Galactic Insanity!
Yes, Flying Mushrooms...
Just about every major symbolic entity from Nintendo makes an appearance in this plug-in for the classic gem Escape Velocity. Will you pilot a Triforce or a Tetrad? How about a Metroid, or an Arwing? A galaxy of ludicrous wonders awaits.
Play it on Mac & Windows
Unfortunately, the official website for Ambrosia Software has gone offline. However, Galactic Insanity! can still be downloaded here.
To play, you'll need to obtain a copy of Escape Velocity, which you can download from sites such as Macintosh Repository or Macintosh Garden. Please note the compatibility requirements: Mac OS 7.0 - 9.2.
If you want to play Galactic Insanity! on a modern system (Mac OS X or Windows), you'll need to get your hands on Escape Velocity Nova, the third game in the series. You'll then need to:
download a 'port' of the original Escape Velocity game (EV Classic for Nova),
replace EV Nova's resource files with the port's resource files, and then
add Galactic Insanity! to the plugins folder (as you normally would).
Mac OS X users can download EV Nova here and EV Classic here. Windows users can download a 'ready-to-go' port here (the first link - original 1996).
For Windows users, Galactic Insanity!'s plug-in files will need to be converted to the .REZ format required by the Windows version of EV Nova. Documentation will be available soon.
Platform: PC
Release Date: 2000