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!
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.
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.
Yeah, I mean I don’t trust it for any kind of facts, but it’s really good at figuring out what you want from a vague description, or finding a title based on a few unique things about the movie/book/song. It’s also a good thesaurus when the word you want is on the tip of your tongue and just can’t quite get it. It’s pretty fucking awful at everything businesses want it to do.
Worst case scenario OP checks it out and that isn’t it.
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 =)!
There were blue monkeys: https://cdn.mobygames.com/screenshots/9229863-monkey-business-apple-ii-title-screen.png
Sorry! Maybe someone else will know. I asked it for other guesses but they all seemed pretty weak. I guess check Simian Acres but they were some low quality guesses. Like “Maybe they are thinking of Lemonade Stand and just hallucinated monkeys.” Either way I’m bowing out. I never had a Mac until like 2022 so I can’t go off memory. Good luck!
