Jewelbox

Jewelbox
Developer: Micro Imagineering Publisher: Varcon Systems Platform: Mac OS Classic Released internationally: July 1992 This game has a hidden developer message. This game has unused items. This game has unused text.

The Mac's answer to the Game Gear's answer to Tetris.

To do: Shareware/retail differences.

Peridot

In August 1992, "T.j." inquired on comp.sys.mac.games about an unused jewel visible in version 1.0's resource fork. Programmer Rodney Jacks explained:

The oval green jewel (peridot) you're referring to was removed
from the game at the last minute.  It may return again with some
new and unusual characteristics (hint ;-)

Although the peridot was given a 'twinkle out' animation along with every other gem in version 2.0, it still didn't show up in gameplay.

This needs some investigation. Discuss ideas and findings on the talk page. Specifically: Were the "unusual characteristics" ever implemented?

Sell Screen

DLOG 136 is left over from a demo.

Hidden Text

The 2.0 owner resource contains a copyright notice far too long to appear in the Get Info box:

Jewelbox 2.0.1
Copyright © 1992-1993, Micro Imagineering.
All Rights Reserved.

** Warning **
All code, artwork and sounds are copyrighted.
If you use any of these resources in your applications, you are violating Federal copyright law!

What appears there instead, care of a "vers" resource, is a much friendlier message.

Have Fun!