How do I get "The Seventh Guest" to run on an g5?
June 18, 2007 2:09 PM Subscribe
How do I get "The Seventh Guest" for OS8 to run on my imac g5? I've tried seveal things including launching it in OS9 but all I get is a scrambled menu that never really loads the first level.
Other option is running the original DOS version in MacOS X through DOSBox http://dosbox.sourceforge.net/
posted by PowerCat at 5:07 PM on June 18, 2007
posted by PowerCat at 5:07 PM on June 18, 2007
you could probably pick up an old iMac running some version of OS 8 for 30 bucks or so..
posted by HuronBob at 5:25 PM on June 18, 2007
posted by HuronBob at 5:25 PM on June 18, 2007
This is just a very, very vague memory ... but IIRC 7th Guest wasn't the easiest program to get working even when it was new. I think I remember having a problem with it, back on my Performa 6400/200 (makes me wonder where that computer is).
Anyway, I'd definitely play with the graphics modes. Try 256-colors and thousands-of-colors modes. Also, try dropping the screen resolution to something that's a little more 1994-esque. Maybe 800x600 or so.
After that, I'd try something like Basilisk, but you should keep track of which versions of Quicktime it has installed. I don't think you can emulate versions of Mac OS prior to 8.1 using Basilisk, but if you can get 8.1 running then I think you can play around with various versions of Quicktime, Quickdraw, etc. This is again a dim memory, but there were some applications that sometimes broke forwards-compatibility with Quicktime. Also, if you can find any patches or updates that were released (though I'm not sure where you'd begin to go looking) for the game after the discs were pressed, that might be helpful, too.
If you find a configuration that works, it would be great if you'd post a followup comment, because I'm sure there are others (myself included) who'd love to play T7G again.
posted by Kadin2048 at 7:54 PM on June 18, 2007
Anyway, I'd definitely play with the graphics modes. Try 256-colors and thousands-of-colors modes. Also, try dropping the screen resolution to something that's a little more 1994-esque. Maybe 800x600 or so.
After that, I'd try something like Basilisk, but you should keep track of which versions of Quicktime it has installed. I don't think you can emulate versions of Mac OS prior to 8.1 using Basilisk, but if you can get 8.1 running then I think you can play around with various versions of Quicktime, Quickdraw, etc. This is again a dim memory, but there were some applications that sometimes broke forwards-compatibility with Quicktime. Also, if you can find any patches or updates that were released (though I'm not sure where you'd begin to go looking) for the game after the discs were pressed, that might be helpful, too.
If you find a configuration that works, it would be great if you'd post a followup comment, because I'm sure there are others (myself included) who'd love to play T7G again.
posted by Kadin2048 at 7:54 PM on June 18, 2007
Response by poster: Thanks for the help! I'll give them a shot and post the followup.
posted by guruguy9 at 11:27 AM on June 19, 2007
posted by guruguy9 at 11:27 AM on June 19, 2007
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posted by Blazecock Pileon at 2:13 PM on June 18, 2007