The development version of Lighthouse can be accessed here. If you would like to check out the code and run it on Linux or Mac OS X 10.6 or later, refer to the Getting Started page. Acknowledgment: This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grants No. 0916474 and 1219089. Mac OS 10.6 Snow Leopard - 10.14 Mojave, 10.15 Catalina with firmware download from 'Service & Consultation' section, will not be supported by 11 Big Sur Included software: MicroCapture Pro with measurement and calibration function, multilingual (incl. English, German, French, Spanish, and more). At Litehouse you'll also find quality hot tubs, grills, patio furniture, gazebos, billiards, massage chairs, and saunas too. Come see us today at one of our convenient 15. Pools are available at Litehouse Pools and Spas we offer the ability to shop online in or in one of our 15 stores for the highest quality products and services. (supports Windows XP SP2 / Vista / 7 / 8 / 10, Mac OS 10.6 or higher) Firmware for users of Mac OS 10.15 Catalina (not supported by Mac OS 11 Big Sur) LCD Digital Microscope DM5.
Lighthouse, a method for searching the Web from your desktop, is now available for Mac OS X. It’s made by the folks at Electric Butterfly with the REALbasic development environment, you can type your keyword(s) once and then select the site you want to search from the pulldown menu and click the “Search” button.
The folks at Electric Butterfly say this means no more typing of “endless combinations” of “www…com” into your Web browser. If you use Lighthouse and don’t find what you’re looking for, you can choose another site from the pulldown menu and click “Search” again.
Besides Mac OS compatibility, version 2.2 also offers enhanced performance and over 50 search site plug-ins. It’s available as a free download for Mac OS X and the traditional Mac operating system. To download it or get more info, go to the product Web site.
| Lighthouse: The Dark Being | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Sierra On-Line |
| Publisher(s) | Sierra On-Line |
| Producer(s) | Oliver Brelsford |
| Designer(s) | Jon Bock |
| Programmer(s) | Sean Mooney |
| Artist(s) | Jon Bock |
| Writer(s) | Jon Bock Susan Frischer |
| Composer(s) | Victor Crews Brian Min |
| Platform(s) | PC (MS-DOS, Windows), Mac OS |
| Release | October 28, 1996 |
| Genre(s) | Adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Lighthouse: The Dark Being is an adventure game developed and released by Sierra On-Line. It was the first and only game designed by Sierra On-Line art director Jon Bock.
Gameplay[edit]
The game is a first person adventure with a point and click interface. It is played very similarly to the popular video game Myst.
Plot[edit]
The Player starts the game in their new cottage on the Oregon coast. According to the Player's diary, he or she (the character's gender is never explicitly defined) is a struggling writer who has just moved in, and recently met their eccentric next door neighbor, Dr. Jeremiah Krick, and his daughter Amanda, who live in a nearby lighthouse. Glancing out of the window, the Player sees the lighthouse struck by lightning and then begin to glow strangely. On the Player's answering machine, Dr. Krick has left a frantic message begging the player to come over to his house and watch Amanda.
Upon arriving at Dr. Krick's house, the player discovers the front door locked, darkness inside, and silence. After turning on the power and entering, the Player finds Amanda in her crib, alone. Once the Player has explored the house, a snap is heard, and Amanda begins crying. When the Player enters her room, the 'Dark Being', described in Dr. Krick's journal, takes Amanda, and jumps through a portal. At this point, the Player can either follow him through or use Dr. Krick's laboratory to construct their own portal. Either way, the Player ends up on a rocky beach in a parallel world. Krick's notes on this make reference to the real physical concept of Godel's universe.
The Player must explore the parallel world and save Dr. Krick & Amanda from the Dark Being.
Development[edit]
The game was conceived expressly as a 'Myst clone'; lead designer Jon Bock later recalled that 'Ken Williams called me into his office one day, pulled out a copy of Myst and said; 'Can you do this?' I said yes, and the game went into development.'[1] Bock acknowledged the similarity to Myst in promotional interviews for the game, but also remarked that it has some key differences, in particular that he was working to create more character interaction and a stronger focus on story than Myst had.[2]
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Reception[edit]
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| GameSpot | 6.4/10[3] |
| Next Generation | [5] |
| PC Gamer (US) | 82%[4] |
Lighthouse received mediocre reviews, averaging a 71.29% on GameRankings based on 7 reviews.[6] A review in Next Generation, a magazine with a very vocal stance against Myst and its imitators, commented, 'Granted, just like most games of this type, the graphics are beautiful. And as much as it hurts to admit it, the story is rather intriguing, involving alternate dimensions, weird creatures, and some machines that would make Leonardo da Vinci proud. However, any sort of positive aspect of the game gets stripped away when lever, tile, and object-manipulation puzzles rear their ugly head during the course of the adventure.'[5] Rebecca Anderson of GameSpot likewise said that the graphics are beautifully detailed, but the puzzles are often vague, obscure, and even illogical, citing how the player is punished for attempting to rescue the baby in their charge when he is kidnapped.[3]
Entertainment Weekly gave the game a C-.[7]
References[edit]
- ^Salvador, Phil (March 6, 2011). 'Lighthouse: The Dark Being'. The Obscuritory. Archived from the original on 19 March 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2017.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^'Lighthouse'. Next Generation. No. 15. Imagine Media. March 1996. p. 69.
- ^ abAnderson, Rebecca (Oct 17, 1996). 'Lighthouse Review for PC'. GameSpot. Retrieved 2018-01-07.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^McDonald, T. Liam (December 1996). 'Lighthouse'. PC Gamer US. Archived from the original on March 10, 2000. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
- ^ ab'Lighthouse'. Next Generation. No. 25. Imagine Media. January 1997. p. 184.
- ^'Lighthouse: The Dark Being'. GameRankings. Retrieved 7 January 2018.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^'Lighthouse: The Dark Beginning'. EW.com. Retrieved 2018-11-04.
External links[edit]
- Lighthouse: The Dark Being at MobyGames