Old B&W Mac Pyramid Maze Game?

November 15, 2006 7:32 AM

There is this addictive old black&white Mac game where you were in a pyramid maze and ran into monkey, picked up jewels, etc. This is probably circa 1990. Does anyone have any idea what it's called and where I can find it online?
posted by BigBrownBear to computers & internet (12 comments total)

Is it Scarab of Ra? That game was addictive as all hell!
posted by cadge at 7:45 AM on November 15, 2006

Yea, it's definitely Scarab of Ra.
posted by raf at 7:57 AM on November 15, 2006

(Heh. Every time I see a "what's that game" question on ask.mefi I expect it to be about Scarab of Ra. Finally it was!)
posted by raf at 7:58 AM on November 15, 2006

Yes! That is most certainly it!
posted by BigBrownBear at 8:05 AM on November 15, 2006

Another insanely-addictive old Mac game = Crystal Quest!
posted by almostcool at 8:50 AM on November 15, 2006

Ah yes, Scarab of Ra and Crystal Quest, those two sucked up many, many happy hours of my gaming time. I remember Scarab of Ra would kick my ass all the time though. And Crystal Quest had great sound effects (like the Aaaaaaah when you'd finish a level!).
posted by fenriq at 9:20 AM on November 15, 2006

Scarab of Ra and (don't laugh) Super Mario Bros. were the only games to elicit a 'scared' response out of me until resident evil.
posted by emptyinside at 10:10 AM on November 15, 2006

Scarab of Ra and (don't laugh) Super Mario Bros. were the only games to elicit a 'scared' response out of me until resident evil.

Damn monkeys, stealin my loot, as a run out of oil for my light.
posted by emptyinside at 10:11 AM on November 15, 2006

Haha, no kidding! I called a friend once while I was playing Scarab of Ra, and half my conversation was "OH GOD! THE MONKEY! AAAH!"

When she finally came over and took a look at the game, her jaw just about hit the floor at how crap it was! She'd expected something a bit more impressive, graphics-wise. :D
posted by cadge at 1:09 PM on November 15, 2006

I dug up my old 7200 running OS 8.something this summer just to play Scarab of Ra again (after every attempt to get OSX to play it failed). It still holds up. The combination of strategy, exploration (every level randomized), discovery + reward, and monkeys is a powerful one.
posted by julen at 3:23 PM on November 15, 2006

Yeah, the mummy always scared the wits out of me.
posted by mbrubeck at 4:45 PM on November 15, 2006

Oh man, I love Scarab of Ra, and I completely forgot about Crystal Quest. I would love it if someone ported those to OS X exactly as they were—old-skool B&W graphics and all.
posted by DakotaPaul at 5:06 PM on November 15, 2006