About
The Colony is the official source code release of David A. Smith's 1988 Macintosh 3D adventure/shooter, published here under the Apache 2.0 license. This repository includes the Macintosh, PC, and Amiga versions — the PC and Amiga ports were done by David W Easter.
Getting started
Gameplay demos are linked on YouTube in the readme; the repository provides the source code and box/screenshot images for the Macintosh, PC, and Amiga versions of the original release rather than a ready-to-run build.
History
Developed largely solo by David A. Smith starting around 1983-1984 on an original Macintosh, The Colony was published by Mindscape in 1988 and went on to win MacWorld's 'Best Adventure Game of the Year'; Smith later worked on James Cameron's 'The Abyss' and co-founded Red Storm Entertainment with Tom Clancy, who became an early fan and investor after playing the game.
Media
Additional notes
- History
- According to the author's memoir included in the readme, Mindscape's QA found only 12 bugs in the finished game — a low count the author attributes to years of tool development before the game itself was built.