Games playable on Apple Mac computers.
This can in principle range from 68k-based computers 
running the classic Mac OS, through computers with
PowerPC or Intel processors, to Apple Silicon based computers
running Mac OS X.

# Adventure.sit
ifwiki: Adventure
tuid: fft6pu91j85y4acv

Adventure 2.5.m2, the 430 points version of
Colossal Cave by Donald R. Woods (1995),
ported by Jacob Munkhammar
(C source code is in
</if-archive/games/source/#Adventure2.5.tar.gz>,
a DOS executable is in
</if-archive/games/pc/#advent25.zip>,
an executable and source code for the Amiga is in
</if-archive/games/amiga/#adv430.lha> = </if-archive/games/source/#adv430.lha>)

# American_Angst.app.zip
tuid: 2fbzd1xf2x18r7y8
ifwiki: American Angst

American Angst, by m3g1dd0.

# DraculasCastle251.sit
tuid: 1skt9achboonsj3u

Dracula's Castle, by Al Staffieri Jr.
"Defeat the evil vampire, find the treasure
hidden on the island, and leave the island with
the treasure."
Mac Classic executable.

# DraculasCastle251_X.sit
tuid: 1skt9achboonsj3u

Dracula's Castle, by Al Staffieri Jr.
Mac Carbon executable (OS 8 to OS X).

# Dungeon3.2B_MacOSX.zip
ifwiki: Zork (game)
tuid: 4gxk83ja4twckm6j

Dungeon, the more or less public domain version
of the original MIT Zork, version 3.2B.
Andrew Plotkin ported this version to C and
Pierre Tremblay added the OSX interface.

# Dungeon-Glk.sit.hqx
ifwiki: Zork (game)
tuid: 4gxk83ja4twckm6j

Dungeon, the more or less public domain version
of the original MIT Zork, version 3.2B.
Andrew Plotkin ported this version to C and
added the Glk interface.
(source code is in
</if-archive/games/source/#dungeon-glk.tar.Z>)

# Dunjin44.cpt.hqx
tuid: rttyslxbpsicwjyc

The Dungeons of Dunjin version 4.4,
by Magnus Olsson. BinHexed Compact Pro archive.
This is not just a port of the MS-DOS game but
makes use of the Mac's user interface.

# Enhanced.sea.hqx
tuid: wrkyc6e7xdfi5mvp

Enhanced release 3/941004,
the first (and so far the only) part of the
Cyberventure trilogy; a cyberpunk SF adventure
by Hans Persson and Dominik Zemmler

# HCMacPkg.sit
ifwiki: Adventure
tuid: fft6pu91j85y4acv

Adventure in Humongous Cave, David Malmberg's AGT
version of Adventure, ported to Inform by Al Golden.
Release 1 / Serial number 000001
(a machine-independent Z-code game file is in
</if-archive/games/zcode/#HugeCave.z8> and a Windows package is in
</if-archive/games/pc/#HCWinPkg.zip>)

# HuntDark-R4.hqx
ifwiki: Hunter,_in_Darkness
tuid: mh1a6hizgwjdbeg7

Hunter, in Darkness.
A Cave Crawl by "Dave Ahl Jr." (Andrew Plotkin)
Release 4 / Serial number 991119
(a machine-independent zcode game file is in
</if-archive/games/zcode/#huntdark.z5>;
the original competition entry is in
</if-archive/games/competition99/inform/huntdark/#huntdark.z5>)

# Katana.bin
ifwiki: Katana
tuid: cpjghpdd3q80at2r

Katana, version 2.0, by Matt Rohde, in
MacBinary format.
(a machine-independent TADS game file is in
</if-archive/games/tads/#katana.gam>)

# Katana.hqx
ifwiki: Katana
tuid: cpjghpdd3q80at2r

Katana, version 2.0, by Matt Rohde, in
BinHex format.
(a machine-independent TADS game file is in
</if-archive/games/tads/#katana.gam>)

# LASH-r11.hqx
ifwiki: LASH
tuid: frfoh6e7hur2beiu

Local Asynchronous Satellite Hookup,
by Paul O'Brian
Release 11 / Serial number 000806
(a machine independent zcode game file is in
</if-archive/games/zcode/#LASH.z8>, and an
MS-DOS executable is in </if-archive/games/pc/#LASH.zip>)

# LostAdv2.0.2.sit.hqx
tuid: hoeipcc1cv04buu1

Lost, a science fiction text adventure,
version 2.0.2.
Shareware by Jeffrey Hersh; his rating: hard.
(TADS source code is in
</if-archive/games/source/tads/#lost202s.zip>,
a compiled game file is in
</if-archive/games/tads/#lost202g.zip>,
a DOS executable is in </if-archive/games/pc/#lost202.zip>)

