Versions 6 through 9) can only be run through software that emulates Macintosh hardware from the 1980s and 1990s. You like to play computer games, and finally you have reached such a degree of interest in this form of entertainment, that I wanted to create.
Under OS X or macOS, software written for the classic Mac OS (i.e. You should also read this page from Macintosh Garden. I wanted to play old 3D classic games like Bugdom & myst, but thats not exactly working. This means that both BeOS/Linux and MacOS applications can run at the same time (usually in a window on the BeOS/Linux desktop) and data can be exchanged between them. Any program that works on MS-DOS should also run on FreeDOS. Mac emulation is more complicated than DOS emulation, but the E-Maculation community is very helful, with tons of guides and tutorials in english. SheepShaver is a MacOS run-time environment for BeOS and Linux that allows you to run classic MacOS applications inside the BeOS/Linux multitasking environment. FreeDOS is a complete, free, DOS-compatible operating system that you can use to play classic DOS games, run legacy business software, or develop embedded systems. Basilisk II: setup guide on Windows, Mac or Linux.
SheepShaver: setup guide on Windows, Mac or Linux.These ROM files are quite annoying to get, you can extract one from a working Mac, or get one for vMac here (archived), or several one with You'll have to find a Mac computer ROM to emulate a Mac computer. Making Mac games work is quite complicated compared to DOS games.
Many old games will work fine in a SheepShaver or Basilisk II, you should only install and configure one emulator first and to run the game in it. Mini vMac: games from the 80s, although some games were still made for the emulated Mac in th early 90s.Basilisk II: games from 1991 to 1996 (MacOS 7 to 8.1), follow the download links to the precompiled binaries, made available on E-Maculation forums.SheepShaver: games from mid 90s to 2005 (MacOS 8.1 to 9.0.4), follow the download links to the precompiled binaries, made available on E-Maculation forums.You will need one of these softwares to play them: Macintosh emulation is quite hard to achieve, you'll have to try and fail a lot, and do a lot of research.Ībout 1000 Mac games are available on MyAbandonware, from 1980 to 2005.