# Is there a home for old Mac games? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [March 19, 2018, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-home-for-old-mac-games/810854 "2018-03-19T22:08:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Roadfood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9fc348/32.png) [@Roadfood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roadfood)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2018, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-home-for-old-mac-games/810854/1 "2018-03-19T22:08:35Z")
I have some rather old Macintosh games on CDs (original in jewel cases), from 2002-2004, and a couple from around 1996. Things like Battlefield 1942, Medal of Honor Allied Assault, Flight Unlimited, Comanche Mac, and others. I don’t have the boxes but I do have the user manuals (yes, old paper manuals). Is there any place or anyone who might want them? I have no illusions that they’re worth money, I’d be happy to give them away for the cost of shipping, it just feels like kind of a shame to just toss them. ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2018, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-home-for-old-mac-games/810854/2 "2018-03-19T23:30:10Z")
What with [archive.org](http://archive.org) and [classicreload.com](http://classicreload.com) and others, there is very little reason to not just chuck 'em. Maybe go to those sites and see if they need what you have? ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2018, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-home-for-old-mac-games/810854/3 "2018-03-19T23:39:45Z")
> [@Roadfood](#): > > I have some rather old Macintosh games on CDs (original in jewel cases), from 2002-2004, and a couple from around 1996. Things like Battlefield 1942, Medal of Honor Allied Assault, Flight Unlimited, Comanche Mac, and others. I don’t have the boxes but I do have the user manuals (yes, old paper manuals). > > Is there any place or anyone who might want them? I have no illusions that they’re worth money, I’d be happy to give them away for the cost of shipping, it just feels like kind of a shame to just toss them. Lots of people collect this sort of stuff, but the big collection is for boxes. Still, sometimes people get the boxes but don’t get the manuals, and they do like to have them “complete in box.” And, yes, some people just want the games. People do collect the jewel cases, too, but it’s less big. As for where? I mostly see people donating to their favorite retro-game YouTubers. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2018, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-home-for-old-mac-games/810854/4 "2018-03-20T00:21:18Z")
When I think of old Mac games I think of stuff from the 80s made for the original Mac (Dark Castle was my favorite). Then I read that you have software as recent as 2004 and I feel old now. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Roadfood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9fc348/32.png) [@Roadfood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roadfood)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2018, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-home-for-old-mac-games/810854/5 "2018-03-20T16:10:41Z")
Thanks for the replies. I guess I’ll just chuck them. ---
**Author:** ![Roadfood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9fc348/32.png) [@Roadfood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roadfood)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2018, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-home-for-old-mac-games/810854/6 "2018-03-20T16:13:45Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > When I think of old Mac games I think of stuff from the 80s made for the original Mac (Dark Castle was my favorite). Then I read that you have software as recent as 2004 and I feel old now. ☹ Heh, I remember a Space Shuttle simulator “game” (in quotes because, to me at least, it seemed more tedious than fun) on my original Mac where the game play consisted of using simulated toggle switches to enter codes into the shuttle’s computer. Now that’s old. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2018, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-home-for-old-mac-games/810854/7 "2018-03-23T04:48:40Z")
> [@Roadfood](#): > > Thanks for the replies. I guess I’ll just chuck them. Before you do that, I do recommend putting them on Craig’s List or donating to Goodwill, where a lot of retrogame enthusiasts go thrifting. ---
**Author:** ![Monstre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2018, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-home-for-old-mac-games/810854/8 "2018-03-27T17:41:14Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > When I think of old Mac games I think of stuff from the 80s made for the original Mac (Dark Castle was my favorite). Then I read that you have software as recent as 2004 and I feel old now. ☹ Dark Castle and Beyond Dark Castle… Those were awesome!