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Heisalsohopefulthatacompromisecan
bereachedwiththecompany.
“I’msendingalettertoApple’sVPof
MarketingCommunications toextend out an
olive branch and seeif we canwork together.
That’sthe best-casescenario,”he says.
Youcan onllywishhhhimwellllanddhhopethhat
Appledecidestomakethearchiveofficial at
some pointin the near future.
Howmuchtime Goldwillbe able todevote
tothe projectinthe longtermis uncertain,

however.He’sahighschoolseniorfromNew

YorkCityplanningtogotoTheNewSchoolin

theautumn,andhe’sworkingtowardsbeing

hiredasacreative/artdirector.

It has also proven tobearelatively

expensive task, especiallyforateenager.

““Thhe ffullllarchhive tookkmecllose tothhree

yearsanddddlaunchingit has leftmeabout

$500 outofpocket,”he says.

This isssswhyhehasadonationbutton

on the arcccchive,althoughheadds:“Content

andmonetaryarealwaysappreciatedbut

neverexpected.”

Asitstands,however,Goldishighly

motivated, and ithashelped enormously that

the archive has been widelyappreciated by

the tech community,manyofwhomare

hhopingthhatacompromisecan bbereachhedd.

“My motivationcame fromthe lackof

anythingelse likethis,”Goldsays.

Check it out for yourself while youstillcan

byvisitingwww.applearchive.org.

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⬆Manyoldgamesarenowavailableasfreeware,includingMarathon,
afirst-personshooterthatwasreleasedfortheAppleMacin 1994

⬆TheinternalEasyPaytrainingvideo–withitsmusicalinterludetothetuneof

Haddaway’sWhatIsLove–isoneofthemanyvideohighlightsofthecollection

SENSIBLE SOCCER

SCORESAGAIN

The iconicfootball game
Sensible Soccer has been
givenamodern makeover in
the guideofan ambitious mod
that needs the original gameto
run. SensibleWorldofSoccer
2020 adds customisable
commentary and graphics that
can be boostedto4K resolution.
There are also updatedteam
names, rosters, up-to-date
coloursforplayers and kits,
and full widescreen support.

Simply get yourself an originaal

copyofthe game–perhaps fromm

http://www.gog.com,whereitretailsforr

£4.59 (tinyurl.com/387retro4)–

and then visit the mod’s web

page attinyurl.com/387retro5

todownload and install the

extrafeatures.

You’ll find versionsfor

both Windows and the Amiga,

but check the website’sforum

tolearn how it can be played

on Linux using WineHQ

and on macOSXCatalina

using Crossover.

MINI PC ENGINE

CONSOLE RELEASED

Yetanother mini console has

rolledoffthe production line,

following small-form versions

ofthe PlayStation, SNES, NES

and Mega Drive.

The PC Engine CoreGrafx

Mini is something special,

however,since sofewpeople

got their hands on the original

full-size console when it was put

on sale from 1987 onwards.

Gamers will be abletouse

thebundled original-size

controllertoplay57

built-in games,

which include Alien Crush,

Bomberman ‘93, Dungeon

Explorer,Salamander,

Splatterhouse,ParasolStars,

Space Harrier,Snatcher,Aldynes

and Ghouls ‘N Ghosts. Someof

the games are in Japanese,but

most will have minimaltext so as

nottomake itabig issue.

Emulation has been worked

onbythe renowned developer

M2Released, and the hardware

has been createdbyarcade

stick manufacturers Hori. It is

duetobe released on 19th March

as an Amazon exclusive

costing £100.