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Giza

Rating:	Your rating: None Average: 3.9 (12 votes)
Category:	FPS Puzzle
Perspective:	1st Person
Year released:	1996
Author:	Squeegee Software
Publisher:
Engine:

[www]_.se [ftp]_.se [mirror]_.us
Giza.SIT (1.45 MB)
MD5: 15252acc9e963ee4e194557a4021b793
For System 7.0 - 7.6 - Mac OS 9

[www]_.se [ftp]_.se [mirror]_.us
Giza_2.1.6_FAT_img.sit (1.68 MB)
MD5: c979a53aab2cd20abc5c81bcb49ec589
For System 7.0 - 7.6 - Mac OS 9

[www]_.se [ftp]_.se [mirror]_.us
giza_etiennes_map.sit (11.46 KB)
MD5: b0da565d546ea1ce1741954756f35c1a
For System 7.0 - 7.6 - Mac OS 9

Emulation
This game works with: SheepShaver,

If you like action, puzzles, and quick thinking, then Giza is the game for you. Also has pretty good graphics. You're trapped in the Great Pyramid on the eve of its destruction by the US government (!) and must piece together hieroglyphs on your Newton ArcheoPad to bring the structure's true origins to light before it's too late. It is basically a maze game where you need to avoid traps, sliding stones, simple puzzles and a few mild monsters.

[1st DL]: Giza v2.1.4 (released in 1998)

[2nd DL]: Giza v2.1.6 (released in 1999)

[3rd DL]: A user-made map containing 25 levels.

Compatibility
Architecture: 68k PPC

System requirements:

256 color capable Macintosh
68020 or better
Sound Manager 3.0
QuickTime 2.0 and QuickTime Musical Instruments (for music)

Comments

by MacNiels - 2020, March 9 - 12:14pm

Added v2.1.6. Unknown what this version changes, but the system requirements remained unchanged.

by SkyCapt - 2017, March 4 - 11:07am

It says only first 3 of 25 levels can be played, and I don't think the kid's extra map successfully loads, without registering.

Name> Registered
Code> WK-55610

by ThinkIndifferent - 2017, February 3 - 10:25am

Recorded a video of this game:

https://youtu.be/4iL98S7EYF8

by Daxeria - 2017, February 3 - 5:39am

@ThinkIndifferent: Thanks for finding that map. For some reason it uploaded as a zero-byte file, so I've replaced it with a fresh copy.

by ThinkIndifferent - 2017, February 3 - 5:25am

Added a user-created map. If anyone has more, please share them! (For this or any other game for that matter.)

Unfortunately, only the one was saved by the web archive:

https://web.archive.org/web/20000304154223/http://www.squeegeesoftware.com/

by abasu1979 - 2015, January 5 - 10:53am

A surprisingly enjoyable (and often scary) game. It also came with a map editor, which was my first introduction to 3D map-making, (and demonstrated just how easy it could be).

I might upload a map of my own if anyone's interested.

by Applemeister - 2012, February 21 - 9:35pm

I played this from start to finish sometime last year on my Beige G3.

It's relatively enjoyable with a nice soundtrack. Some of the graphics on the MessagePad are rather reminiscent of Marathon, which is nice. My only real issue with the game is the clumsy mechanics when it comes to zapping the critters. This wouldn't be so bad if there were more ankhs (Ancient Egyptian medikits ).

It's also wise to keep several save files, as you can very easily find yourself in a situation without an exit, and that would mean having to start right from the beginning!

by j_damage•69 - 2010, October 27 - 5:15am

Hmm actually gets quite hard to know where to go in later levels. Those damn bats!

by maxmulder - 2010, October 27 - 4:40am

Cool tombs to explore, many levels. Simple game and easy to get hooked on! After some years is a nice re-play!

by marquisor - 2009, November 14 - 2:51am

wasn't that a promotional game of a tobacco trademark?