...and it does seem to support appletalk. But there's no ethernet bridge, so getting it to talk to anything via TCP would require... well, maybe some serious resEdit code resource coding. But one browser refresh would delete it all.

rebooting doesn't delete everything btw, I think the browser sets up a ramdisk that it all runs off of. Would be interesting to play around with a disk image some to see what you could do with it.

Looks really cool and it's still way faster in the browser than it was back in the day. I enjoyed poking around with it. =)

We live in a world where the slightest mistake is punished harshly. So if you have risen to a high level you become very risk adverse, where as you can screw around to unprecedented levels as a hobbyist.

Also, i used ResEdit to disable all the primitive security in my highschool library computers just to prove to the librarian that they were not, in fact, unhackable.

He listened to my explanation and took action to fix the simple security holes that I as a teen could spot instead of suspending me, something that I don't think would happen today.

That, and hacking together invincible ships with EVERY weapon in "Escape Velocity". :P

I did that too :) Also hacked custom graphics onto the ships.

Absolutely! One of the first ones I made was an Enterprise (TNG). :D

I swear, that program is the single largest reason everyone in my family asks me for tech help. It's not because I'm a computer or software engineer - I'm not! - it's because I learned early on not to be afraid to TRY STUFF, and learn from it! ResEdit taught me the importance of backup saves that you can revert to if you mess up, and (for lack of a better term) "rabbit hole diving"; where you just ask yourself "I wonder where THIS goes?...." ;)

The older I get, the more it frustrates me how well the younger generation "tries stuff", and how entrenched corporate uppity-ups are at NOT.

I credit my career in the software industry with not being afraid of computers (unlike some my age), and my fearlessness came from experimenting on a Mac.

AFAIK, the Last game in the series is OSX compatible and has the plug-ins for the original and EV:O, so the story can be played in OSX that way. I don't know if there are hardware (powerPC) requirements though.

... in a giant glowing penis, spewing death across the galaxy.

But my favorite was still the original. Something about the extensive plugins people created for that universe just clicked with my imagination. Rebel Destroyer 4lyf.

Override was ultimately my favorite because:

- The universe started small around you but if you got the nerve to explore you'd find entire civilizations with their own interests and troubles.
- The storylines while somewhat simply told were exciting and immersive in a use your imagination kind of way.
- While you could not end the major conflicts (Voinian war, Crecent War, etc) you could cause a major shift in power one way or the other.
- The combat balance was almost perfect. Warships mattered. Fighters and Carriers mattered. Technologies from one conflict were sometimes far more or less useful in other regions. And each races strengths really did compliment and offset each other.
- The UE Cruiser. Rescuing shipwright Anna Balashova and getting a ship that could kick ass anywhere in the galaxy. Amazing.

I remember many a night playing with one of my mates as a kid. We would stay up until the sun came up trading off commanding our ship across the galaxy. So so so good.

I have a certain prototype I like to develop when testing game engines and it's based pretty heavily on EV. Absolutely love it. It's in my blood.

Pretty much EV, but with Star Trek skin and setting. What's not to love?

Still in my top 5 games of all time, handily beating out a game like Halo.
The Original EV does have a place in my heart, but it wasn't until EV:N that I'd warp off in a direction and actually get scared that I wouldn't make it back, and would turn around early. Few games make me feel like maybe I've explored too far, and that I should slow down :)