# MacWes10.sit.hqx
tuid: m80jfuxzhsaanewf

MacWesleyan: An Everyday Nightmare, version 1.0
TADS adventure by Neil deMause
(PC University, the DOS version, is in
</if-archive/games/pc/#pcu10.zip>)

# Modernism.sit.hqx
tuid: 20akruitzbk12lv4

Modernism version 1.0, by Jacob Solomon Weinstein
includes both "Waiting for Godot" and "No Exit"
(a machine-independent TADS game file is in
</if-archive/games/tads/#modern.gam>)

# Parade.sit.hqx
ifwiki: Everybody Loves a Parade
tuid: wmk9ipzv1qmgspor

Everybody Loves a Parade, by Cody Sandifer
release 2.3
(a machine-independent TADS game file is in
</if-archive/games/tads/#Parade.gam>, a DOS executable is
in </if-archive/games/pc/#paradeDOS.zip>, and a Windows
executable is in </if-archive/games/pc/#paradeWin95.zip>)

# PolyAventuresMacIntel32Bits_1.16.14.zip
tuid: rdah1qklr7v4mqak
ifwiki: Battlestar
tuid: o6pqn2vcani7pkx7
tuid: 0u4eqnk37mohejhu
tuid: bgoanlhn58iukzp5
tuid: j82egac597oy0z29
tuid: 9pzzv7dn4r673u3n
tuid: v4nj44nlwfzbpmcj
ifwiki: Zork (game)
tuid: 4gxk83ja4twckm6j
tuid: w38fa61b5nki3fma
tuid: x1oq30cv9ufq4y6y
tuid: mcxu2tvxxhpvtyxp
tuid: pg4cimbgwn7xx4bs
ifwiki: Softporn Adventure
tuid: iumkhjn240gq59ws
tuid: 4kzpaculjx4r2fxf
tuid: crih2j6niodqy5vj

Intel 32-bit version of PolyAventures to play 16
games whose sources are found on IF Archive:
Adventure Castle, Battlestar, Beyond the Tesseract, 
Beyond the Titanic, Cave Adventure, Chimaera, 
Crystal Cave, Dinkum, Dungeon, Dungeons of Thuria, 
Island, Mystery Mansion, Napoleon, Softporn Adventure, 
Supernova and World. Need 10.4 or up.
MacOS interface by Pierre Tremblay.

# PolyAventuresMacIntel64Bits_1.16.14.zip
tuid: rdah1qklr7v4mqak
ifwiki: Battlestar
tuid: o6pqn2vcani7pkx7
tuid: 0u4eqnk37mohejhu
tuid: bgoanlhn58iukzp5
tuid: j82egac597oy0z29
tuid: 9pzzv7dn4r673u3n
tuid: v4nj44nlwfzbpmcj
ifwiki: Zork (game)
tuid: 4gxk83ja4twckm6j
tuid: w38fa61b5nki3fma
tuid: x1oq30cv9ufq4y6y
tuid: mcxu2tvxxhpvtyxp
tuid: pg4cimbgwn7xx4bs
ifwiki: Softporn Adventure
tuid: iumkhjn240gq59ws
tuid: 4kzpaculjx4r2fxf
tuid: crih2j6niodqy5vj

Intel 64-bit version of PolyAventures to play 16
games whose sources are found on IF Archive:
Adventure Castle, Battlestar, Beyond the Tesseract, 
Beyond the Titanic, Cave Adventure, Chimaera, 
Crystal Cave, Dinkum, Dungeon, Dungeons of Thuria, 
Island, Mystery Mansion, Napoleon, Softporn Adventure, 
Supernova and World. Need 10.6 or up.
MacOS interface by Pierre Tremblay.

# Satyr.app152.sit.hqx
tuid: jyvg305atwaugqgv

Outside Satyricon Version 1.52,
an illustrated text adventure by Ben Sharvy
(Crunchy Pickle Software).

# Shade-R3.hqx
ifwiki: Shade
tuid: hsfc7fnl40k4a30q

Shade, a brief story by "Ampe R. Sand"
(aka Andrew Plotkin).
Release 3 / Serial number 001127
(a machine independent zcode version is in
</if-archive/games/zcode/#shade.z5>,
and the original competition entry is in
</if-archive/games/competition2000/inform/shade/#shade.z5>)

# Shelby.sit.bin
ifwiki: The Light: Shelby's Addendum
tuid: ehgrdmftq2kj7cci

The Light: Shelby's Addendum. Quest Adventure #3,
version 2.1, release 19960901, by Colm A. McCarthy.
Macintosh package by Neil K. Guy (tela design).
Macbinary format.
(a PC executable of this game is in
</if-archive/games/pc/#shelbypc.zip>; a system-independent TADS
.gam file is in </if-archive/games/tads/#shelby.zip>)

# Shelby.sit.hqx
ifwiki: The Light: Shelby's Addendum
tuid: ehgrdmftq2kj7cci

Same as above, but BinHex format.

