Finally got around to setting up my own Mini vMac setup with this as a guide. Downloads for the system images sadly are down, but I was able to at least get system 6 up and running. Time for some old games!
I prefer the later era of games, as in the powermac era/dos era. its cool to have this option though as maintaining vintage macs seems an awful lot of trouble.
This guide made me understand a bit more how macintosh emulation works, but I cant seem to translate it to what I want to do specifically, do you think you could help me with a video maybe? I know its a lot to ask but id VERY much appreciate it. I am specifically trying to make Dark Castle run on Batocera (my batocera is installed on an sd card in my steam deck). I got all the BIOS files working, but I really dont know where to go from there. Like I said, this video helps because I assume thats what I'd need to do from inside batocera, but I dont know.
Not exactly sure what part you're stuck on but dropping the disk image on the window is just like inserting a disk into the computer. You can have it auto-mount your disk image by keeping it in the same folder as Mini vMac and titling your image "disk1.dsk".
I was wondering if I'd be able to use this setup to play something from the later 90s, namely Pathways into Darkness. I'm having a lot of trouble setting it up with Basilisk
Unfortunately not, this version of Mini vMac doesn't support color. For Pathways I would use Basilisk II with System 7.5.5. I have tested it and it seems to be playable.
ive been working on emulating a mac se for 3 hours on vmac mini,vmac ii mini,sheepshaver,basilik ii and even retroarch just somebody give me the links to a working rom,2 dsk files,and a working iso file for mac se and mac plus
@@insanelygruz I think you should do a little tutorial, because or I'll be very stupid but I can't do it, could you correct me where I'm wrong? The first thing I do is import the .sit file with importfl then when it is already in the mac I open the stuffit expander to look for the .sit file but it does not show it in the menu or in any folder to extract it, you know what I'm doing wrong? (I hope I don't bother you, it's not my intention, I just don't understand what to do) thanks :)
@@oscarblanco2763 It could possibly be that it isn't compatible with Stuffit Expander version 4, and you'll need version 5. (A lot of software is uploaded like this incorrectly.) Version 5 won't run on Mini vMac, so you might try to set up the Basilisk II emulator and get a copy of Stuffit 5.5. It will probably recognize your file.
Okay why is creepy castle not unstuffing? it is a 1.3 MB .sit stuffit file. but everything under 1 meg works perfectly. what i mean it crashes instantly
@@seanwilkinson7397 I checked it out and works with stuffit 5 but didn't work in stuffit 4. If you can't get it I can link you to a .dsk image for Mini vMac
.sit is a stuffit file - so you have to unstuff it and then copy it to a .dsk image that you already have. As far as I know you can't just convert a .sit to a .dsk file.
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Can you have the link for download the games?
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Excellent explainer! Excited for the dedicated Mac channel !
Finally got around to setting up my own Mini vMac setup with this as a guide. Downloads for the system images sadly are down, but I was able to at least get system 6 up and running. Time for some old games!
I've set up all three. I've also set up shapeshifter, a Mac emulator running inside WinUAE, an Amiga emulator.
Just used this guide again today... thank you, Gruz!
The links no longer work. Are there updated ones? Thanks again!!!
Love this Emulator. I love playing Dark Castle.
I prefer the later era of games, as in the powermac era/dos era. its cool to have this option though as maintaining vintage macs seems an awful lot of trouble.
4:40 What website is this? The top of your screen is cut off and the link in the video description is dead.
Can you do this on Linux Mint?
Just what I needed, thanks!
I've got a .sit file imported but I'm not exactly what sure to do next.
Hi, Yes please Can we have another video on how to install MiniVmac2 for the colour games as well. Thanks
I dragged the renamed .dsk to the vmac emu and I just get a X? what am i doing wrong?
Best explanations ever! Thanks!
what is the earliest ppc mac to play 68k b/w games via miniv mac?
This guide made me understand a bit more how macintosh emulation works, but I cant seem to translate it to what I want to do specifically, do you think you could help me with a video maybe? I know its a lot to ask but id VERY much appreciate it.
