Manticore Software

GameBox is a game library for early Mac OS Systems (Mac OS 8, 9, OSX), similar to Valve's Steam, built with features to make gaming on vintage computers as easy and seamless as possible. GameBox gives users a central location to find and launch games with ease, with support for multiple users/game libraries, cloud syncing, and a community portal to keep up-to-date and interact with the vintage gaming community.

Features:

  • Organise and categorise your own game library

  • Track time played for individual games

  • Cloud syncing of profiles and game library

  • Virtual disc management with auto-mount and auto-eject capabilities

  • Chat rooms/lobby for multiplayer game organisation and general chat

  • Multiple user profiles and game library support

  • Scriptable game-specific arguments for launch/exit, including Applescript Applet support

  • Game Spotlights with user contributed titles

  • Community Scoreboard for competing and viewing community high scores

  • Classic Environment support for vintage games running under OSX

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Requirements:

  • A Macintosh computer running Mac OS 8 - OS X El Capitan

  • A PowerPC or Intel CPU

  • At least 12MB RAM

  • 8MB Disk Space

Registration:

GameBox comes with a free trial and costs $10 USD to register. Please register GameBox to support the ongoing development of projects for vintage computer systems.

Bug Reports/Feature Requests:

Please submit any bug reports or feature requests here.

Spotlight

Spotlight

See all games that made it to the Community Spotlight, and make suggestions if you've found a game you think should be featured.

Scoreboard

Scoreboard

See high scores from the community, submit your own records, or set yourself a challenge to beat the top score!

GameBox Classic

GameBox Classic 1.1.0 (Mac OS 8 - 9.2.2)

Manticore Software

GameBox Classic supports Macintosh Computers running Mac OS 8 - Mac OS 9

GameBox (Universal Binary)

GameBox (Universal Binary) 1.1.0 (OSX 10.2.8 - 10.11)

Manticore Software

GameBox Classic supports Mac Computers running Mac OS X 10.2.8 - Mac OS X El Capitan.

German Releases

GameBox Classic [German]

GameBox Classic [German] 1.1.0 (Mac OS 8 - 9.2.2)

Manticore Software

GameBox Classic supports Macintosh Computers running Mac OS 8 - Mac OS 9

GameBox (Universal Binary) [German]

GameBox (Universal Binary) [German] 1.1.0 (OSX 10.2.8 - 10.11)

Manticore Software

GameBox Classic supports Mac Computers running Mac OS X 10.2.8 - Mac OS X El Capitan.