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As Scarab of Ra is an out of date, Mac only game, it is difficult to play anymore. However, it is possible to download an emulator (mini vMac works really well), a power mac rom (ROM.dsk which is avaliable on apples older software page), an power mac operating system (also on the apple older software page), and the game (don't use the semi. = Early Macintosh Games = 1984: Through the Looking Glass (aka Alice) image-float-left:/artwork/alice.png In this fast-paced action game, Alice finds. Scaraball offers a wonderful adventure where the myths of Ancient Egypt will lead you through perilous dangers to achieve the great goal of restoring the long lost gifts of Amon Ra, the King of Gods. This free game boasts graphics so amazing that sometimes you want to.
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This game does NOT sound like a Roguelike. The category should be removed.? 82.181.0.205 17:51, 30 June 2007 (UTC)
- A randomly generated maze, turn-based play, and permanent death seem Roguelike to me. A. Parrot (talk) 22:48, 11 December 2008 (UTC)
Insignia ethernet adapter driver download mac. OMG Someome PLEASE port this to the iPhone! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 166.205.140.22 (talk) 01:27, 5 May 2010 (UTC)
Playing today[edit]
68.183.200.228 added a paragraph on playing today, with his/her opinions about the experience (=still great fun). To keep the article encyclopedic, I have removed all the opinion and put it here instead. Gotta agree about that mummy! :-) Here's the IP's original paragraph:
- As Scarab of Ra is an out of date, Mac only game, it is difficult to play anymore. However, it is possible to download an emulator (mini vMac works really well), a power mac rom (ROM.dsk which is avaliable on apples older software page), an power mac operating system (also on the apple older software page), and the game (don't use the semi collin page but a power mac game web site) and be able to run the game on a current 2010 mac. After doing all of the work, it was very fun to re-enter the great pyramid after a 12 year gap and being shocked by that mummy still scares the be-jebbies out of you. Moved here by Bishonen | talk 03:43, 7 August 2010 (UTC).
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Scarab of Ra | |
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Developer(s) | Rick Holzgrafe |
Publisher(s) | Semicolon Software |
Platform(s) | Mac OS Classic |
Release | 1988[1] |
Genre(s) | Adventure |
Mode(s) | Single player |
Scarab of Ra is a Mac OSsharewarecomputer game written in 1987 by Rick Holzgrafe[2] and released in 1988[1] by Semicolon Software. It is an adventure set within an Egyptian pyramid.[3]
Story[edit]
A sandstorm has uncovered the Great Pyramid of Ra. The player, a lowly archaeology student, decides to learn its secrets and tell of its wonders. After securing food and a lantern on short notice, the player enters the pyramid with hopes of finding and relying on additional equipment abandoned by earlier expeditions.
Interface[edit]
The game is rendered in monochrome from a first person perspective; the rendering engine only allows grid-based, frame-by-frame movement. The game is played via a point-and-click, icon-driven interface in combination with keyboard shortcuts.
Gameplay[edit]
Scarab of Ra gameplay. The player has encountered a monkey who has just stolen a piece of charcoal from the player.
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Levels are square mazes that grow larger as the player descends, simulating the design of a pyramid. The first level is 3x3, totalling 9 squares. Each succeeding level is one step larger in each dimension (so the next level is 4x4 steps, for a total of 16 squares, and so on). A key on each must be found to unlock the next level. Ascension is impossible, which can strand players if an important item is left behind.
The pyramid also contains traps, which can harm the player in various ways, and animals, including cobras, lionesses, thieving monkeys, and a mummy, which appears only to players who carry the eponymous Scarab of Ra. Animal threats can be dealt with in a number of ways, but only the mummy can be destroyed; the game's author notes that violence is distasteful, but 'the mummy was dead anyway.' Adobe acrobat xi pro free download trial.
Movement is turn-based, with a speed setting that alters how many moves other characters can make after the player acts. Speeds range from 1 (slowest) to 10 (fastest), with a map automatically drawn at speeds 5 and below. Flash player for samsung phone free download. The map can be accessed and marked at any point, and is an invaluable tool as the levels become larger and more involved. Traveling at high speeds consumes less food and oil, but the player may blunder into danger and movements will not be recorded on the map if over speed 5. Traps are less likely to be triggered and sleeping animals are less likely to be woken when walking at slower speeds, but it consumes more food and oil.
Objective[edit]
In order to complete the game, one must gather three major treasures: the Crown, Staff, and Scarab of Ra.[4] Once this task is accomplished, an exit is revealed, yet players can choose to continue playing if they wish to risk death and increase their scores. Once a player picks up the Scarab, mummy-like Guardians immediately began their hunt, delivering an electric shock upon contact.
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Mixed in key code generator. When the player wins or quits, their character attains a rank based on 'prestige points' accrued during the game. How to download streaming music mac.
Reception[edit]
https://ameblo.jp/sirasalma1982/entry-12640156211.html. Macworld named the Macintosh version of Scarab of Ra the 'Best Egyptian Adventure and 3-D Maze' as part of its Shareware and Public Domain Game Awards in 1987.[5]
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Legacy[edit]
The game is still active shareware, although it has not been updated for OS X. Scarab of Ra could formerly be purchased through the author's Kagi page.[6] To play the game on a newer Macintosh, it is possible to use an emulator such as Mini vMac.
References[edit]
- ^ abSemicolon Software. 'About Semicolon LLC'. Retrieved 2015-10-08.
- ^Wasson, Gregory (1993). MacUser: MacUser guide to shareware. Ziff-Davis Press. p. 82. ISBN9781562760762.
- ^'Scarab of RA'. Semicolon Software. 1999-05-05. Retrieved 2015-10-08.
- ^LeVitus, Bob (1991). Marvelous Mac Games. Prima Publishing. ISBN1559581352.
- ^DeMaria, Rusel (November 1987). 'Shareware and Public Domain Game Awards'. Macworld. Mac Publishing. p. 164-165.
- ^'Kagi - Semicolon Software'. Kagi. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
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External links[edit]
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