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Basilisk II for Mac

Emulator to play old 68k games on OS X.

Free
In English
4.6
Based on 6 user rates

Basilisk II overview

Basilisk II is an open-source emulator of 68xxx-based Macintosh computers for Windows, OS X and Linux. With Basilisk II, one can boot Mac OS versions 7.x through 8.1. Ports of Basilisk II are available for Mac OS X, Windows, Linux and a number of lesser-known systems. Users require a Macintosh ROM image and a copy of Mac OS to use with the emulator.

For a new setup a BasiliskIIGUI application is needed. BasiliskIIGUI is 32-bit only. It can be used up to macOS 10.14 (Mojave).

Download: https://www.emaculation.com/basilisk/BasiliskIIGUI.zip

A public beta version of a 64-bit Basilisk II GUI application is available. It can be used in macOS 10.12 (Sierra) and later.

See this forum topic: viewtopic.php?f=6&t=10454

What’s new in version 1.0

Version 1.0 (Build 20200922):
Adds two advanced features:
  • Option to enlarge the window while preserving guest screen resolution
  • Option to pass on guest gamma settings to the host
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Basilisk II for Mac

Free
In English
Version 1.0

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4.6

(15 Reviews of Basilisk II)

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  • User Ratings

Bolshoyblue
Bolshoyblue
May 22 2011
19b
5.0
May 22 2011
5.0
Version: 19b
For more up-to-date versions, do check out emaculation: http://www.emaculation.com/doku.php/basilisk_ii The info here is a bit old. Newer versions solve some of the problems mentioned in these comments.
Ddavidmullin
Ddavidmullin
Oct 1 2006
19b
4.5
Oct 1 2006
4.5
Version: 19b
My universal version Ran great on my Mac just remember to set RAM at least 4 MB ,for OS 8.0
Chrischram
Chrischram
Aug 3 2006
19b
0.0
Aug 3 2006
0.0
Version: 19b
This version is compiled as a Universal Binary, but on my Intel iMac it quits suddenly and unceremoniously part way through booting from my OS 8 CD. I have tried several different ROM files from Performas and Quadras, and consistently get the same poor results. Once-upon-a-time I had a version of Basilisk running on an old PowerPC machine. It was pretty crashy, but at least it ran a bit.
Ddavidmullin
Ddavidmullin
Mar 18 2006
17
4.5
Mar 18 2006
4.5
Version: 17
App is pretty Good, Decent speed, Flexable RAM, I just can't hear the Games, can't play Music,
Guest
Guest
Nov 28 2005
16
4.5
Nov 28 2005
4.5
Version: 16
Worked awesome , but the tiger issue makes this sux :( Hope its fixed SOOn!!
Bolshoyblue
Bolshoyblue
Sep 13 2011
5.0
Sep 13 2011
5.0
Version: null
Ddavidmullin
Ddavidmullin
Oct 1 2006
4.5
Oct 1 2006
4.5
Version: null
Guest
Guest
Oct 16 2005
4.5
Oct 16 2005
4.5
Version: null
Goles
Goles
Apr 26 2005
4.3
Apr 26 2005
4.3
Version: null
Dxp03
Dxp03
Nov 15 2004
4.8
Nov 15 2004
4.8
Version: null
Erise
Erise
May 1 2003
4.5
May 1 2003
4.5
Version: null