Candy Crisis game for Intel based Macs!

In an older blog post i mentioned a game-- candy crisis, a puyo puyo clone.  For people who don't know what i am talking about, candy crisis is similar to tetris or dr. mario.  It is a puzzle game -- a think quick on your toes game.

Apparently someone fixed to source code and tweaked and compiled it to work on intel based macs.

I learned of the candy crisis intel mac version at the source forge forum here:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/candycrisis/forums/forum/507508/topic/3401996

this is the latest version of candy crisis for intel macs running lion or mountain lion:
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/1592116/CandyCrisis/CCX_build-2012-08-09b.zip

I don't know if that version would run on older Mac OSX 10.4 (tiger), 10.5 (leopard), or 10.6 (snow leopard) but you could try this older build:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1592116/CCX_build-2010-06-17.zip

I downloaded the lastest build and it runs and works on my new Intel based Mac mini running Mac OSX 10.8.2.

I am a happy gamer! My favorite game-- candy crisis now works on my Intel based Mac.

this is a heads up to all my readers who own a intel mac and wants candy crisis on their machines.

enjoy!

EDIT: this version is intel native code for us mac users who don't and can't run rosetta.

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adding two finger scrolling on pre 2005 Mac notebooks such as iBook G3 & G4 and Powerbook with iScroll2 0.3.2!

Here is another tip for PowerPC Mac notebook users who own pre 2005 PowerPC based Mac notebooks. As you may know (or not know for the matter,) our pre 2005 PowerPC based Mac notebooks' trackpad has very limited functionality.  All we could do on the trackpad is move the cursor around or similar a left click on the trackpad by double tapping it.  We could could do a right click by pressing the ctrl key simultaneously with pressing the trackpad button.  However, in terms of the trackpad by itself- there isn't much we could do with it, aside from navigating the cursor  around the screen or simulating a left click. . . and that is it.  We can't do anything else.  Mac notebooks from 2005 and up can do two finger vertical scrolling (.i.e. such as swiping two fingers on the trackpad to move up and down a webpage) and some could also do two finger horizontal scrolling (.i.e. such as moving a wide webpage left and right.)  So what are we pre 2005 Mac notebooks owners to do about this and what options can we do to get the benefits of modern day functionality of a modern notebook trackpad?  Or are we left out of such basic notebook necessities? Fret not my friends! Our answer lies in a freeware driver for PowerPC based Mac notebooks-- iScroll 2.

iScroll2 version 0.3.2 is the latest and last version released.  iScroll2 requires Mac OSX 10.4 Tiger or Mac OSX 10.5 Leopard and a PowerPC based Mac notebooke. This trackpad driver includes a system prefs pane in the installation.  Just download it and run the installer and restart and you are set.  After installation, you will notice under in the Trackpad system prefs pane, the options for trackpad gestures such as use 2 fingers to scroll and horizontal scrolling.  In the system preferences, iScroll2 system prefs pane is under other.  Inside the iScroll2 system prefs pane is 2 sections-- settings for scrolling and settings for clicking.

iScroll2 system pref pane--> Scrolling

Here you will find the controls to set and enable vertical scrolling, horizontal scrolling and circular scrolling (like the mighty mouse trackball!) You also get the option to invert direction of the scrolling and you get to set the sensitivity, the speed of the scrolling, the option to ignore the weaker axis(-- and scroll along the axis of the finger with more motion and ignore that the axis of the finger with less motion when scrolling,) and you get the set the scroll resolution and maximum event rate (which specifies the maximum rate at which the scrolling events processes are sent to the system to be processed.)

iScroll system pref pane-->Clicking

Here you will find the controls to set what kind of action you want to designate to a click (while pressing on the physical trackpad button,)  a two finger click (with two fingers on the trackpad and a finger on the physical trackpad button,) and  a tap (by tapping the trackpad with a finger.) You also get to set the down time (the time it takes to register a finger contact on the trackpad as a tap gesture) and sticky drag time (the minimum time it takes for dragging gesture to end when your release your finger from the trackpad after dragging something via trackpad on screen.)

iScroll2 version 0.3.2 is freeware and is a discontinued product.

it can be downloaded it here: http://www.macupdate.com/download/17240/iScroll2-0.32.pkg.zip

I recommend enabling only vertical scrolling because enabling horizontal scrolling and circular scrolling along side vertical scrolling is glitchy and buggy and interferes with scrolling on the trackpad in general.  However, if i only enable vertical scrolling, it works pretty well!  Try for yourself and see what works for you and what you like. It is a matter of personal preference.

If you are a owner of a pre 2005 PowerPC Mac notebook-- do yourself a favor and download iScroll2! You won't regret it and it will add extra functionality to your iBook or Powerbook!

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in case you didn't know, LibreOffice 3.6 was released a little while ago

LibreOffice 3.6.0 is available for most major platforms, including: Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux.

