Supported Software

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| Software works with Bernie. |  | Software does not work with Bernie.
| Gameplay suffers when running on slow Macs. |  | F.E.Systems' hot tip. Our favorite!
| Joystick control for best experience. |  | Joystick does not work well or not at all.
| Keyboard control for best experience. |  | Keyboard control does not work well or not at all.
| Mouse control for best experience. |  | Mouse is flakey or completely out of order.
| Mind-boggling sound. Check this out. |  | Sound does not work (stutters, off-key, noise). Enabling HiFi sound may help.
| Requires "Low-Level Disk Support". |  | Original disks are protected. This may lead to problems.
| Requires Bernie's video blitter to be set to 60Hz, otherwise sound or game will play slowly

### Productivity

Below you will find a selection of popular titles. Virtually all GS/OS and ProDOS productivity software runs flawlessly with Bernie.

Program |  | Compatibility Issues
AppleWorks GS |  | None. So, here's the proof: Bernie runs dinosaurs.
AppleWorks Classic 5 w/ TimeOut |  | None. Do not activate "14Mb ViagRAM".
Diversi-Tune |  | None.
GraphicWriter III |  | None.
Hermes/ShadowWrite |  | None. From the authors of Bernie.
HyperCard |  | None.
HyperStudio |  | None.
Merlin 16 |  | None. Assembles so fast you will rub your eyes.
ORCA |  | None.
ProTerm |  | None.
ReadyLink |  | None.
Spectrum |  | None. For hardcore internet users. Hot hot hot!
SoundSmith |  | None.
Symbolix |  | None. From the authors of Bernie.

