I'm desperate- any Mac games even somewhat worth playing?

[Erana]

Just this weekend, both of my PCs died on me.
I've played every game in my limited PS2 library to death, and my 360 and N64 are at home...
I'm experiencing gaming withdrawal; are there any Mac games I can get quick without dropping an easy $50 on them?

Also, if anyone knows how to get Marathon to work on a recent OSx, please tell me.

 

[trombone2007]

Just play some online flash games. They're the poor man's video games.

 

[CockroachTeaParty]

Bungie's old Marathon series! If you can get past the dated graphics (think the old Doom games, with less Satan and more aliens & rampant AI's), it's a blast. Its got a surprisingly in depth and interesting storyline, mostly told through terminals and crazy AI's. You can't help but love Durandal by the end of it.
They're all free to download off of some website. You need to run them on the older Operating System simulation thingy that mimics OS9.

Failing that, look up Cave Story (Doukutsu), by Pixel. There's a Mac version. Be sure to grab the English patch, and you have a 4-8+ hour 2-D sides-scrolling, gun blasting extravaganza, again totally free. Just try to get the best ending. I dare you. (Not easy)

 

[AbsoluteVirtue18]

Just play some online flash games. They're the poor man's video games.

Honestly this. Try Crush The Castle. I love that game.

 

[Irishhoodlum]

The only Mac game I have is Myst... I guess you could try that, it got great reviews and it's arguably a video game classic. Though it's a decade old and basically an interactive powerpoint.

 

[Margrave Rinstock]

Age of Empires, possibly.

 

[Erana]

The only Mac game I have is Myst... I guess you could try that, it got great reviews and it's arguably a video game classic. Though it's a decade old and basically an interactive powerpoint.

I already have it...
For the PC. >.<

 

[73hm0571337]

World of Goo, I think that's one for Mac.

 

[QuirkyTambourine]

I've got AOE II, SimCity 4, The Sims 2, and C&C Red Alert 3 for Mac, which are all pretty fun. I'm so bummed Steam doesn't support it though.

 

[Lexodus]

Warcraft RTSes, AoE, RoN etc...

 

[Alpha Centauri]

Dosen`t Sims 3 support the MAC

 

[A Weary Exile]

Stay away from AoE III (Unless you're that desperate) it's shit compared to AoE II.

Medevial: Total War is pretty good if you can get past the slow pace, plus it has four whole games worth of expansions.

 

[Aardvark]

Install Windows on the thing.

 

[lostclause]

I think I saw SW Empire at war for Mac, and it's a fairly good game.

 

[Nutcase]

Which Mac is this? I'm asking because most of them are short on graphics oomph.

Anyway, install some emulators. MacMAME, different console emulators, ScummVM, etc. Or dualboot to Windows.

 

[Christemo]

Install Windows on the thing.

along with some proper hardware. the mac computers are shit compared to any other modern computer.

 

[axia777]

Sorry, not really. Get a console for gaming if you have a Mac.

Install Windows on the thing.

Or this. Boot Camp kicks ass for Macs.

 

[The_Echo]

Which Mac is this? I'm asking because most of them are short on graphics oomph.

Anyway, install some emulators. MacMAME, different console emulators, ScummVM, etc. Or dualboot to Windows.

I'm going to agree with this. Emulate, or use Bootcamp to run Windows on it. I can't really think of anything else, besides Plants vs. Zombies, Ragdoll Masters, and Cave Story, the first two costing money...