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Zork and Color Classic
Posted by: mraroid on 2016-07-24 13:24:07
Hi...

I have a stock Color Classic with an external CD/DVD drive.  I found a game called Zork on ebay.  It is this one:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/The-Zork-Anthology-and-Return-to-Zork-Mac-Macintosh-vintage-Complete-Apple-CD-/152177443446?hash=item236e7b8276:g:4WwAAOSwtnpXkolZ

If the above link is broken, it is ebay item number 152177443446

Can someone tell me if this game will run on my Color Classic?

Thanks

jack
Posted by: Macdrone on 2016-07-24 13:45:59
no box says 25 mhz 030 which the color classic is 16 mhz.  Also 640x480 resolution.  So if you get the mystic upgrade and do the screen mod you could.
Posted by: mraroid on 2016-07-24 13:56:27
rats!  Can you recomend a good color game to me that will run on my color classic?  I have the math co processor and upgraded the ram.

Thanks

jack
Posted by: tanaquil on 2016-07-25 06:40:50
I don't know about Return to Zork (sounds like that one is off limits), but I think the Zork Anthology is just a collection of the old text adventures, which should run on any old Mac. You can test the theory by downloading a copy from Mac Garden before bidding on the ebay auction. Once you copy an individual Infocom game to the HD of an old mac, it will generally run on almost any hardware.

But, of course, the old text adventures are not color anything (they are fun though). I don't know much about color games that will run on the CC, so I look forward to other responses to the thread.
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