Yes, you can run Duke Nukem 3D in Basilisk II. You ought to know that unless you tone down the graphics and sound, the game will run quite slow. However, since you can just run this game on your PC, graphics and sound aren't really the point, are they?

This is a really great game. Many people consider this to be the definitive classic first person shooter, ranking it ahead of even DOOM and Wolf 3D in terms of importance to the genre. That said, I don't really buy the assertation. The game is helluva fun, but I feel it lacks the spine tingling atmosphere, and even the simplicity of DOOM. Besides, Duke's trademark one liners were pilfered shamelessly from the Sam Raimi (A Simple Plan, For Love of the Game, Xena: Warrior Princess)/Bruce Campbell (Evil Dead, Jack of all Trades) classic "Army of Darkness" (rent this movie now).

To run this game, do everything you can to free up system resources. You ought to give Basilisk as much RAM as possible. Disable control panels/extensions and reboot, etc. If you experience problems with mouse aiming (don't forget to mouse aim... it helps), select "More complete ADB mouse emulation" in the mouse tab of the Basilisk II GUI.

Download it here. (8.1 MB)

You got the shotgun.

Oh baby...

It's Doom. You've got to remember this one. And yes, it really was that good. Try it one more time. It's still fun. Doom will still be fun for the next ten years. But I digress. This download is the original shareware episode of Doom. A shareware title like this will give you more enjoyment than the latest sixty dollar piece of shit from CompUSA.

This game runs fairly well in Basilisk II on the lowest graphics setting. You can even try the medium setting and get Duke 3D caliber performance. If you have given Basilisk plenty of RAM, you can right click on the Doom icon (after installation), and give the game more memory. This can help quite a bit. The readme files also include some nice tips to get optimal performance, including a list of what you can safely disable.

Download it here. (3.3 MB)

Are you asleep at the wheel, boy?

Finally a Macintosh game. And what a Macintosh game. Ambrosia Software's (Escape Velocity, Ares) Maelstrom is an update of the old classic "Asteroids." Do not let this dissuade you from downloading this game. Asteroids was a bore. Maelstrom is an amazingly addictive game. Not only do you have to deal with asteroids, you have alien ships, supernovas, black holes, and mines to handle. The action is first rate. Wave after (endless) wave, the game tosses more and more space hubris after you.

This game runs great in Basilisk. A shareware title from the mid nineties, system requirements are very low. It ought to run on your standard Basilisk II configuration with no special tips from me. As a bonus, the game is only a quickie one meg download! You can not miss with this title.

Download it here. (1.1 MB)

Developed on a borrowed Lisa.

Instead of actually playing this title (it's Klondike), just read the documentation. This game, one of the first shareware Macintosh titles released, was developed on a Lisa, and released in 1984. Version 3.6 (1988) added color. Version 5.0 (1992) made the game System 7.0 friendly. Version 7.0 (1998) made the game PowerMac native. And after all this, it is still being improved upon; version 7.6.2, released less than a week ago (as of December 5, 2000), included a slew of bug fixes and improvements.

If you actually like Klondike, you will probably get some game related enjoyment out of the title to boot. Also included in the game are "Golf" and "Canfield" variations.

Download it here.

The galaxy just isn't what it used to be.

This title, one of the best shareware games ever made, has been explored in more depth here.