Blast from the Past: Lunatic Fringe

If you're a long-time Mac user, the words "After Dark" conjure memories of flying toasters, Star Trek, city lights, and -- my favorite -- Lunatic Fringe.

Lunatic Fringe was a Maelstrom-like game built-in to After Dark, a screen saver utility for Mac and Windows popular in the early- to mid-90s. Fringe Player, from Sealie Software, is a app that brings Lunatic Fringe back to your new, Intel-based Mac. It supports Leopard, and there is a version for PowerPC processors as well.

You have to obtain the original screensaver module separately, however. You can get the module from your original After Dark disks (or online, if you're clever with the Google.)

Now if you'll excuse me, my Friday afternoon is suddenly spoken for.

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Source: http://www.sealiesoftware.com/fringe/

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Steven Luscher

I could, but I think I would rather not try to remember how much of my life I lost to this game!

October 04 2008 at 3:16 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Nicholas Tam

That brings back memories. A complete After Dark port to OS X would be fun and all, but for now... where are my flying toasters?

October 04 2008 at 5:34 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

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fracai

http://www.tuaw.com/2006/10/20/modern-flying-toasters/

October 04 2008 at 7:58 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

fracai

That link seems to dead end, here's a different version
http://www.wurst-wasser.net/cgi-bin/wurst-wasser.net/wiki.pl?SoftwareProjectsOverview

October 04 2008 at 8:06 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Josh Wardell

Awesome. This was the real reason why keyboards had caps lock keys!

I too wish someone would port the original AD modules. Bungie Jumping Cows.... B&W toasters... much more fun than putting your computer to sleep!

October 03 2008 at 9:31 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

smacklin

Lunatic Fringe

http://www.orbitfiles.com/download/id527543578

October 03 2008 at 8:50 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

smacklin

http://www.orbitfiles.com/download/id527543578

October 03 2008 at 8:48 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Bruce

I remember there was a glitch in the game, if you used the shield and then thrusted into the main base that the bad guys came out of you could get stuck in part of it making you invinciable (but still able to shoot stuff).

October 03 2008 at 7:24 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Sam

Somebody needs to create a Universal OS X port of After Dark that can play all the old modules. If Lunatic Fringe can work in Leopard I'm sure all of the others can...

October 03 2008 at 4:25 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

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superpixel

Amen to that! And while they're at it, port it all over to the iPhone/touch. I'd love to see the Star Trek expansion too...

October 03 2008 at 4:31 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

sbm337

Geez, no link love, Robert?
The After Dark I found (AD X + Fish) doesn't work with Leopard.
Am I going to have to fire up my G3 iMac to revel in nostalgia?

October 03 2008 at 4:09 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Joseph

does it still have the feature where you move your mouse out of your sleep corner and start over?

I loved this game. After Dark was amazing. Every kid with a mac would copy stuff off of the school computers and bring them home. After Dark, Sim City and Lunar Lander were enough to make me happy for a long time.

October 03 2008 at 3:50 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

coloursinmyhead

Wow this is amazing, I spent far too much time as a 10 year old on this game.

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