### Entertainment Software

Program |  | Compatibility Issues
4th and Inches |  | Music plays slowly.
Aaargh! |  | None.
Airball |  | Sprite Flicker.
Alien Mind |  | None.
Ancient Land of Ys |  | None.
Arkanoid |  | None.
Arkanoid II |  | None.
Balance of Power |  | None.
Battle Chess |  | None.
Black Cauldron |  | None.
Blackjack Academy |  | None.
Blockout |  | None.
Bouncin Bluster |  | Plays fast even at 2.6Mhz setting.
Bubble Ghost |  | None.
California Games |  | None.
Captain Blood |  | None.
Cavern Cobra |  | None.
Club Backgammon |  | None.
Crystal Quest |  | None.
Cryllan Mission: 2088 |  | None.
Dark Castle |  | None.
Defender of the Crown |  | None.
Deja Vu |  | None.
Deja Vu II |  | None.
Destroyer |  | Keypad controls do not respond. Overall a somewhat funny experience.
Downhill Challenge |  | The game crashes if launched from the System Disk that comes with the game. The downshot of this is, joystick control only works if loaded from the Downhill Challenge System Disk.
Dragon Wars |  | None.
Dream Zone |  | Works as far as it goes. Need a properly de-protected version on disk images.
DuelTris |  | Sprites affected by black colour in PowerMode.
Dungeon Master |  | Runs great up to the point where it wants to format a save game disk. Be sure to have a save game disk ready.
Fast Break |  | None.
Final Assault |  | None.
Firepower |  | None.
Gauntlet |  | There's a problem with sound emulation that makes it infinitely slow.
GBA Basketball |  | The game hangs at the court. To even get that far, IWM emulation is required.
Gnarly Golf |  | None.
Gold Rush |  | None.
Grand Prix Circuit |  | Music slows down during screen fades in Power Mode on slower Macs.
Great Western Shootout |  | None.
Hacker II |  | None.
Halls of Montezuma |  | None.
Hardball! |  | Hangs as you enter the play field.
Hover Blade |  | None.
Hostage |  | Title music doesn't play properly. Game hangs after first part of mission.
Hunt for Red October |  | Mouse cursor doesn't appear, although it does accept input.
Impossible Mission 2 |  | None.
Jack Nicklaus Golf |  | None.
Jigsaw! |  | None.
John Elway's Quarterback |  | None.
Keef the Thief |  | None.
King of Chicago |  | None.
King's Quest |  | None.
King's Quest II |  | None.
King's Quest III |  | None.
King's Quest IV |  | None.
Laser Force |  | Hangs when moving the mouse within the game application.
Leisure Suit Larry |  | None.
Lemmings |  | Sound echos if the accompanying MIDISynth music plays during the game.
Life and Death |  | None.
Mancala |  | None.
Manhunter: New York |  | None.
Marble Madness |  | None.
Mean 18 |  | The game hangs when about to enter names of new players. You can however, resume a previous game and play from there.
Mighty Marvel Vs FOE |  | None.
Mini Putt |  | None.
Monte Carlo |  | None.
Neuromancer |  | None.
Oil Landers |  | None.
Omega |  | None.
Out of This World |  | None.
Panzer Battles |  | None.
Paperboy |  | Hangs at title screen.
Pinball Wizard |  | None.
Pipe Dream |  | None.
Pirates! |  | If keyboard control is made active, it seems the keyboard is "centred" at below of what it should be. Its as if the joystick is still there, and not properly centered. Having joystick activated, however, the game plays fine.
Police Quest |  | None.
Puzznic |  | Gameplay is a little sluggish with Bernie 2.0p.
Qix |  | Apart from choosing to use keyboard and from there, the next menu selection cycles through each choice without you using the arrow keys, the game runs fine now.
Quest Master |  | Still hangs when loaded from the System 6 Finder. Oddly enough, I did get it to load with Bernie 2.0p1, but not with p2 or p3!
Questron II |  | None.
Rastan |  | Rastan will either keep entering its custom control panel at random during play or will either crash the IIgs with Unclaimed Sound Errors. If you turn Bernie sound support OFF, the game runs fine.
Reach for the Stars |  | None.
Roadwar 2000 |  | None.
Rocket Ranger disclaimer |  | Music stutters during animation on slower Macs. Keyboard control is flakey, almost as if the joystick were interferring in regards to adjustment being off, even though joystick is turned off.
Sea Strike |  | None.
Serve and Volley |  | Accepts no key input, resulting in no gameplay and long waits between opening screens.
Shadowgate |  | None.
Shanghai |  | None.
Shuffle Puck Cafe |  | None.
Sensei |  | None.
Silent Service |  | Hangs on Credits screen, after the title screen.
Silpheed |  | Joystick may need ratio adjustment under Joystick preferences.
Sinbad |  | None.
Skate or Die |  | No music playback.
Solitaire Royale |  | None.
Space Ace |  | New incompatibility introduced with Bernie 2.0p. After you play a game, it hangs after your final score.
Space Cluster |  | None. You may want to play this at a slower speed.
Space Quest |  | None.
Space Quest II |  | None.
Space Shark |  | None.
SpaceFox |  | In some situations the sound may stop playing when a new level begins. From the authors of Ber nie.
Strip Poker II |  | None.
Street Sports Soccer |  | Hangs at title screen.
Sub Battle Simulator |  | None.
Super Star Ice Hockey |  | None.
Task Force |  | None.
Tass Times in Tonetown |  | The game plays fine, but any music plays slowly.
Teenage Queen |  | While the mouse cursor appears, no mouse input seems to be registering. A fix is forthcoming.
Tetris |  | None.
The Bard's Tale |  | None.
The Bard's Tale II |  | None.
The Gate |  | None. From the authors of Bernie.
The Immortal |  | None.
The Last Ninja |  | None.
The Third Courier |  | None.
The Three Stooges |  | Music stutters during animation on slower Macs.
Thexder |  | None.
Test Drive II |  | Music sounds weird, like playback was using some of the wrong instruments. Music slows down in PowerMode on slower Macs with screen fade outs. To save a game, you need to obtain a save disk in form of an image because you can't create one within Bernie.
Tomahawk |  | Mouse cursor doesn't appear, although it does accept input.
Tower of Myraglen |  | None.
Transylvania III |  | None.
Triango |  | Music still plays very slowly.
Tunnels of Armageddon |  | Tunnel animation slow on slower Macs.
Uninvited |  | None.
Vegas Gambler |  | The game's performance seems to choke with Sound emulation turned on. Symptoms include jerky mouse pointer and slow gameplay.
Vindicators |  | Game should be played at 2.6Mhz.
War in Middle Earth |  | None.
Warlock |  | None.
Wind Walker |  | None.
Winter Games |  | None. Reasonably fast Mac recommended.
Wolfenstein3D disclaimer |  | None.
World Games |  | None.
Xenocide |  | None.
Zany Golf |  | None.
ZZCopy |  | Mouse cursor appears, but accepts no mouse control.

disclaimer some of the above games are violent or base on historical events that, in our opinion, are not suited for games. F.E.Systems does not endorse games that base on actual wars or include excessively brutal scenes. These titles are included for completeness only or because their technical implementation is breath-taking (as in Wolfenstein 3D).

### Demos

Demos are programming masterpieces designed to push the limits. Typically they are just running on their own or are offering marginal interaction. Some demos are imaginary commercial games that never got finished.

Demos are pushing the envelope and stress-test emulation software.

Program |  | Compatibility Issues
Blue Helmet |  | None.
Bullwinkle Last Rites Demo |  | None.
Bullwinkle Summer Demo |  | Load up screen fades in very slowly. Sound plays at wrong rate. Hangs at FTA Shooting screen.
Delta Demo |  | None.
FTA Xmas Demo |  | Heavy screen flicker on Main Menu and Split Demo. Main Menu only seems to function properly when out of PowerMode.
Modulae Demo |  | None.
Ninja Force Mega Demo |  | Using the disk version (I haven't tried the hard drive installed one) the demo works fine until the second disk is called for. The demo can't find the second disk when mounted. Fill mode used during intro leaves a lot of graphic trailing. (Should be fixed by now - unconfirmed)
Nucleus Demo |  | None.
Revenge of the Bobs Demo |  | Vector Balls flicker.
Space Harrier Demo |  | One strip of red on intro screen is black in Power Mode.
Sword of Sodan Demo |  | None.