old school text adventure games

Colossal Cave Adventure: 770 point version 1.88
The original adventure game, updated with expansions to the cavern. more>>
The original adventure game, dating back to about 1976. Also known as just Adventure or Advent (for ancient computer systems that only allowed six character names), it is a text-based game. Let your imagination provide the 3-D images.
CrossOver Games 8.1.2
CrossOver Games 8.1.2 is specifically designed to help gamers run many popular Windows games on your Intel OS X Mac or Linux PC so that they can play the games they want, on whatever platform. more>> <<less
First Gen Games 2.1
Lander is a remake of the original Moon Lander game more>>
So far there is Lander and Asteriod; with Arkanoid, Centipede, and Space Invaders on the way! Enjoy!
Yexi: The Interstellar Adventure 1.04
Yexi: The Interstellar Adventure - Real-time tactical simulator more>>
Issue orders to your crew, request reports, or take direct control of the bridge stations. In the multiplayer mode, team up with your friends to save the fate of the galaxy in six unique scenarios.
As the captain of your starship, you will be required to lead an armada against a horde of enemy vessels in a series of peace-keeping missions throughout the galaxy, and to participate in multiplayer matches in a fierce dispute for total domination and ultimate ownage.
Adventure Creator 2.3.4
Adventure Creator is known as an interesting and fantastic game which lets you take your AC games to the next level. more>>
Adventure Creator 2.3.4 is known as an interesting and fantastic game which lets you take your AC games to the next level. By introducing a fully integrated scripting language, game creators now have full control of their adventures.
Wickersley School News 1.0.1
Wickersley School News - News from Wickersley School and Sports College more>>
Clicking on a news item takes you to the relevant web page.
Enhancements:
- Minor bug fixes.
Chucky's Jammin' Downhill Adventure 1.0
Chuckys Jammin Downhill Adventure is a free game which helps you fill all of that spare time on your hands! more>>
Chucky's Jammin' Downhill Adventure 1.0 is a free game which helps you fill all of that spare time on your hands! A holiday game created as a self-promotion piece for the agency. You guide Chucky down the slippery slopes, avoiding obstacles along the way.
Head Over Heels 1.0
Remake of the classic game. more>>
Head Over Heels was released, um, a while ago. Around about 1987 if I recall correctly, and it was immediately praised in the press as being quite the bestest thing ever. Not only was it a huge game for its time, it also had great graphics and was very addictive - if somewhat punishing in its difficulty level.
The variety in the locations was amazing and the challenges brilliantly designed. Quite rightly it was awarded with pretty much every accolade that could be bestowed upon it by the various magazines. Even today it still stands as a brilliantly designed title and has never really been bettered in the isometric adventure genre.
Advent Widget 1.1
Advent Widget - The original text adventure game, now in a Widget! more>>
Includes an enhanced UI featuring inventory, exits and scores.
Old Cartoons 1.0
Old Cartoons - Old cartoon icons more>>
The icons are best viewed in 128x128 at 32bit mode.
Completly freeware for personal use.
Amazing Text Fun Game Engine 1.1
Amazing Text Fun Game Engine - fiction game engine more>>
Well then you are probably a huge geek. But thats ok, so are we. Welcome home.
In fact, the programming team at ATF has decided that its time for "interactive fiction" to get a much-needed shot in the arm. Games today are too full of imagery, animation, and action. All of this really draws away from the most important aspects of a game: the plot and the challenge. In order to effect change, weve written a game engine for text-based games.
Whats a game engine, you ask? Well its interpreter for a game: A game developer writes a game with certain rules and behaviors, and the game engine decodes that game and presents it to you, the player! No more pictures, no more motion; just you, your keyboard, and the game.
Amazing Text Fun Game Engine is an interactive fiction game engine.
Text into ASCII Art 1.01
Text into ASCII Art is a very serviceable tool which will convert a line of text into a two-line ASCII art representation of that text. more>> <<less

South Australian Public and School Holidays 1.0
South Australian public holidays. more>>
Includes all the approved and yet to be approved Public Holidays for South Australia. The dates will be updated when they they are available.
Old Glory Widget 1.2
Old Glory Widget - Konfabulator animated flag desktop widget more>>
This Widget requires the instalation of Konfabulator an Desktop enhancer for OS X.
IFComp 2002 Games 2002
IFComp 2002 Games 2002 is launched to bring users the pleasure of enjoying a yearly interactive fiction competition. more>>
IFComp 2002 Games 2002 is launched to bring users the pleasure of enjoying a yearly interactive fiction competition. For fans of the old Infocom games as well as for newcomers to the genre, the competition is a chance to enjoy some of the best short adventure games available anywhere.
Games are playable on just about any platform ranging from Palm to OS X to Windows.
Requirements:
- Mac OS X 10.4 PPC
- Mac OS X 10.3.9
- Mac OS X 10.4
- IntelMac OS X 10.0
- Mac OS X 10.1
- Mac OS X 10.5 PPC
- Mac OS X 10.2
- Mac OS X 10.5
- IntelMac OS X 10.3
- Mac OS Classic