bedouin Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 I just discovered this game published by the venerable Brøderbund after picking up a Mac Classic II. I was never aware of it when it was actually released, but it apparently made it to Amiga, DOS, and even the NES. It's kind of like a mixture of air hockey and Pong -- like a more advanced version of Video Olympics. If you're a fan of either, you should check this game out (preferably the Amiga or Mac version. Just thought I'd share this discovery. Definitely worth checking out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Room 34 Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 Yes, a much beloved game! I kept it alive on my old Mac SE until that beast itself finally died. Now I have a copy of it running on Mini vMac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phineasfool Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 I used to have this game on my Amiga. Loved it back then. Would love to get a complete copy again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 I think I lost my Junior year of high school to this game. We did all our programming on Mac Classics (in Pascal!), and someone was passing around a copy of Shufflepuck. Great game... BTW the Mac version is slightly different than all the other versions. The graphics are differenet (especially for the bartender robot). Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zach Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 I remember that game. I've also pondered how it could be ported to the 2600. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockin' Kat Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 (edited) I play it on my Apple IIgs. Edited March 8, 2006 by SuperPsycho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess Ragan Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 Wasn't Shufflepuck Cafe included with one of the VG Pocket MAX game systems? JR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeV0 Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 Shufflepuck destroyed my 1st amiga mouse. Great game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inky Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 There's a great Linux recreation of it called TuxPuck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindfield Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 I had Shufflepuck on the ST back in the day. Fun game -- love some of the expressions of the characters when you score a goal against them, and their reactions when you beat them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colecovision Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 (edited) I love these aliens. I had this game on Atari St as well. Later on I played this on mac and it was in black and white. Edited March 8, 2006 by Colecovision Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bedouin Posted March 9, 2006 Author Share Posted March 9, 2006 There's a great Linux recreation of it called TuxPuck 1030141[/snapback] Thanks for the tip. I just installed this on my Debian box; it's definitely fun, and using an optical mouse is 10xs better than the Classic's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bedouin Posted March 9, 2006 Author Share Posted March 9, 2006 Anyone know where I can obtain the OS X binary of TuxPuck? One exists, but the TuxPuck page is out of order, and when trying to grab the file directly gets a 'forbidden" error. I tried to build from source but that's not happening. The Linux machine is in the other room; I would rather have it on my main desktop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kisrael Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 Early(ish) Mac had some neat games. Anyone remember that port of Risk? That was a lot of multiplayer fun, much better than fiddling with all the cards and dice and what not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogcorn Posted April 7, 2006 Share Posted April 7, 2006 Yep, SC and Risk were two of the three Mac games I remember from my first two years in college. The other was Crystal Quest. "Doing!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desiv Posted April 7, 2006 Share Posted April 7, 2006 "Good Shot" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oesii Posted April 7, 2006 Share Posted April 7, 2006 Yep, SC and Risk were two of the three Mac games I remember from my first two years in college. The other was Crystal Quest. "Doing!" My three Mac games on a good ol' SE were Shufflepuck Cafe, Risk, and Dark Castle. Also played while in college and grad school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liveinabin Posted April 7, 2006 Share Posted April 7, 2006 Really bizarre cover though, don't you think? (sorry, smallest web image I could find) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bedouin Posted April 7, 2006 Author Share Posted April 7, 2006 I whole game is pretty bizarre really, which is part of why it's so great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oesii Posted April 8, 2006 Share Posted April 8, 2006 Really bizarre cover though, don't you think? (sorry, smallest web image I could find) I don't know, looks like a nice lady... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeV0 Posted April 8, 2006 Share Posted April 8, 2006 Ive made the effort of downloading the disc image, networking my pc to my a600 and copied to an amiga disc. It was worth the effort, must go down in the hall of fame as a classic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coach41 Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 I never owned a Mac, but went to the "Egghead Software" and "B-Dalton Software" back in the old days and played Shufflepuck Cafe often. I would like to play it again as I am a big Air Hockey fan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RARusk Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 Back in the late '80s I was a gametester for Broderbund. One of the games I tested was "Shufflepuck Cafe". It was certainly an interesting and fast paced game. I did better on the DOS version because I could the analog sticks and whip them around similar to the motion you used when using a real...err...shuffle. Oddly enough, I was never able to play though a complete game perfectly. There was one character that always managed to get one past me so I would end up with a score of 15-1. Everybody else I managed to blank on a regular basis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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