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MacPipes X

MacPipes X - 1.2.8

puzzle game: build a pipeline of required length

All Time: (3.4)
This Version: Not rated (0.0)
Current Version: 1.2.8
Release Date: 2008-05-11
License: Commercial
Downloads (this version): 1,710
Downloads (all versions): 294
Price: $7.50

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Product Description:

Classic arcade puzzle in which you have to build a pipeline of required length connecting pipe parts within a time limit. The first public release of this game was numbered 2.0. It sounds a bit strange, doesn't it? Well, in fact this game has a long story behind its back. Despite its appeal and gameplay, it is NOT a clone of Pipe Dream from LucasArts Games; it is in fact a rendition of a small Amiga game I saw in the late 80s, called Pipeline. It was so addictive that I decided to port it to my Mac (it was a Macintosh SE, one of those small machines with a black & white built-in screen, do you remember?) I started programming it in Turbo Pascal in 1988 (I still have that proto-version floating around somewhere on my hard disk). Then the 90s arrived bringing color to the Macs. In early 1994 I produced a color version of MacPipes but didn't release it to the public until July 1995. The last classic version of the game (2.2.7) was released in early 1999. The current version of MacPipes requires a PowerPC processor and runs on Mac OS 8.6/9.x with CarbonLib and natively on Mac OS X. Since it is a complete rewriting of the original game, I decided to add a 'X' to the name and restart version numbering from 1.0.0 (oh, by the way, the silly name it's because all Macintosh programs in the 80s were called MacThis, MacThat, MacSomething).

What's new in this version:

  • Fixed the URL for downloading the game when a new version is available.
  • Improved error handling while purchasing the game via the Kagi Registration Module.
  • The KRM has been reverted to version 1.0.6 due to unsolved problems with version 1.0.7.
  • Updated Help.

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

  • Mac OS X 10.5 PPC
  • Mac OS X 10.4 PPC
  • Mac OS X 10.3.9
  • Mac OS X 10.3
  • Mac OS X 10.2
  • Mac OS X 10.1
  • Mac OS Classic

Additional Requirements:

  • Mac OS 9.x, or
  • Mac OS X 10.1 or higher

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MacPipes X ReviewEh - well... not terrible. - Version: 1.2.5, 8/3/2006 06:53PM PST

crwright_dotmac
I really liked Pipe Dream. This may even spring from an earlier source, but it's not nearly as playable. Short clock. Nearly instant water flow (giving no time for last minute panic building). Tiny screen. "Full Screen" mode that is too low resolution/frequency for any of my LCD screens to even support. After 6 tries I hadn't made it past level 1 (could whip Pipe Dream for at least a dozen or so...) and it ceased to be amusing enough to keep. Perhaps I'll try the next rendition.

It does have a very 'retro' feel, which is always nice.

-c
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MacPipes X ReviewTiny window - Version: 1.2.1, 7/9/2005 03:59AM PST

averell
Agree with Brennan : the window is too tiny (has the size of a MacPlus screen or so).
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MacPipes X ReviewRight - Version: 1.1.3, 1/26/2004 07:13AM PST

vikingz2000
on target! Works just like the original and maybe even better. Good work in porting this old classic to OSX.
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