Gold Pusher 1.4

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Version	1.4
Category	Arcade Game

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GoldPusher is a 1996 Macintosh puzzle-action hybrid by Erich Friedman with Daniel and Willem Vree, openly inspired by the commercial title Leprechaun but reworked with its own rules, graphics, and feel. The Macintosh Garden listing pitches it as a mixture of puzzle, strategy, and action wrapped in slightly off-kilter visuals.Puzzle, Strategy, and ActionGoldPusher blends three genres in a single grid: arrange and shove objects with puzzle-style reasoning, plan routes with a touch of strategy, and execute them with arcade timing. The Macintosh Garden blurb sums the recipe up as a mixture of puzzles, strategy, and action.Inspired by LeprechaunThe authors cite the commercial title Leprechaun as the starting point, but distance themselves from a straight clone: GoldPusher carries its own rule set, its own art, and its own gameplay quirks. The page also calls out the slightly creepy visuals as part of the game's character.Classic Mac CompatibilityThe 1996 release runs on 68k Macintoshes spanning System 6.x through Mac OS 9, making it broadly compatible with the late classic Mac OS lifecycle. Credits go to Erich Friedman together with Daniel Vree and Willem Vree.