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Hexx68K: A New Puzzle Game for Classic Macs

Published 18 Oct 2026 - 05:43 | Discuss this news post

A brand-new puzzle game has arrived for our classic Macs! Hexx68K brings a fresh gaming experience to the 68k Mac scene. Head over to its page to check it out!


Romance of the Three Kingdoms V Gets an English Translation

Published 14 Oct 2026 - 07:23 | Discuss this news post

Great news for classic Mac strategy fans! Romance of the Three Kingdoms V, previously available in Japanese only, now has an English translation, opening up this historical strategy classic to a whole new audience. Check out the entry for more!


New Version of Hotline Client HotStuff

Published 20 Sep 2026 - 07:18 | Discuss this news post

Lots of activity in "Hotline land" recently. HotStuff, the Hotline client written by @knez, has been updated to version 2.0.63! Apart from a great speed boost, especially on lower-end Macs, large file support has been added, along with many other smaller improvements. Grab it while it's Hot(stuff)!


Liteline: A Hotline Client for System 6 Macs

Published 15 Sep 2026 - 07:26 | Discuss this news post

Another gap in the classic Mac software landscape has been closed! Thanks to Liteline, you can now use Hotline even on System 6 Macs. This extremely lightweight client supports chat, file downloads, guestbooks, and all the other essentials you'd expect from a Hotline client — all in a tiny package. Download it here and give it a try!


We're Back!

Published 14 Sep 2026 - 15:49 | Discuss this news post

Unfortunately, the Mac Garden was DDoS'ed today, which meant we were unavailable for a brief period of time. We don't know why we deserve the honour, given that we're effectively running this as a non-profit community service — but hey, you're not in the 1980s anymore, Dorothy.

Bottom line: in case you were wondering what happened ...


SquirrelEdit v2.5 Released

Published 11 Sep 2026 - 08:07 | Discuss this news post

SquirrelEdit, the new 1-bit pixel editor for classic Macs by DW, has just been updated to version 2.5. The new release includes a number of fixes and new features. Have a look for yourself and start pixel-pushing!


Gray Brick: New Game Boy emulator for 68k Macs

Published 23 Aug 2026 - 11:06 | Discuss this news post

Gray Brick is a new Game Boy emulator for 68k Macs running System 6.0.5 or later. It uses JIT compilation to deliver impressive performance, especially on 68030 and 68040 machines. It supports features such as save files, keyboard mapping and 2× display magnification.

Check out the official Gray Brick website for downloads and more information.