# SmallW3.sit
tuid: z6r8cv8lkaw5mp9w
ifwiki: Small World

Small World release 3, a Miniature Text Adventure
by Andrew D. Pontious.
(a machine-independent TADS game file is in
</if-archive/games/tads/#SmallW3.gam>;
a walkthrough is in
</if-archive/solutions/#smallwld.sol>;
the original competition entry is in
</if-archive/games/competition96/#smallwld>)

# Sunset_Over_Savannah.hqx
tuid: pwyjp54iubdq70p0
ifwiki: Sunset Over Savannah

Sunset Over Savannah, An Existential Vacation,
by Ivan Cockrum. Release 1.0.4, 8/2/98.
(a machine-independent TADS version is in
</if-archive/games/tads/#savannah.gam>,
a Windows version is in
</if-archive/games/pc/#savvanah.zip>,
and the original competition entry is in
</if-archive/games/competition97/#tads/savannah>)

# TAG_Advent_Qork.tgz
ifwiki: Adventure
tuid: fft6pu91j85y4acv
ifwiki: Zork (game)
tuid: 4gxk83ja4twckm6j

Text Adventure Games 1.0, by Steve Lidie.
Contains versions of Adventure and Qork (a
modified Zork) from DECUS FORTRAN sources.

# TheDreamSelf_Mac.zip
tuid: wwaagfrhle95fmzg
ifwiki: The Dream Self

The Dream Self, by Florencia Minuzzi.
(a Windows version is in
</if-archive/games/pc/#TheDreamSelf_Win.zip>,
and the original competition entry is in
</if-archive/games/competition2017/The Dream Self/>)

# Transylvania.sit
tuid: rxchvdelv5ebduze

Transylvania, by Antonio Antiochia
for 16-bit Macintoshes only.
See </if-archive/games/appleII/penguin/> for copyright.

# World1.07_OSX.sit
tuid: crih2j6niodqy5vj

World version 1.07, by J. Doug McDonald,
ported to Macintosh OS X (command line only) by
Thomas Magle Brodersen.
This version includes the ability to save and
restore the game, which was missing from the
earlier Mac OS 9 Classic port.

# World107.sit
tuid: crih2j6niodqy5vj

World version 1.07, by J. Doug McDonald,
ported to the Macintosh by Thomas Magle Brodersen.
This version can save the game to file world.sav,
but it cannot restore.
(Source code to the DOS/Unix version is in
</if-archive/games/source/#worldsrc.zip>;
a DOS executable is in
</if-archive/games/pc/#world107.zip>;
an Archimedes port is in
</if-archive/games/archimedes/#world.spk>;
an Amiga port is in
</if-archive/games/amiga/#World_1.07.lha>)

# advent.zip
ifwiki: Adventure
tuid: fft6pu91j85y4acv

Colossal Cave, the original 350 point version,
compiled for Mac OS X by Troy Fullwood.

# adventure-11.hqx
ifwiki: Adventure
tuid: fft6pu91j85y4acv

Colossal Cave, 550 point version
based on the Unix C version by Ken Wellsch
Mac version 1.1 by Anthony C. Ard

# babel-31.hqx
tuid: z5xgyw0jbt9r3ah1
ifwiki: Babel

Babel, release 3.1, by Ian Finley.
Packaged with MaxTADS.
(a machine-independent TADS version is in
</if-archive/games/tads/#Babel31.gam>,
a Windows executable is in </if-archive/games/pc/#Babel.exe>,
and the original competition entry is in
</if-archive/games/competition97/#tads/babel>)

# chix.hqx
ifwiki: Chicks_Dig_Jerks
tuid: mx72qeuuisvp76qg

Chicks Dig Jerks, by Robb Sherwin
Release 2 / Serial number 991124
WARNING: This game contains adult language and
situations and is not intended for children.
(a machine independent zcode game file is in
</if-archive/games/zcode/#chix.z5>,
an MS-DOS version is in </if-archive/games/pc/#chix.exe>,
and the original competition entry is in
</if-archive/games/competition99/inform/chix/#chix.z5>)

