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submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 

Hey there folks, on the phone with my fantabulous mother - and she just said "I wish I could find that game. That one with the monkeys. Where you had a business, and you sold bananas. And the monkey was in a suit..."

*She also adds the bananas were called "nanas" and you had to go to "The little houses which were the suppliers"

Honestly, I have no clue what this game is. Sounds like a simulation game. I thought it was that old black and white pixelated game from Mac - but I sure as HEY can't remember what game that is. But I feel like someone on here might know what it is. So if anyone knows about this magical monkey mac pixel game can someone give me the 411? Thank you!

*Was my grandmother's Mac - and we played it ~92-93. The disks were stored in a little white clamshell, and we think maybe it could have been shareware. No sure though. Ho-no!

*Down the rabbit hole I found it's from a Macintosh 128K, still trying to find it.

*The saga continues. My mother and I searched for a large quantity of time before we realized it was more than likely shareware and in turn might be so obscure that it might be too difficult to find. But I did find two things. Internet Archives has various [vintage mac](https://archive.org/search?query=Vintage Apple Macintosh Shareware Games ) games all alphabetized. Unfortunately, I couldn't find anything "banana, "nana," or "monkey" related in there. (Well actually Monkey solitaire and one other game, but neither were the ones). I also found another pretty cool site with lists of games. Which I might paw through, cause I love to make my mama happy. So eh! If anyone has any idea what this might be - feel free to toss it my way, even in a message. Thank you!

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 months ago (17 children)

This is one of those rare cases where AI might just be useful. ChatGPT suggests this:


The game being referred to sounds like " Monkey Business," an old game from the classic Macintosh era. In this game, players managed a business involving monkeys and bananas, with the primary objective of selling bananas to turn a profit. The game was known for its simple graphics and pixelated art style, typical of early Mac games.

"Monkey Business" was a business simulation game, and the reference to a monkey in a suit aligns with the humorous and lighthearted nature of the game. It’s understandable that the poster’s mother would remember it fondly, as it was a unique and quirky title from that era.

[–] friend_of_satan 18 points 3 months ago (13 children)

With 4o I might trust it, but prior to that, it would just pull shit out /dev/urandom and say it like it was fact. Ask it for a list of songs about a certain topic and watch it produce >50% fiction.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (7 children)

Yeah I for sure don't think it's that but I can't elaborate cause I'm still on da phone =P!

But big thanks and you got my mom super happy =)!

Going through this right now to try and find it

[–] _different_username 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

I wish it was that, but my mom actually said that was quite cute. Thank you!

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