Connectix Virtual Game Station



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Publisher: Connectix

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ConnectixVGS.iso_.zip (42.38 MB)

MD5: ad4951914b17cfc74c036262cf75a485 For Mac OS 8 - 8.1 - Mac OS 9 For Mac OS 8 - 8.1 - Mac OS 9 #2 [www] .se [ftp] .se [mirror] .us

VirtualGameStation.sit_.bin (17.07 MB)

MD5: 53f3696a99d8ce9ffa032bcc81c58d1c For Mac OS 8 - 8.1 - Mac OS 9 For Mac OS 8 - 8.1 - Mac OS 9 #3 [www] .se [ftp] .se [mirror] .us

Spyro_The_Dragon.toast_.sit (630.90 MB)

MD5: b181b452216d78d54951a56937ba142b For Mac OS 8 - 8.1 - Mac OS 9 For Mac OS 8 - 8.1 - Mac OS 9 #4 [www] .se [ftp] .se [mirror] .us

FrozenGame_Save_and_Load_Game_States.sit (30.77 KB)

MD5: 718a51c158b73564acc15f1c194c1845 For Mac OS 8 - 8.1 - Mac OS 9 For Mac OS 8 - 8.1 - Mac OS 9 [www] .se [ftp] .se [mirror] .us

connectix-vgs-manual.pdf

Emulation

Guides on emulating older applications Guides on emulating older applications

The infamous commercial PlayStation emulator for Mac OS 9! Pretty decent compatibility. Lived a short life, as Sony and their team of lawyers moved in quickly to kill this, and in the end, bought the program from a financially exhausted Connectix, and locked it away in a vault. Sad story, really.

The first download above is a PC/Mac hybrid CD image (see also the alternative download link below).

External link

Download from MediaFire



Note: The Mediafire DL is of a 42.3 MB zipped .toast archive. This is Version 1.41 (September 15, 2000). It's an original full PC/Mac hybrid CD image. Unzip and rename the ".toast" suffix to ".iso" to burn and access on a PC (discard and ignore the "_MacOSX" folder extracted from the zip file, this was zipped on an OS X machine and there's some artifacts left behind).

The user manual is located on the PC side of the .toast DL (didn't see one on the Mac side) so I have added it above; it's for both Mac & PC versions.

Connectix list of recommended compatible games (via Wayback Machine).

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Spyro The Dragon is an excellent example game disc which this emulator plays.

This is a fresh scan of SkyCapt's OEM 1998 disc. It cannot be virtually mounted, it must be burned to disc and run on a "chip mod" patched version of this emulator. Spyro is abandonware, its creators ended the original franchise because Spyro can't hold anything in his hands, limiting the implementation of new ideas for sequels. Spyro pushes the hardware capability of PS1 to its limit, is all-ages family fun, and has cheat codes plus a hidden demo for "Crash Bandicoot: Warped". Its awesome in-game soundtrack was composed by Stewart Copeland, drummer for "The Police".

md5 checksum and filename:

46e9bf6123dff1c64a000f32f4065f58 Spyro_The_Dragon.toast

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Frozen Game is a utility for CVGS that allows you to save and load game states from anywhere. Here is the registration information:

Name: KIRI

Code: 1OTXZZAHINOV

CVGS for Macintosh — System Requirements: Mac OS 8 or higher Factory original G3 or G4 processor (300 MHz or higher recommended) — Not compatible with G3/G4 upgrade cards 10 MB RAM 3.5 MB hard disk space (5 MB recommended) Apple CD-ROM or DVD-ROM/RAM drive with Apple drivers



Architecture: PPC

Works only under a native classic Mac OS, on G3 and G4 Macs. Not compatible with OS X. I will eat my hat if this works in an emulator.

Additionally:

Q: Are there any Apple "Factory Original" G3s that are not compatible with CVGS?

A: There are two PowerBook G3 models that are not CVGS-compatible:

1: PowerBook G3 introduced in October 1997 (PowerBook 3400 form factor)

* Family Number M3553

* Gestalt 313

2: PowerBook G3 233 Mhz model, 12.1" PASSIVE Matrix model introduced May 1998

* Family Number M4753

* Gestalt 314