I Want Shadow Gate! Now!!!

[Riverbird]

Yes, I WANT IT. We have an old Macintosh in our house that runs it but the floppy is wearing out for the game and my parents don't want me to keep using it so much to play the game. I guess what I mean by I want it is.. I want this game on Mac OS X sooo bad! I searched the Apple games section on the apple website and it isn't there. That game is such a classic to me its so sad that everyone seems to have forgotten it

Has anyone else played this game? What did you think?

 

[savvos]

You can download it from here:

http://macintoshgarden.org/

 

[Riverbird]

Thank you sooo much! So should I use vmac mini to run this or is there a way to get it to run in Mac OS X?

 

[CorvusCamenarum]

Thank you sooo much! So should I use vmac mini to run this or is there a way to get it to run in Mac OS X?

1. Get an NES emulator.
2. Find the Shadowgate ROM.
3. ???
4. Profit!

 

[aidricksdad]

man I used to play the hell out of that game....i wish someone would port it to iphone

without jailbreaking it

 

[mags631]

On another note -- whatever happened to Chicago?

 

[savvos]

Go with vMac Mini, I find it works great with the old B&W games. Check out the game Theldrow, too.

 

[Riverbird]

I can't seem to get it to install in mini vMac. I do not like the original on NES. I like it in B&W. Can anyone give pointers on how to install in on mini vmac? It has system 7 software.

 

[Riverbird]

I finally got it installed and working! Thank you everyone ^^

 

[bdkennedy1]

I want this for the iPhone/iPad!

The company that had the rights to it, Infinite Ventures is out of business and no one seems to hold the rights to it anymore.

 

[lannister80]

On another note -- whatever happened to Chicago?

I miss that font as well. Every time I see it anywhere I think of the black and white days of yore.

 

[bdkennedy1]

This is an email I sent to one of the creators about porting to the iPhone/iPad.

Brian:

That sounds like a terrific idea--you'll want to get in touch with Eugene Evans, the founder/owner of Infinite Ventures.
http://www.linkedin.com/in/eugeneevans

best of luck,
--john

 

[ghostshadow]

I have been wanting it on the iPhone for some time. Great stuff! I loved the original and loved shadow gate classic even more.

 

[mixel]

I used to play the Amiga version http://hol.abime.net/1897 Looked a bit more.. colourful? There seem to be a lot of formats you could emulate!

http://hol.abime.net/1810 Uninvited was similar, presumably there's an old Mac version of that too.

 

[LOLaMac]

On another note -- whatever happened to Chicago?

It became Windows 95.

 

[Photo12]

I finally got it installed and working! Thank you everyone ^^

Ive been trying to do the same, how exactly did you do it? Can you give me a walkthrough?

 

[doh123]

best bet for old games isn't getting the Apple versions but find the old DOS versions, and using DOSBox.

 

[tICM]

On another note -- whatever happened to Chicago?

Some of the non-English system fonts (Krungthep, Silom) look like Chicago when you type in English.

 

[PMG4]

This is an email I sent to one of the creators about porting to the iPhone/iPad.

Brian:

That sounds like a terrific idea--you'll want to get in touch with Eugene Evans, the founder/owner of Infinite Ventures.
http://www.linkedin.com/in/eugeneevans

best of luck,
--john

Has anyone followed up with this?
Having re-played the NES version recently, it sounds like an interesting idea.

If not, maybe I'll try getting in contact with him.

 

[dmarsh]

New Shadowgate

Hey, this is Dave Marsh, the creator of Shadowgate.

I'm recreating the game for Mac, PC, iOS and Android. You can find out more at

www.zojoi.com

Thanks!

Dave

 

[Renzatic]

If you truly are recreating and expanding Shadowgate for the iPad, then God bless you, sir! When it comes out, not only will I be first in line to get it from the App Store, but I will also weep tears of joy and name my firstborn after you.

Oh, and what are the chances of us seeing the other Icom classics? Uninvited specifically?

 

[SlickShoes]

I love that you are doing two soundtracks, one modern and one in classic 8 bit!

 

[dmarsh]

If you truly are recreating and expanding Shadowgate for the iPad, then God bless you, sir! When it comes out, not only will I be first in line to get it from the App Store, but I will also weep tears of joy and name my firstborn after you.

Oh, and what are the chances of us seeing the other Icom classics? Uninvited specifically?

I was able to reacquire all of these titles so, yeah, they are on the list. I just don't know when we will get to them. Please be sure to sign up for the newsletter and follow us on Twitter and FB!

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I love that you are doing two soundtracks, one modern and one in classic 8 bit!

I'm pretty excited about this too. Took a while to get permission from Kemco for the 8 bit music but I have it now. Wait until you hear the soundtrack score. It will make you change your shorts.

 

[Paulyboy]

Hey, this is Dave Marsh, the creator of Shadowgate.

I'm recreating the game for Mac, PC, iOS and Android. You can find out more at

www.zojoi.com

Thanks!

Dave

Wow! This came out of nowhere and I couldn't be happier! Loved all the "MacVenture" games and have wondered why they haven't been updated for the iPad and such because they seem to be a perfect fit for such devices. Of coarse I'd get it for my Mac (again) as well. Will you use iCloud for game saves so, for example, you can pick up where left off on your iPad on your Mac?

Also, way back in the early 90s I heard somewhere, I think, that a 5th MacVenture was in development and either was finished or nearly so but scrapped. I believe it was called "The Awakening" and involved Jack the Ripper. Do you know anything about this and if this was true is it something you'll be doing as well?

This is exciting!

-PN

 

[bdkennedy1]

AWESOME! Glad progress is being accomplished. Something just moved in my shorts!