a question about Minecraft

[Mr spank]

so i've seen and read quite a bit about Minecraft and i'd love to give it a go. there is just one problem, i am a Mac user(i know not the best choice for gaming)and i would like to know if anyone may know if i'd be able to play this on a mac or if there is a program i could use to be able to play it

 

[Gxas]

Bootcamp into Windows to play?

Or, buy a PC and install Linux on it for your gaming?

 

[Daegor42]

Minecraft works on Mac as long as you get the Mac version (redundant statement is redundant).

 

[Woodsey]

http://www.pcgamer.com/2011/04/19/download-the-minecraft-demo/

Demo download link - see for yourself.

 

[Mr spank]

Minecraft works on Mac as long as you get the Mac version (redundant statement is redundant).

so there is a Mac version? last i saw/heard there wasn't one. guess i was misinformed.

Bootcamp into Windows to play?

Or, buy a PC and install Linux on it for your gaming?

as much as i'd love a gaming PC, not in my budget at the moment

 

[BuGGaTon]

Play dwarf fortress instead!

 

[Mr spank]

Here ya go.

Hope that helps.

[sub][sub][sub]Sorry. Just having a bit of fun. Please don't be mad.[/sub][/sub][/sub]

i just wanted some input from everyone. no hard feelings though.


also, is Minecraft as addicting or as much fun as everyone seems to claim? i'm just trying to get a better grip on this game before i do anything

 

[Katana314]

Minecraft is written in Java, which is platform-independent.

 

[gigastar]

so i've seen and read quite a bit about Minecraft and i'd love to give it a go. there is just one problem, i am a Mac user(i know not the best choice for gaming)and i would like to know if anyone may know if i'd be able to play this on a mac or if there is a program i could use to be able to play it

Here ya go.

Hope that helps.

[sub][sub][sub]Sorry. Just having a bit of fun. Please don't be mad.[/sub][/sub][/sub]

How do you use those?

They would be very useful on trolling excursions to other forums.

 

[UnmotivatedSlacker]

Here ya go.

Hope that helps.

[sub][sub][sub]Sorry. Just having a bit of fun. Please don't be mad.[/sub][/sub][/sub]

i just wanted some input from everyone. no hard feelings though.


also, is Minecraft as addicting or as much fun as everyone seems to claim? i'm just trying to get a better grip on this game before i do anything

http://www.minecraft.net/download.jsp There ya go. Also it's fun if you like to build and explore vast areas. I've seen videos of people building some amazing stuff. If you're not sure just youtube some minecraft vids.

 

[William MacKay]

Bootcamp into Windows to play?

Or, buy a PC and install Linux on it for your gaming?

do you know how much of a ***** Linux gaming is? none of the 'can i run' programs work, and very few games are Linux (i've found 2: minecraft and amnesia.) and theres no steam.

 

[fates_puppet13]

Here ya go.

Hope that helps.

[sub][sub][sub]Sorry. Just having a bit of fun. Please don't be mad.[/sub][/sub][/sub]

i just wanted some input from everyone. no hard feelings though.


also, is Minecraft as addicting or as much fun as everyone seems to claim? i'm just trying to get a better grip on this game before i do anything

yes
it is life destroyingly addictive
and you'll love it for it

i've not seen something more addictive since watching pc nerds que up en masse for WOW cataclysm
which is the third sadest thing i've seen im my short 17 years of exsistance

as a tangentle note thame thing for wrath of the lich king was the second sadest
and the absolute sadest thing i've ever seen was about 1/2 an hour on 4chan

 

[Gxas]

Bootcamp into Windows to play?

Or, buy a PC and install Linux on it for your gaming?

do you know how much of a ***** Linux gaming is? none of the 'can i run' programs work, and very few games are Linux (i've found 2: minecraft and amnesia.) and theres no steam.

But... He likes Macs... So I figured that Linux would be his next best option. Obviously assuming that he wanted no part in anything Windows at all, of course.

 

[William MacKay]

Bootcamp into Windows to play?

Or, buy a PC and install Linux on it for your gaming?

do you know how much of a ***** Linux gaming is? none of the 'can i run' programs work, and very few games are Linux (i've found 2: minecraft and amnesia.) and theres no steam.

But... He likes Macs... So I figured that Linux would be his next best option. Obviously assuming that he wanted no part in anything Windows at all, of course.

Linux is normally booted within Windows, like an extension. the only reason i'm not is because my laptop was Vista.

 

[Mr spank]

thanks to the people who did post, i was able to get minecraft on the Mac.

one of my friends told me it was windows only so i just figured thats the way it was. my friend and myself were definitely misinformed, so thanks for your help peoples!