http://macintoshgarden.org/taxonomy/term/873/0 en http://macintoshgarden.org/games/pyramid-of-peril <img class="imagefield imagefield-field_screenshot" width="512" height="342" alt="Game screenshot" src="http://macintoshgarden.org/sites/macintoshgarden.org/files/screenshots/pyramidofperil_v1en.gif?1277584396" /><p>This obscure Mac exclusive is <i>remarkably</i> similar to <a href="/games/scarab-of-ra">one of the platform's all-time classics</a>, which it actually predates by two years. In grid-based first-person 3D, you automap downward through a pyramid... collecting treasure, fending off vermin (plus supernatural guardians), and seeking a cursed magical artifact. <i>Pyramid's</i> most notable distinction is its arcade-style combat — and that it isn't nearly as playable or fun as its successor.</p> <p><a href="http://macintoshgarden.org/games/pyramid-of-peril" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://macintoshgarden.org/games/pyramid-of-peril#comments Adventure 1985 1st Person Aegis Development William Volk William Volk Fri, 22 May 2009 19:29:52 +0000 IIGS_User 924 at http://macintoshgarden.org http://macintoshgarden.org/games/mac-challenger <img class="imagefield imagefield-field_screenshot" width="512" height="342" alt="Game screenshot" src="http://macintoshgarden.org/sites/macintoshgarden.org/files/screenshots/mac_challenger3.png?1284490555" /><p>This space shuttle landing simulation had truly unfortunate timing, being released just before its namesake exploded in the worst disaster in the history of the space program. After the tragedy, some of the game's proceeds were directed to a fund for the astronauts' children, and a sticker to that effect added to the cover.</p> <p><a href="http://macintoshgarden.org/games/mac-challenger" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://macintoshgarden.org/games/mac-challenger#comments Flight Simulation 1985 1st Person Aegis Development William Volk Sat, 09 May 2009 04:16:25 +0000 kataetheweirdo 737 at http://macintoshgarden.org