Post #3572334
2026-07-04 04:06 UTC
found this hidden gem on the garden. it's a japanese hypercard game called Summer Vacation - Search for the Golden Beetle (夏休み・黄金のかぶと虫を探して, Natsuyasumi - kogane no kabutomushi o sagashite)
the pixel art is just insane - such a careful balance of positive and negative space in each rendering.
it plays very much like early Cyan games like The Manhole - pure exploration. thank you macgarden archivist baku for finding, buying, and preserving this incredible gem.
https://macintoshgarden.org/games/natsuyasumi
#1bit #hypercard #macintosh #vintageApple #art #japan
Replies (4)
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@misty@digipres.club 2026-07-04 06:32
@vga256@mastodon.tomodori.net The artist is Akihito Izuhara, who’s still active as an artist today! https://www.studio-mangosteen.com/interactive He did a few other HyperCard things along with a CD-i game and two amazing Mac games, Putlestory and Pantos Story
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@tomjennings@tldr.nettime.org 2026-07-04 04:16
@vga256@mastodon.tomodori.net Wow those are lovely
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@mikesiegel@infosec.exchange 2026-07-05 09:25
@vga256@mastodon.tomodori.net I love the old hypercard games. Have you seen https://archive.org/details/mac_Zen_the_Art_of_Macintosh1986 ? It's full of 1-bit pixel art done on an early Mac.
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@abuseofnotation@mathstodon.xyz 2026-07-05 15:30
@vga256@mastodon.tomodori.net Wow, are they available somewhere?