Oct 22, 2006 Both the Mac and Linux seem to have some issues with dealing with screen size and refresh as transparently as Win32 systems, also. Things like Fullscreen can be a little clunky to get working right - and for a variety of reasons, even a fairly powerful system may be relying on a slow subsystem with a.nix or OS X machine. Experience Telegram on your mac in a swift and seamless way. Hello, I've written a fairly simple RPG for the Mac (works on Windows too, should even work on Linux but is untested) called Dungeon Diver. It doesn't have a story, but that hasn't stopped people from telling me that it's fun to play. I would very much appreciate your feedback - I will use it to.
I've got a good number of old machines in my computer room here. A prime concern is always how to get data (disk images, etc.) from the Internet to these old machines. Some, like my NeXTStation, are friendly LAN citizens. Others, like my Mac Plus, have Ethernet connectivity, but can be challenging to work with over the network. My Amiga 1200 has the network hardware, but I've not gotten the drivers squared away to make it all happen. There are but 24 hours in a given day.
My Apple IIgs used to talk fairly happily via LocalTalk to my PowerMac G4 that was 1) equipped with an old-school serial port and could 2) boot into OS 9 natively. Since I handed down the G4 and moved to the G5, things have been more difficult. As a solution, I decided to equip my IIgs with a SuperDrive, which is what Apple used to call its 3.5″ floppy drive that could read/write both variable speed 800K floppies as well as standard 1.44MB media. I found one on eBay, new-in-box, which is always best! More elusive and expensive is the requisite controller needed to interface the drive to an Apple II. Fortunately, no sooner had I posted an inquiry to the Usenet than I received a note from someone in Australia who had a new-in-box (!) controller that he agreed to let go for $75 USD.
I've got a good number of old machines in my computer room here. A prime concern is always how to get data (disk images, etc.) from the Internet to these old machines. Some, like my NeXTStation, are friendly LAN citizens. Others, like my Mac Plus, have Ethernet connectivity, but can be challenging to work with over the network. My Amiga 1200 has the network hardware, but I've not gotten the drivers squared away to make it all happen. There are but 24 hours in a given day.
My Apple IIgs used to talk fairly happily via LocalTalk to my PowerMac G4 that was 1) equipped with an old-school serial port and could 2) boot into OS 9 natively. Since I handed down the G4 and moved to the G5, things have been more difficult. As a solution, I decided to equip my IIgs with a SuperDrive, which is what Apple used to call its 3.5″ floppy drive that could read/write both variable speed 800K floppies as well as standard 1.44MB media. I found one on eBay, new-in-box, which is always best! More elusive and expensive is the requisite controller needed to interface the drive to an Apple II. Fortunately, no sooner had I posted an inquiry to the Usenet than I received a note from someone in Australia who had a new-in-box (!) controller that he agreed to let go for $75 USD.
Both arrived, installed easily, work great, and now I'm reading PC formatted 1.44MB floppies in the IIgs real horrorshow. Problem solved.
I took some pics of the new units as they emerged for the first time from their boxes, here nearly 15 years after they left Apple. There's a few general GS hardware shots in there as well. Have a look.
A remake of the classic C64 game
by Travis Baldree
- UPDATE! 10/20/05 -
Another update
v1.07 is released - some text was showing up as numbers when casting a few spells
I recently received an email from Daniel M. Lawrence, the original creator of Telengard! He's got a fantastic page with interesting history behind the game up at his site - check the link at the bottom of the page!
- NONRELATED UPDATE 2/25/05 -
I've been working on a retail title called Fate thatincorporates a lot of the gameplay elements of Telengard and games like Diablo. It'll be released in about 2 months or so.If you are interested in checking it out, see the website!
- UPDATE! 1/08/05 -
Another update
v1.06 is released - just a quick Charm fix
- UPDATE! 1/07/05 -
Another update
v1.05 is released - several bugfixes as detailed in the readme
- UPDATE! 11/05/04 -
Yet another one-year later update.
v1.04 is released - several bugfixes as detailed in the readme
- UPDATE! 12/14/03 -
Wow! One year to the day since the last update!
v1.03 is released - several bugfixes as detailed in the readme
- UPDATE! 12/14/02 -
v1.02 released - fixes an event bug
- UPDATE! 12/12/02 -
v1.01 released - numerous fixes
If you have a special place in your heart for classic games,
the venerable Commodore 64,
and Telengard in particular, then this is the place for you.
The Telengard remake project is an effort to bring
the sights, sounds, and gameplay of the
original C64 version of Telengard to modern PC's.
Every effort has been made to keep the look and feel intact
while addressing a few issues that make
emulated versions a pain to play.
Download Telengard 1.07 for Windows
download
View the README
readme.txt
I'd like this remake to be the best it can be,
so if you notice any problems or inconsistencies,
please let me know!
- LINKS -
Also check out the following great sites
C64 TELENGARD
travis@buildingworlds.com
Telengard Mac Os Catalina
Telengard Mac Os Catalina
Travis Baldree 2002
