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Glider PRO Becomes Freeware for the Mac

Posted by pudge on from the apple-should-drive-more-companies-out-of-business dept.

sasha328 writes "Original developer of Glider PRO releases the game as freeware. This has come about from the collapse of Cassady & Greene. I wonder if he'll consider releasing the code for the games." Ah, I used to love this game. It's still good.

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  1. Open Source? by 0x0d0a · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Having it freeware is awfully nice, but it'd be even neater if he decided to open source it so that it could be ported to Linux and other operating systems.

    John Calhoun (author of Glider PRO) used to use a nude as his logo back in his Soft Dorthy Software days.

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    1. Re:Open Source? by subuni · · Score: 5, Interesting

      Back in the late 80's / early 90's, john calhoun did release the source for his various games. So there is a possibility that he may release the sources for these updated versions, who knows. Somewhere around here on an 800k disk, I have the LightSpeed Pascal source for Glider v2.02.

      <cheap plug>And there is an open source clone, written in Java at http://sourceforge.net/projects/jglider/. It's currently playable, although it is lacking some features (enemies -- toasters, fish bowls, helocopters, etc). It certainly needs new graphics as it's using the old black&white images. And the ability to read in existing House files would be great. Someday, I'll get around to fixing/implementing all of that :)</cheap plug>

    2. Re:Open Source? by dave1212 · · Score: 5, Interesting

      John Calhoun (author of Glider PRO) used to use a nude as his logo back in his Soft Dorothy Software days
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      That was in the first Glider. Inspired by thoughts of the boss cat clawing my plane out of the air, I opened it in ResEdit on one of my old machines (a IIci) and grabbed the PICTs.. copy and "Create New Document from Clipboard" in GraphicConverter. Over the LocalTalk network to my Power Mac 7500, then over ethernet to my G4 and the web, here's the pics for your enjoyment.


      The info screen,

      and here's the loading screen (the girl in the image, quite beautiful, ended up on one of my early bands' tape covers, no worries John, it was never sold): Soft Dorothy Software

  2. wine? by wscott · · Score: 2, Interesting
    I can't get the Windows version to work on Wine.

    Anyone else have any luck?

    It is a fun game.

  3. Java Glider by Pius+II. · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Just in case you want information regarding the house file format or the way the Glider is to move (exact pixel values), mail me. I decrypted the house format and built an GliderHouse->XML converter (hey, just 'cause I could :-).
    Never had the nerve to actually finish implementing the actual game, what with those 144 types of objects and all.

  4. Re:What is that music? by ZackSchil · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I don't know but I made an MP3 to enjoy on the go. 1:33 of pure auditory bliss. Soothing action action action....

  5. glider isn't everything by MrFreak · · Score: 5, Interesting

    This is all well and good, but when am I finally going to see a Mac OS X version of Stunt Copter?

    (Here;s a link to the Classic version.)

  6. Forget about Glider Pro... by bennomatic · · Score: 3, Interesting

    What about Armor Alley? Now that was a great game!

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  7. Re:The B+W version was beautiful by Thom-in-NC · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Yes, there was an editor that shipped with an earlier version of Glider.

    The first game I bought for my Mac IIsi was Glider 4.06. The disk included a little application called Room Editor 1.04. You could create your own house using the Room Editor. It took quite a bit of time to create a series of rooms that was as playable as those that shipped with the game.

    Thank you John Calhoun for releasing this as freeware!

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