# curse.sea
tuid: d820qos9xtgcjs8b

Curse of Vengeance, release 1.3
TADS adventure by Scott C. McNab
(the TADS data file from this has been extracted, and
 is in </if-archive/games/tads/#curse.zip>)

# crystalcave2.2.sit.hqx
tuid: 9pzzv7dn4r673u3n

Crystal Cave version 2.2. by Kevin O'Gorman
based on and intended as a sequel to Colossal Cave
(source code, though not the same as this version was
compiled with, is in </if-archive/games/source/#crystal.tar.gz>)

# deepspacedrifter1.0.sit.hqx
tuid: k82q3libhff6ks8l

Deep Space Drifter, written with TADS by
Michael J. Roberts and Steve McAdams
(shareware, source code comes with registration)

# dudley.sit.hqx
tuid: zr1khxl255lrku78

A Dudley Dilemma version 1.2 by Lane Barrow
(a DOS version is in </if-archive/games/pc/#dudley.zip>;
source code is in </if-archive/games/source/agt/#dudley_s.zip>)

# forever.sit
ifwiki: Forever Always
tuid: ko02mwv9oi52qsmm

Elizabeth Hawk's Forever Always: a Romance
Novel Game, written by Iain Merrick.
(the original entry to the RomanceNovelComp is in
</if-archive/games/mini-comps/rncomp/>,
and a machine independent TADS .gam file is in
</if-archive/games/mac/#forever.zip>)

# fourin1.sit
ifwiki: Four in One
tuid: 1dg2yp15g6tm6izy

Four in One, an Interactive Marx Brothers Comedy
by J. Robinson Wheeler.
Release Version 1.1.7 20000710.
(the original competition entry is in
</if-archive/games/competition98/tads/fourin1/>,
a machine independent TADS .gam file is in
</if-archive/games/tads/#fourin1.gam>,
an MS-DOS executable is in </if-archive/games/pc/#fourin1.zip>, and
source code is in </if-archive/games/source/tads/#4in1_src.zip>)

# frenfive.sit.hqx
tuid: 4lyivfptn0eed4a1
ifwiki: The Frenetic Five vs. Sturm und Drang

The Frenetic Five vs. Sturm und Drang version 1.1,
interactive fiction by Neil deMause.
Packaged with MaxTads.
(the machine-independent TADS .gam file is
available as </if-archive/games/tads/#frenfive.gam>, a Windows
executable is in </if-archive/games/pc/#frenfive.zip>, and
the original competition entry is in
</if-archive/games/competition97/#tads/frenfive>)

# fren5-2.hqx
tuid: lax9p102k6irr1x8
ifwiki: The Frenetic Five vs. Mr. Redundancy Man

The Frenetic Five vs. Mr. Redundancy Man
(The Frenetic Five Episode 2), version 1.2,
interactive fiction by Neil deMause.
(the machine-independent TADS .gam file is
available as </if-archive/games/tads/#fren5-2.gam>)

# lostny14.sit
ifwiki: Lost_New_York
tuid: ptd5vgjvr089dpzr

Lost New York version 1.4,
a time-travel TADS adventure by Neil deMause
The built-in hint system is disabled in this
freeware version; type REGISTER to see how to
get the full version.
Macintosh executable and instructions.
(a machine-independent TADS .gam file is
available as </if-archive/games/tads/#lostny14.gam>, and a PC
executable is in </if-archive/games/pc/#lostny14.zip>)

# newcastle.tgz
tuid: 4fi1v6xkypdequ7c

The New Castle, version 9.0. Written by Dan Gahlinger,
based on Castle, written by Barry Wilks on a VAX/VMS
circa 1983.
(an MS-DOS version is in </if-archive/games/pc/#newcastle.zip>, and
a Linux version is in </if-archive/games/linux/#newcastle.tgz>)

# race13.sit
tuid: c1md8z9tnw1nc8yt

The Great Archeological Race! version 1.3
TADS adventure by John LaBonney
(an MS-DOS executable is in </if-archive/games/pc/#race13.zip>)

# saveprinceton20.hqx
tuid: x8ai96w31jkizy4n

Save Princeton version 2.0 for the Macintosh
by Jacob Solomon Weinstein and Karine Schaefer

# sos.sit
tuid: 2maagiwhao4ony8p

Son of Stagefright - A Pleasant Day at the Theater
in Three Paranatural Acts; by Mike McCauley.
This game won the 3rd Annual AGT Game Writing
Contest.
(a DOS executable is in </if-archive/games/pc/#sos.zip>,
source code is in </if-archive/games/source/agt/#sos-src.zip>)

# thenightbeforethebloodmoon.zip
tuid: 2n0ytsce023hx75

The Night Before the Blood Moon, by raazberry.
(a Windows version is in </if-archive/games/pc/#thenightbeforethebloodmoon.zip>)

