In other news, I just tried launching it on my 3400c (Mac OS 8.5) and the results were hilarious but expected.

Interestingly enough it passed that initial error, then threw a type 1 when I tried to start a game.

>> 3lectr1c said:

In other news, I just tried launching it on my 3400c (Mac OS 8.5) and the results were hilarious but expected. View attachment 10314 Interestingly enough it passed that initial error, then threw a type 1 when I tried to start a game. Click to expand...

It's a game that needs the Sound Driver and will likely crash when it can't access it. You really need to go old here. Emulation will make this painless in mini-vMac

Looks like emulation is the only way this time, which kind of stinks as the whole reason I enjoy these old games is because they're running on period hardware. I got my 170 booting 6.0.8 but the game just locks up the system when trying to launch.

System 3.2 running on FloppyEMU on my Mac Plus for the win!

How do you get the direct screenshots of the gameplay?

>> 3lectr1c said:

How do you get the direct screenshots of the gameplay? Click to expand...

You can always try cmd-shift-option-3 to get a MacPaint screenshot on your booting drive, but I'm using a far more involved solution and just press a button on my RGBTOHDMI and create a new .png on its uSD card.

Ah, ok. I'll look into that.

>> 3lectr1c said:

Ah, ok. I'll look into that. Click to expand...

Unfortunately, the project uses a Pi Zero (doesn't need to be a W, or a 2). I think you can sub it for a pi3a, which has slowly become available at the end of 2022, especially in Europe. Use https://rpilocator.com/ to attempt to source one.

To make the RGBTOHDMI more useful, I also got a cheap 30 fps 1080 HDMI capture stick found on amazon, this is how I create my live stream using my real hardware over at www.youtube.com/@1BitFeverDreams. I also got a HDMI splitter box, so I can see the image in real time with virtually no lag on a separate LCD monitor and give my Mac Plus' CRT a break by turning its brightness all the way down.

Ah, I was talking about the MacPaint method. I'm aware of the RGB HDMI device and it seems to be pretty neat, but I don't have a real good use right now.

I've gotten to work on Glider, need more time to get better. Here's my second (and likely final - no way I'm beating this) score on Flappy Mac

And there's glider! Pretty tough on a passive matrix screen, but I'm on vacation right now and it's all I had on hand.

Finally, Mac-Man. Got it running under vMac, and I have to say it isn't much fun. I normally quite enjoy pac-man style games, but in this one, the enemies are always way faster than you, and they nearly always directly chase you, which makes it extremely infuriating and difficult to play. It also runs much faster than Pac Man, which adds to the difficulty. This is all on the average difficulty by the way (default settings). Even in the lowest difficulty, the enemies are still faster than you, which normally only happens in later levels in Pac Man. Also, for whatever reason in the lowest difficulty mode, the power pellet equivalents don't work, which actually makes it more difficult than Average, so I played on average. The fact that they spawn in the corners instead of the middle doesn't help either. 5150 (funny score considering that the enemies in the game are PCs)

I had that game when it was new as a kid, and vaguely remember it being bundled with a joystick adapter of some kind - I think it may have been a throwaway game as part of a way to sell Mac joysticks? Anyway that may be wrong but I didn't like it when I was 9 either. I don't think a lot of love went into making it. Not surprised it hasn't aged well. My apologies if the author reads this.

It was talking about some sort of joystick in the menus I believe.

Second flappy mac submission. Think I can probably make 90 to unlock them all.

36,910 in Mac*Man
Stringing the baddies is key. I almost did 10k on the first level alone one time, and it wasn't this high score attempt either!

Not sure what you mean by stringing them along?

>> 3lectr1c said:

Not sure what you mean by stringing them along? Click to expand...

First enemy gets you 200, then 400, then 800 and finally, 1600 if you get the 4th during the same power pill event.

Ok, good to know.

Even though there's a few days left this will be my 3rd and final submission as I'm done with this game!