Glider Pro
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| Developers | |
|---|---|
| John Calhoun | |
| Publishers | |
| Cassady & Greene | |
| Release dates | |
| Mac OS (Classic) | 1994 |
| macOS (OS X) | January 10, 2002[1] |
| Taxonomy | |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | Flip screen |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | Action |
| Vehicles | Flight |
| Art styles | Cartoon |
| Themes | Contemporary |
| Series | Glider |
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| Glider | |
|---|---|
| Glider | 1988 |
| Glider 4.0 | 1991 |
| Glider Pro | 1994 |
| Glider Classic | 2011 |
Warnings
- The Mac OS X version of this game does not work on Mac OS X Lion (version 10.7) or later due to the removal of support for PowerPC apps.
Glider Pro is a singleplayer and multiplayer flip screen action game in the Glider series. Published by Casady & Greene, it was the last installment in the series in the series for 17 years.
It was released for Classic Mac OS in 1994 with a Power PC version. It was ported to Mac OS X and released on January 10, 2002. It was released on August 1, 2003 as freeware by John Calhoun upon the closure of Cassady & Greene.[2]
The page was later taken down and Calhoun released a new entry in the series, Glider Classic (based on this version).[3] On January 26, 2016, John Calhoun released the source code for the game under the GPL-2.0 on GitHub.[4]
General information
- Glider Pro on GitHub
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | |
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| Developer website (unavailable) | |
A generic key was included. | |
- The level editor was not ported to Mac OS X.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Mac OS (Classic) | |
| macOS (OS X) |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Mac OS (Classic) | |
| macOS (OS X) |
Video
In-game display settings (Classic Mac OS).
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | There is no fullscreen mode. | ||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
| Color blind mode | A black-and-white mode is available for the Mac OS version. | ||
Input
In-game control settings (Classic Mac OS).
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | Pause can only be assigned to Esc or Tab ↹. | |
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | The mouse is mandatory to start a new game and to have access to the options. | |
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support |
| Controller types |
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Audio
In-game sound settings (Classic Mac OS).
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | Master only. Music can be toggled. | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English |
Network
In-game game options (Classic Mac OS).
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local play | 2 | Co-op |
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| LAN play | ||||
| Online play | ||||
Other information
API
| Executable | PPC | 16-bit | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| macOS (OS X) | [5] | ||||
| Mac OS (Classic) |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Cutscenes | QuickTime |
System requirements
| Mac OS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | 7 | |
| Processor (CPU) | ||
| System memory (RAM) | ||
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | ||
| macOS (OS X) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | 10.0.4 | |
| Processor (CPU) | PowerPC 7xx | |
| System memory (RAM) | 128 RAM | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 20 MB | |
References
- ↑ Casady & Greene releases Glider Pro X - last accessed on 2020-08-22
- ↑ Glider PRO Becomes Freeware for the Mac - last accessed on 2020-08-14
- "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."
- ↑ Review: Glider Classic available for iPad, iPhone and Mac - last accessed on 2020-08-12
- "Glider PRO is back as Glider Classic for the Mac, iPhone and iPad, and I’m very happy about it."
- ↑ Get a window into classic Mac dev with Glider source code - last accessed on 2020-08-14
- "Classic Mac game dev John Calhoun has released the source code for four of his games -- Glider, Glider Pro, Glypha III, and Pararena -- onto GitHub."
- ↑ Classic Mac Game "Glider" Coming to iPhone [Update: It's Out] - last accessed on 2020-08-22
- "Calhoun indicates that a Mac App Store release of Glider Classic is also likely at some point, given that Glider Pro for the Mac is PowerPC-only and will not run under OS X Lion."