Games on Mac
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Get the Snes9X emulator and find some classics. Being the owner of a classic iMac G4 means I can't play games other than those.
If you've got an Intel based Mac, you could always try out World of Warcraft.
If you've got an Intel based Mac, you could always try out World of Warcraft.
Not officially sadly.ClaptonKnophlerHendrix said:
You'd need to run Windows first under the Boot Camp environment.
Civilisation 4 is out on the MAC I think!.jesse. said:
EDIT: Yes, yes it is and so is Bioshock since October last year.
Age of Empires II is on Mac, it's an oldie but still incredibly fun and amazing detailed considering how old it is.
Also ProTools is out on Mac, has been for years, but that's more fun for me than most people, and where I spend most of my time.
Also ProTools is out on Mac, has been for years, but that's more fun for me than most people, and where I spend most of my time.
I didnt even know mac had and games. If you wanted to play games why did you get a Mac? seems wierd to me but what evs.
A couple of games that I am playing on PC are also out on mac so I can recommend those.
1. Osmos. http://www.hemispheregames.com/2009/12/mac-osmos-release/
2. Civ 4 Colonization. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civ_4_colonization
But you should buy a real computer, etc.
1. Osmos. http://www.hemispheregames.com/2009/12/mac-osmos-release/
2. Civ 4 Colonization. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civ_4_colonization
But you should buy a real computer, etc.
Asides from WoW and maybe the occasional bout of Warcraft III, I don't play much on the Mac. I do have KOTOR, XIII, Fable the Lost Chapters and Uplink that have been ported to Mac, pretty well too. But I've tried to game more on my Mac with mixed results, especially since I also had some old games that now only work on Power PC macs.
The thing I found out with Mac versions of the EA games of late are some weird emulation type tech they use. Basically they wrap up the Windows x86 code and translate it to Mac x86 in some form. Thing is though, the requirements are steeper. No optimisation for Macs at all. In fact come to think of it I think they use Cider to make it work. I've even seen some (hacked to bits) homemade cider ports of other Windows games.
If you already own a few PC games (like I did before I switched) try out Crossover, it's an app that runs the code WINE style. I used it for my half life 2 and various other PC: http://www.codeweavers.com/products/cxgames/
In the end though if you want native level performance for gaming on your Mac, just set up Bootcamp. Just been updated to support Win7. I had my old WinXP license that I just used for it, and the games ran as per normal. The bright side is then you have the best of both worlds, none of this 'OMG wai u want to gaem with max dey so ghey just buy a peecee' nonsense.
Anyway there's my long winded two pence about it.
The thing I found out with Mac versions of the EA games of late are some weird emulation type tech they use. Basically they wrap up the Windows x86 code and translate it to Mac x86 in some form. Thing is though, the requirements are steeper. No optimisation for Macs at all. In fact come to think of it I think they use Cider to make it work. I've even seen some (hacked to bits) homemade cider ports of other Windows games.
If you already own a few PC games (like I did before I switched) try out Crossover, it's an app that runs the code WINE style. I used it for my half life 2 and various other PC: http://www.codeweavers.com/products/cxgames/
In the end though if you want native level performance for gaming on your Mac, just set up Bootcamp. Just been updated to support Win7. I had my old WinXP license that I just used for it, and the games ran as per normal. The bright side is then you have the best of both worlds, none of this 'OMG wai u want to gaem with max dey so ghey just buy a peecee' nonsense.
Anyway there's my long winded two pence about it.
