Glider 
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This is the first game I ever played on a Mac, many years ago at a mate’s house. It’s one of those games that’s very basic in concept but is incredibly addictive and infuriating in equal amounts.
The premise is that you control a paper aeroplane in a house populated by obstacles, warm air vents, candles, switches and various other devices. You steer the aeroplane left or right, using air vents and candles (don’t get too close) to gain height and hitting things like clocks and switches to gain points. You can go up and down stairs to explore different rooms and area of the house.
There are several versions available for free download - give it a try if you fancy a bit of nostalgia.
I love this game!
I think I threw in some money to the author.
I remember this game from way back when .. before colour screens, even!
I’m almost sure the game was originally written in HyperCard which was a visual development platform that was many .. many years ahead of its time… - Wayne Smallman
The first time I saw it was in black and white, too - no idea what Mac it was, though. - Timmargh
“The first time I saw it was in black and white, too - no idea what Mac it was, though.”
Probably a Classic or summat like that… - Wayne Smallman
Actually it was a Mac SE
8 mhz, 10 gig hard drive, and 4MB ram [huge, compared to 640k on a pc] - tugger
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