Comments on: Cosmic Osmo being re-released for Windows, no Mac version in sight

By: James

James — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 14:57:02 +0000

Homos are OK in my book. A Mac is a tool like any PC, but you are entitled to your opinion!

By: john

john — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 03:05:48 +0000

fuck the mac.

windows is the way macs are for homo’s

By: Lumi

Lumi — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 02:08:15 +0000

>>”I understand the need to release this for Windows, but what about all the loyal fans who have been waiting for a re-release. This is really heartbreaking.”

You know, loyal fans don’t only exist on Macs. I grew up being trained on Apple IIs in school, and those computers gave me many fond memories from their rich library of games. Cosmic Osmo, Odell Lake, Oregon Trail, and even Type To Learn… ohh, I miss them all.

I live outside the world of computer wars, and although I find owning a PC better for doing animation, I’d also own a Mac for pleasure if I had the money. I’m glad Hex Isle ended up being released for both systems, although I haven’t played it yet. I’m still trying to do the impossible and get a copy of the original game to run on my PC.

Am I dreamer for wishing a world was like the good old days, where third-party video games would be released on both Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis, so all could play them? -sigh-

By: Steven

Steven — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:23:36 +0000

I loved Cosmic Osmo. I had it on my old Mac when I was 4 years old and I have been dying to play. We have the old game still but no computers that will play it as far as I know.

By: Jen

Jen — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:56:08 +0000

Hexisle is out, but it is a major disappointment. It’s nothing like the original Cosmic Osmo. It lacks the imagination and beauty of the original. Was hoping it would be an actual re-issue of the original game.

By: Esther

Esther — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 16:44:04 +0000

Pity about the Windows-only release. Another jewel was The Manhole.

By: Alec

Alec — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 07:32:17 +0000

this was my favorite game when I was a kid, amasing, i would LOVE to see it back again, used to spend ages playing with the potato faces !!!

By: Zoox

Zoox — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:52:05 +0000

For those who have been asking how to run Cosmic Osmo on newer computers, if you have a mac that will boot in OS 9, the CD version and floppy version of CO will work. The CD version plays without any hitches I can detect in OS 9.1. The floppy version has a few problems with sequences that are too fast , but otherwise appears to be OK. I have not been able to run either version in the OS 9 classic emulation on OS X. They start to run, but after a few clicks I get an error message. Also, it’s possible to make a disk image of the CO CD in OS 9 (I get an error message when I try to make the image in OS X) and then run CO in OS 9 without the actual CD.

By: James

James — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 01:08:50 +0000

Well the final release is out, and as mentioned it is available for Windows only. I guess this is another good reason to have VMWare Fusion, however I am a bit upset there is no Mac version, the developer mentioned it would be easy to compile this for the Mac. If you have windows and would like to play this masterpiece, please visit GameTap and play it today! Unfortunately no color support, but the game is still fun anyway!

By: retrodig

retrodig — Mon, 05 May 2008 02:50:54 +0000

Well, here is some partially relevant news. Cyan is releasing a 3-D “sequel” to Cosmic Osmo.

http://www.hexisle.com/

However, the circumstances are very different from the 1990 release. This one is a puzzle game, more or less, with our favorite alien working his way through various obstacles. I wish this was the sequel we were all looking for, but it is not.

I think Cyan contracted this project to another company; dig for info on this to find out. The modelling and design, however, are very clean and colorful, so that is an attractive counterpoint to my inner fan, which really misses the simple, surrealistic permanence suspended in monochrome, reminiscent of “La Jette”. Yeah, like that’s what I thought when I was a snot-nosed kid playing this jewel to the bone.

Do you really think Cyan will close the book on this one?