Macintosh Garden - Text

Planetfall

mrdav — Tue, 23 Dec 2014 04:33:55 +0000

It all started with your great-great-grandfather who was a High Admiral and one of the founding officers of the Patrol. All generations since then have served in the Patrol. Now it's your turn and two years into you are still a lowly Ensign Seventh Class. Your direct report, Blather, is really making your life miserable. Are you really Stellar Patrol material? (MobyGames)

Government

soudesune — Thu, 03 Apr 2014 19:34:26 +0000

Creates bureaucratic sounding phrases.

STR# resource 200 contains instructions for modifying the program's strings using ResEdit.

Fuutball (aka Fuutbol)

GroupB — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 19:15:33 +0000

A Mac port of a text-based NFL football game for the IBM PC.
Has sound, works fine in Mini vMac running System 6.0.8; incompatible with anything newer.

(v2.2)

The Classic 12: Scott Adams' Adventures

AaronPDX — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 20:24:06 +0000

The 12 classic text adventures in all their frustrating 2-word command glory. GET VOCABULARY!

Included are:

Adventureland
Pirate Adventure
Secret Mission
Voodoo Castle
The Count
Strange Odyssey
Fun House Mystery
Pyramid of Doom
Ghost Town
Savage Island: Part 1
Savage Island: Part 2
The Golden Voyage

According to the owner resource, this is "Version 1.2, Dec 1984."

Zork: The Undiscovered Underground

mrdav — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 12:55:28 +0000

A text adventure prequel to Zork Grand Inquisitor, released online as freeware.

Orbit Maker

Ilovetheoldones — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 00:41:12 +0000

A very rare and advanced game. I found it on my SE30's hard drive after I bought it. I don't know much about it. Just an interesting find. If you know what it is please contact me. I will update information accordingly. The game requires HyperCard. I will upload screenshots soon. I stuffed it with Stuffit Deluxe, right on my SE30. Have fun!

The Comedy Collection - Infocom Interactive Fiction

TheRealAnubis — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 18:31:04 +0000

A collection of Infocom text games, Including:

Ballyhoo
Bureaucracy
Hollywood Hijinx
Nord And Bert

Bonus Titles:
Planetfall
Zork I

Great Literature

IIGS_User — Tue, 29 May 2012 16:31:39 +0000

A collection of cutouts from important works of the world literature, the emphasis lies however on American literature. The CD-ROM version has been supplemented by many acoustic quotations and pictures.

To see a list of contents, please refer to the Manual's chapter 'Author/Book list'.

Amazon.com Buy Link:
Great Literature

Monarch Notes

IIGS_User — Mon, 28 May 2012 08:37:02 +0000

Excerpt from the Review found at Textfiles.com:

The Monarch Notes CD-ROM contains the complete set of over 200
Monarch Notes study guides to classic and contemporary
literature. Notes contain extensive discussions of the literary
work, character analyses, background information about the author
and the historical context of the work, plot summaries, and
quotations from the work. Many of the Notes include study guides
consisting of sample essay questions and answers, bibliographies,
and critical commentaries. Pictures and audio clips are also

Multimedia World Fact Book

IIGS_User — Fri, 18 May 2012 14:41:27 +0000

The 1992 edition seemed primitive compared to other CD-ROM products now being marketed. As the introductory statement points out, the product is "for the use of United States Government officials, and the style, format, coverage, and content are designed to meet their specific requirements." Unless later editions are available, be prepared for a rather boring, if fact-filled, presentation.