Escape Velocity on a Windows PC
(updated December 10, 2009)
Description
Escape Velocity is a wonderful role-playing/action/strategy/trading game for the Macintosh made by Ambrosia Software.
For Windows?
The best way to play Escape Velocity on a Windows PC is to purchase Escape Velocity Nova (part three in the series), which has been ported to Windows. It costs thirty dollars. The scenarios of the first two games can then be played as plugins. These plugins are totally free! For help with this, stop by the Escape Velocity forums at Ambrosia.
Using an Emulator
If you simply must play the first two Escape Velocity games, you should use an emulator. The best emulator to use is Basilisk II. We have a Basilisk II Setup guide. You'll need to follow the directions to set up the emulator and then install Mac OS 7.5 (free). You can then download and install Escape Velocity. I highly recommend Basilisk II over SheepShaver for this purpose. Basilisk II emulates the 68K computers that Escape Velocity was designed for. SheepShaver emulates later PPC computers.
Emulation Support
We have a busy support forum that can answer your setup questions.
