Dark Castle (1986) - Original Macintosh Version! on HackerTube: recommended by 1 Hacker News commenter across 1 month, 2012–2022.
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Gameplay footage of the original 1986 Macintosh version of Dark Castle by Silicon Beach Software. The uploader argues the original is a great game that was tarnished by inferior ports.
HN uses it to show a classic early Mac game, noting its low-latency input and early audio showcase.
“arguably the best non-educational game for the original Macintosh”
3 Hacker News comments link this video. Each one links back to its thread.
I like the black and white graphics. It reminds me of dark castle, which was arguably the best non-educational game for the original Macintosh: ▶ this video
in “Show HN: I spent two years working on an HTML5 game. I finally released it” · View on HN
Dark Castle (1986). An early Mac B&W game that showcased the system's audio capabilities. It has jumps with the "hup" sound. ▶ this video
in “A history of Hup, the jump sound of shooting games” · View on HN
I have to say that in this case you're wrong. The Apple Mac Plus in my parents' closet, which I still fire up from time to time to play Dark Castle ( ▶ this video ), had a zero latency mouse (or at least imperceptible) with zero flicker. Took Microsoft at least 20 years to get something comparable. This is not a nostalgic mis-memory, or an exaggeration. Please find an old Mac from the 80's and simply move the mouse around. > they are recalling computers which had no networking The very first network games I ever played were over AppleTalk on a Mac, like NetTrek ( [link] ... yes, that is digitized sound out of a 1984 machine), Maze Wars ( [link] ) and the venerable Bolo! ( [link] ), the latter still one of the best multiplayer gaming experiences I've ever had
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