# underoos.sit
ifwiki: The Underoos that ate New York!
tuid: 055wty792vfyamss

The Underoos that ate New York!
by Gerry Kevin Wilson
(a machine-independent TADS .gam file is in
</if-archive/games/tads/#underoos.gam>, a machine-independent Z-CODE .z5 file is in </if-archive/games/zcode/#under.z5>, and a DOS executable is in
</if-archive/games/pc/#underoos.zip>)

# veritas20.sea.hqx
tuid: phnv25a48no14tja

VERITAS: A Harvard Game of Interactive Fiction,
version 2.0, by James T. Reese
(see </if-archive/games/tads/> for a machine-independent
TADS .gam file)

# worlds-apart-21.hqx
tuid: 1aliwzro4e48mdlt
ifwiki: Worlds Apart

Worlds Apart, an Interactive Fugue,
Version 2.1, written by Suzanne Britton.
(this is not the current version;
a newer, machine independent TADS game file is in
</if-archive/games/tads/#worlds.zip>,
and a newer Windows version is in
</if-archive/games/pc/#worlds.exe>)

# zero.sit.hqx
tuid: nzydrfu1rl2qkuop
ifwiki: Zero Sum Game

Zero Sum Game, an Exercise in Fantastic Futility,
Release 2, by Cody Sandifer.
Packaged with MaxTADS.
(a machine independent TADS .gam file is in
</if-archive/games/tads/#zero.gam>,
a DOS version is in </if-archive/games/pc/#zeroDOS.zip>,
a Windows version is in </if-archive/games/pc/#zeroWin95.zip>,
and the original competition entry is in
</if-archive/games/competition97/#tads/zero>)

# zork-27m.hqx
ifwiki: Zork (game)
tuid: 4gxk83ja4twckm6j

Dungeon, the more or less public domain version
of the original MIT Zork.
Macintosh version 2.7M (1.1) by Anthony C. Ard,
based on the Unix C version 2.7A

# Parade.comment.txt
ifwiki: Everybody Loves a Parade
tuid: wmk9ipzv1qmgspor

Solution to Everybody Loves a Parade, a commentary on the
genesis and development of the game, and some programming
tips for TADS beginners, by Cody Sandifer

# rylvania.sea.bin
tuid: pgklownuffqn25nh
ifwiki: The Horror of Rylvania

The Horror of Rylvania
by D. A. Leary for ADVENTIONS.
Playable DEMO v1.0, Macbinary format.

# rylvania.sea.hqx
tuid: pgklownuffqn25nh
ifwiki: The Horror of Rylvania

Same as above, but BinHex format.

# unnk2v30.sit.bin
tuid: 5t1frgm954xg9s8a

Unnkulian Unventure II: The Secret of Acme version 3.0
by David M. Baggett.
Macbinary format.

# unnk2v30.sit.hqx
tuid: 5t1frgm954xg9s8a

Same as above, but BinHex format.

# unnkhz10.sit.bin
tuid: u73rmw1qfiu62etl

Unnkulia One-Half: The Salesman Triumphant
Includes a playable demo of Unnkulia Zero!
both games version 1.0, by D. A. Leary.
Macbinary format.

# unnkhz10.sit.hqx
tuid: u73rmw1qfiu62etl

Same as above, but BinHex format.

# unnk1v301.sit.bin
tuid: tyu4zalevqkvujk4

Unnkulian Underworld: The Unknown Unventure version 3.0.1
by D. A. Leary.
Macbinary format.

# unnk1v301.sit.hqx
tuid: tyu4zalevqkvujk4

Same as above, but BinHex format.

# legend.bin
tuid: bi8rb6cieq8p05wl
ifwiki: The Legend Lives!

The Legend Lives!   v1.0
An Unnkulian Universe Unventure
by Dave Baggett.
Self-extracting archive in MacBinary format.

# legend.hqx
tuid: bi8rb6cieq8p05wl
ifwiki: The Legend Lives!

Same as above, but BinHex format.

# ccr.sit.bin
tuid: c896g2rtsope497w

Colossal Cave Revisited v1.0.
A remake of Crowther and Woods' original adventure
with a full sentence parser, with complete TADS
source.  TADS version by Dave Baggett.  Freeware.
Macbinary format.

# ccr.sit.hqx
tuid: c896g2rtsope497w

Same as above, but BinHex format.

# lostny.egg
tuid: ptd5vgjvr089dpzr
ifwiki: Lost New York

Some Easter eggs from Lost New York (see below) and what
you can win if you find them, by Neil deMause.

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