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History

The Classic Mac operating systems are considered to be releases from System 1 in 1984 to System 9 in 1999.[1][2]

Despite Apple's troubles during the run of the Classic Mac OS, the Classic Mac OS did see some games released for it.[3][4]

Notable games

  • Marathon Trilogy

Caper in the Castro

A 1989 point and click hypercard game for MacOS which was among the first video games to feature a significant plot focused on LGBTQ subject matter.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Biersdorfer, J. D. (14 September 2000). "Apple Breaks The Mold (Published 2000)". https://www.nytimes.com/2000/09/14/technology/apple-breaks-the-mold.html.
  2. ↑ "October 23, 1999: Mac OS 9 Released - AppleMatters". https://www.applematters.com/article/october-23-1999-mac-os-9-released/.
  3. ↑ "Editorial: Will Apple's 1990's "Golden Age" collapse repeat itself?" (in en). https://appleinsider.com/articles/18/04/28/editorial-will-apples-1990s-golden-age-collapse-repeat-itself.
  4. ↑ Staff, Ars (11 September 2016). "An OS 9 odyssey: Why these Mac users won’t abandon 16-year-old software" (in en-us). https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/09/an-os-9-odyssey-why-do-some-mac-users-still-rely-on-16-year-old-software/.
  5. ↑ "You Can Now Play the First LGBTQ Computer Game, For the First Time" (in en). www.vice.com. https://www.vice.com/en/article/ne4nzz/play-the-first-lgbtq-computer-game-for-the-first-time-caper-in-the-castro.
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