Your favorite investigative reporter dives into the troubled Mac games market and emerges bruised and battered but ready to fight for the Mac. Read Cameron Crotty's special report on the tough times Mac developers are having these days.
Sidebar: Games on the Horizon
Despite the stress on the Mac games market, several hot titles are on the way...
Star Wars Software - Online Extra
Use the force on your Mac.
Macworld Fun Guide - Online Extra
Cruisin' game spots on the 'Net.
Sneak Peek: Werewolf vs Comanche 2.0 - Online Extra
Sneak a peek into the networked follow-up to Novalogic's popular helicopter simulator.
Apple II Lives on Your Mac - Online Extra
How To Resurrect the Games of Yesteryear
1997 Macintosh Game Hall of Fame
By Steven Levy
Strap on your wrist rest and power up the joystick--it's the top ten games of 1996. Read the full story or go to the webified version.
Holiday Gift Guide
Ideas for fun and unusual gifts for the Mac enthusiast on your list.
Behind the Minds of Bad Mojo - Online Extra
Macworld Online checks in at the roach motel. Join us for a look at Bad Mojo developers, Pulse Entertainment.
The Year's 10 Best CD's
These top-notch titles will transport you to new places and link you to the latest online resources.
Family Shareware - Online Extra
Take a dive into the family shareware pool in this helpful hypertext handbook of fun-filled family games, complete with a collection of dazzling downloads (Klondike, Tic-Tac-Toe, Sir Richard the Lion Hearted, and GopherGolf to name a few...).
Mac Game Resources on the Web - Online Extra
Yesterday's entrepreneurs and today's digital counterculture find common ground: games. Locate other resources
for expanding your digital horizons in this categorical guide to fun on the
'net.
Sneak Peek:Apache - Online Extra
No matter what the name, the beta copy of Interactive Magic's Apache helicopter simulation that performed a three-point landing on my desk this week looks like it's got the right stuff.
Macworld Daily: Apple's Game Sprockets Shipping
Great Games a-Poppin'
Sneak Peek: Descent II - Online Extra
Hold your breath, this next one's a shocker: there are lawyers in the future. You thought that you'd
completed your galactic shoot-em-up service when you torched the last mine in MacPlay's Descent, but one of the
members of the third oldest profession slipped an extra clause into your mercenary contract. Didn't your momma ever
tell you to read the fine print?
Apple Introduces Game Sprockets - Online Extra
On April 1st, at the 10th Annual Computer Game Developer's conference in Santa Clara, Apple introduced a new suite of developer tools aimed at revitalizing the creation of Macintosh games.
Sneak Peek: Hexen - Online Extra
Id Software had already redefined the word "blockbuster" with Doom, but when Raven Software came knocking on the door with a nearly-completed game based on the Doom engine, the boys at Id did the American thing: license. Thus, Heretic, an adventure set in a Dungeons and Dragons-style fantasy universe was born, followed soon after by a sequel, Hexen.
Do-It-Yourself Gaming - Online Extra
Creating your own levels for a game isn't a new concept. Way back in the days of the Apple II, users were creating and sharing their own levels for classic games like LodeRunner. Games like Maxis' SimCity and Casady and Greene's Glider Pro kept the tradition alive with plug-in scenarios that extend game play further. But the current pinacle of collaborative game creation belongs to network shoot-em ups like ID Software's Doom and Bungie's Marathon.
Gaming Hardware Update - Online Extra
For many tours of duty, joystick choices for the Mac were limited, but 1996 promises to be a bountiful year, with new controller offerings from several companies. This year, there will be no excuse for being a keyboard pilot,
although you may have to wait until the leaves turn for all the goodies to appear.
Notes from the Expo Floor - Online Extra
Special Report: Hot New Games
1995 Macintosh Game Hall of Fame
CD-ROM Titles Waning
Mac Games Gaining Momentum
Apple Licenses Game Player
1994 Macintosh Game Hall of Fame