I am specifically trying to make Dark Castle run on Batocera (my batocera is installed on an sd card in my steam deck). I got all the BIOS files working, but I really dont know where to go from there. Like I said, this video helps because I assume thats what I'd need to do from inside batocera, but I dont know.
Can you do one for Basilisk, Sheepshaver, or a GS emu?
I actually run mini vMac on a power pc g4! I could try to run vMac on so 9, it would be a really silly and fun thing to do.
hello are these steps similar if i was trying to do all this on a imac g3 running os 8.6?
Now we need to write some new Mac 68K games for old Macs using THINK C 5.
Great job! Now that i've had some fun with vmac, any recommendations on setting up mini vmac 2?
What was the game being played at 2:12? I could swear I played it!
Great Video. T'was very helpful.
Theres dragons lair for macintosh as well on cd rom
But is there any way I can do this on my 3ds the same
10:56 you're welcome
So you must drag the blank disk image you put on the desktop to the mini vmac. Correct?
Every time you start the emulator, I meant to say.
Not exactly sure what part you're stuck on but dropping the disk image on the window is just like inserting a disk into the computer. You can have it auto-mount your disk image by keeping it in the same folder as Mini vMac and titling your image "disk1.dsk".
Hey man thanks for all your help, when I try to install the img file for mac plus it says I am short of space how do I rectify? thanks in advance
Can you do a tutorial for Mini vMac II?
I was wondering if I'd be able to use this setup to play something from the later 90s, namely Pathways into Darkness. I'm having a lot of trouble setting it up with Basilisk
Unfortunately not, this version of Mini vMac doesn't support color. For Pathways I would use Basilisk II with System 7.5.5. I have tested it and it seems to be playable.
ive been working on emulating a mac se for 3 hours on vmac mini,vmac ii mini,sheepshaver,basilik ii and even retroarch just somebody give me the links to a working rom,2 dsk files,and a working iso file for mac se and mac plus
can you fill the screen in fullscreen using this emulator?
You can go into Mini vmac's config file and switch it
Please Do sheapshaver
I can't start games in .sit format only in dsk format do you know what is the problem or if I can fix it?
.sit is like a .zip file, it's compressed and you need to use stuffit to decompress it.
@@insanelygruz ok thanks
@@insanelygruz I think you should do a little tutorial, because or I'll be very stupid but I can't do it, could you correct me where I'm wrong? The first thing I do is import the .sit file with importfl then when it is already in the mac I open the stuffit expander to look for the .sit file but it does not show it in the menu or in any folder to extract it, you know what I'm doing wrong? (I hope I don't bother you, it's not my intention, I just don't understand what to do) thanks :)
@@insanelygruz Do you know what I do wrong?
@@oscarblanco2763 It could possibly be that it isn't compatible with Stuffit Expander version 4, and you'll need version 5. (A lot of software is uploaded like this incorrectly.) Version 5 won't run on Mini vMac, so you might try to set up the Basilisk II emulator and get a copy of Stuffit 5.5. It will probably recognize your file.
Thank you!
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Okay why is creepy castle not unstuffing? it is a 1.3 MB .sit stuffit file. but everything under 1 meg works perfectly. what i mean it crashes instantly
Have you tried this copy? macintoshgarden.org/games/creepy-castle
@@insanelygruz yes to mo avail. i meant stuffit expander crashes
@@seanwilkinson7397 I checked it out and works with stuffit 5 but didn't work in stuffit 4. If you can't get it I can link you to a .dsk image for Mini vMac
how do i convert .sit to .dsk?
.sit is a stuffit file - so you have to unstuff it and then copy it to a .dsk image that you already have. As far as I know you can't just convert a .sit to a .dsk file.
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I'm starting to realise Basilisk II is much easier to use. VMac is too fussy about rom types
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Aaaaaand it still doesn't work. I'm starting to hate Macintosh with a passion. How can it be so stupidly complex to launch a stupid game??