On Saturday, Jun 14, 2003, at 09:03 Europe/London, Charles Martin wrote: > This may sound funny, but I consider a couple (just a handful) of > simple (not big honkin' 3D type) games to be "essential." They keep me > amused on train trips, they help pass the time when I'm on hold, they > occupy me on those rare occasions when I'm waiting on the computer to > finish something like a big download or cloning operation ... I like > BOOM, MacMAME, JewelToy, MacPipes X, Otto Matic (okay that's a 3D one > but I love it!), SNES 9x, and the evil Snood. Deimos Rising by Ambrosia software is pretty good for this. Retro vertical scrolling shooter action at its best! Joe