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Space Cab (Mac OS Classic)

Space Cab is a Macintosh remake of the Commodore 64 classic Space Taxi.

Level Select#

Hold down ⌥ Option when starting a new game to skip to any level.

Revision History#

As detailed in the v1.2 documentation:

Version 1.0.1#

  • Fixed a nasty bug where hitting 'Q' without the Command key would cause a partial quit, and likely crash.
  • Corrected a spelling mistake in the about box.
  • Changed the Save the City level to give you $1 from every bomb you catch rather then $25 if no bombs hit the city.
  • Changed the game so that running out of fuel only causes the cab to lose thruster power, not die automatically.
  • Corrected spelling in the documentation.

Version 1.2#

  • Added multi-universe support.
  • Vastly improved external support.
    • Updated documentation on customizing levels.
  • Added object sounds.
    • Pool Hall, Save the City, Interference Canyon, and Guided Missile objects now have sound.
  • Added new customers.
  • Improved the prefs dialog.
  • Changed Save the City to give you an extra cab if you catch all the bombs.
  • Changed graphics algorithm to make animation faster and smoother.
  • Changed information displays making them nicer to look at and faster to update.
  • Pause now pauses level music.
  • The Escape key now kills the cab.
  • Improved error handling.

References#


  1. Info-Mac Digest (Volume 15, Issue 128)↩︎