LibreOffice 3.6.0 is a free open source full featured office suite that is compatible with Microsoft Office files and is a very feature rich package that can accomodate most people's needs.

LibreOffice 3.6.0 Final (2012-08-08)

This is the first release from the 3.6 branch of LibreOffice.
It contains many exciting new features, and is the recommended version for early adopters. (See this page for LibreOffice 3.5.)

The following notes apply:

• This release is bit-for-bit identical to the 3.6.0 Release Candidate 4, so you don't need to download or reinstall if you have that version already.
• If you update from an earlier version, spellchecking might be broken. In this case, the following workaround helps:
  • On Linux, in a terminal window enter "rm -r ~/.config/libreoffice/3/user/extensions"
  • On Mac OS X, in a Terminal window enter "rm -r ~/Library/Application\ Support/LibreOffice/3/user/extensions"
  • On Windows, in a Command Prompt window enter "rmdir /q /s %appdata%\LibreOffice\3\user\extensions"
  • After that, please restart LibreOffice twice.
• The distribution for Windows is an international build, so you can choose the user interface language that you prefer. Help content is available via an online service, or alternatively as a separate install.
• Our Windows binaries are digitally signed by The Document Foundation.
• For Windows users that have LibreOffice prior to version 3.4.5 installed, either uninstall that beforehand, or upgrade to 3.4.5. Otherwise, the upgrade to 3.6.0 may fail.
• For Windows users that have OpenOffice.org installed, we advise uninstalling that beforehand, because it registers the same file type associations.
• If you run Windows 2000, you may require this update before being able to install LibreOffice.
• If you run Linux, the GCJ Java variant has known issues with LibreOffice, we advise to e.g. use OpenJDK instead.
• A full list of annoying bugs is available from the wiki.

The list of new features can be found here: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/ReleaseNotes/3.6

Download at: http://www.libreoffice.org/download/

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The answer to my commodore 128 emulation needs-- VICE!

My first computer was a C128 aka Commodore 128 w/ a commodore 1571 disk drive, a two button mouse, a color dot matrix brother printer, a commodore 1084 Color Monitor, a 1750 512Kb Ram Expansion Unit, GEOS 128 v2.0, a couple of joysticks and a library of C64 games and C128 games and applications; This set up satisfied my computing needs and gaming needs.  I had the VDC chip upgraded to 64Kb of video ram and also had the rom upgraded back in the day.  I had this great c128 painting program that had such great graphics that rivaled the Amiga, Mac and VGA PC.  I had some great 80 column c128 games that made great use of the VDC 80 column chip such as tetris or maid stone quest.  Unfortunately, I no longer own a Commodore 128. So i had to turn to an emulator; enter VICE.

What is VICE?

VICE is a program that runs on a Unix, MS-DOS, Win32, OS/2, Acorn RISC OS, BeOS, QNX 4.x, QNX 6.x, Amiga, GP2X, Dingoo, Syllable, SkyOS or Mac OS X machine and executes programs intended for the old 8-bit computers. The current version emulates the C64, the C64DTV, the C128, the VIC20, almost all PET models, the PLUS4 and the CBM-II (aka C610).

VICE is freeware and open source and is the answer to my needs.

I recommend the GTK+ port of vice or the x11 port and not the cocoa version for Mac OS X because the GTK + version and the x11 version is more complete than the cocoa version.

Can't wait to use GEOS 128 again! GEOS 128 was as every bit as good as the Mac but way cheaper in price back in the day! And there is a lot of abandonware/freeware/public domain software for the native c128 mode for c128 computers!

More information and downloads are on the website:

http://viceteam.org/

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Candy Crisis (a puyo puyo clone)-- free for Mac & Windows

I recommend a free now open source game called "Candy Crisis."  It is a puyo puyo clone; the game is kinda like tetris or Dr. Mario, and it is extremely fun and addictive and it is FREE! I believe the game is PPC Native so if you own a Mac and want to run it, you will need Rosetta -- meaning Mac OS X Snow Leopard or earlier. It is also available for Windows.

There is solo mode and vs. mode in which you compete against a computer opponent or a friend.

the website url ( for a better description and info on the game and to get the shareware turned freeware code):

http://candycrisis.sourceforge.net/

the download url:

http://sourceforge.net/projects/candycrisis/files/

Here are some screen shots:

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a Website for opensource free Mac games -- Intel & PPC Macs!

I found a website that has a list of freeware opensource Mac games for Intel & PPC Macs with screen shots and descriptions! These games look top notch -- good graphics and all! Games in a lot of genres-- like RPGs, 1st person shooters, sports, strategy games, etc! You might not need to buy games anymore as most if not all your games needs will be satisfied.

the url:
 http://macgamescout.org/

the url for the same site with search narrowed down to only PPC Mac games:

http://macgamescout.org/tag/ppc/

Enjoy!

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