food, and bullets, but on real-time thrills, spills, and kills.
And because you asked for it, Command & Conquer will allow you to go head-to-head against other commanders in specially designed missions over the internet or modem (2 player) or network (4 player)! As most of us know, nothing feels better than blasting your friends into dust, then gloating in triumph afterward. All of this, combined with the ability to play good or evil, modem or network, Human or Computer AI makes Westwood's Command & Conquer a game with tons of replay value.
- A wide range of missions with varied objectives and sometimes multiple goals.
- The stark horror of conflict is punctuated by over 40 minutes of vividly rendered cinematic presentation comprising news footage, commercials, mission briefings and cut-scene rewards.
- Large, mean-looking, detailed hardware to wreak havoc with including VTOL Orca Fighter Craft, Raptor Attack Cycles, Devil's Tongue incinerator tanks, Air Cushioned All Terrain Landing Craft and the Mammoth Heavy Battle Tanks (to name just a few).
- Modem and network play make this game of world dominance a truly global affair.
- A delicious, heavy-duty soundtrack featuring digitized speech and musical styles including Cyberpunk, rap, hip-hop, house and eerie atmospherics.
- Direct Audio Streaming allows music, speech and sound effects played simultaneously.
- Networkable Mac Games Tip:
- Because C&C does not include built-in Appletalk support, but it does include modem/serial support, you can use selected tools Communications Toolbox tools to play over an Appletalk network. See the Configuring CTB tools page for details.
- Part 1 (11Mb) - The game only. Missing are mission briefings, cut-scenes, and music.
Part 2 (22Mb) - Optional download only: cut scenes, mission briefings, and music.
- WChat 3.7 Update (1.1Mb)
- C&C 1.72 Update (617k)
- Related Web Sites:
- Ground Zero - The definitive site for Mac Command & Conquer info.
- Macintosh Game League (MaG) - A Mac-only ladder where gamers can challenge other players in an ongoing competition. Supporting this and other games, the ladders are fully CGI-scripted; everything is updated live!
- Global Mac Games (GMG) - A Mac-only ladder where gamers can challenge other players in an ongoing competition. Supporting this and other games, the ladders are fully CGI-scripted; everything is updated live!
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Conquest of the New World
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1 to 6 players. |
AppleTalk, TCP/IP, modem, serial. |
PowerMac Only!
CD-ROM only. |
Experience nation building at its best! Welcome to the dawn of the nation builders, an era of Feudal Lords and men of raw courage. Enticed by the lure of exploring the unknown, you cross treacherous seas in search of the New World. But be warned! Europe's conquering heroes are in pursuit of the same glory.
Conquest of the New World is a compelling strategy game of discovery and conquest set in the great age of exploration. You're in command of explorers, settlers and mercenary soldiers destined to survey land, build new colonies and protect your emerging nation in the 15th Century. Featuring rich graphics and three zoom levels of detail, this addictive turn-based game is among the first to allow Internet play with Apple's new cutting edge NetSprocket technology.
Called "parts Risk, SimCity and Last of the Mohicans ... a must for strategists," by Newsweek, Conquest allows up to six players to compete as one of five European countries (Spain, England, France, Holland or Portugal) or as the Native Americans, balancing trade, exploration, warfare, and politics in their quest to develop a colony, declare independence and build the ultimate nation.
Conquest offers automatic and manual settings to customize each game, allowing players to macro- or micro-manage various aspects such as combat and trade and choose their own conditions of victory, thus fully customizing their game. These features, in addition to brilliant graphics and a full orchestral score complete with 15th century sound effects, help Conquest of the New World define the next level of strategy gaming.
- Large (38.5Mb)
- Small (6.7Mb)
- Related Web Sites:
- Product Info Page
- Conquest Network Info - Macplay's Conquest page that has a network FAQ and a player's listings messege board.
