NightDive-Studio/shockmac
System Shock (PowerMac version / Official GPL Release) observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
32/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 3072
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 2952
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1467 stars · 184 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
The officially GPL-released source code of the PowerMac (Mac OS 9) port of the 1994 game System Shock, published by Night Dive Studios. It contains game, Mac platform, and shared Looking Glass library code, buildable with Metrowerks CodeWarrior on PowerPC hardware or emulators like SheepShaver.
Use cases
- port System Shock to modern platforms
- study classic Looking Studios game engine source code
- build the original Mac System Shock on SheepShaver
- preserve retro game source code
- mod System Shock's game logic
- research 1990s Mac game development
When to choose
- you want to port or mod the original System Shock
- you study retro game engine architecture
- you want to build the classic Mac version on PowerPC or an emulator
When to avoid
- you want a ready-to-play modern System Shock (use the Enhanced Edition instead)
- you need game data or assets (not included, still under EULA)
- you cannot work with classic Mac OS toolchains like CodeWarrior
Facets
application · maturity maintenance
game-engine graphics audio-processing gaming-tools cpp c system-shock source-release powerpc classic-mac-os retro-gaming gpl-release game-development retro-computing macos
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/NightDive-Studio/shockmac · fetched 2026-08-28 · 91cfcd0e5a33
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| NightDive-Studio/shockmac | main | 32 |
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