What Games Should I Get for My New G5? 159
Lane.exe wonders: "So I just got a new Apple Mac G5 (Dual 1.8s, 1GB RAM, Radeon 9600, etc) and I was thinking about getting back into some gaming. I was looking over the game selection for Mac, and it's not looking as bright as I'd hoped. But I think this is due more to my ignorance of good games than anything else. What I'm looking for is a few good multiplayer shoot-em-ups (like Quake, UT or Half-Life) and a nicely engrossing RPG. The last few games I've played were Icewind Dale, Pool Of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor, and MechWarrior 4. Has anyone got any suggestions along these lines?"
Halo.. (Score:4, Informative)
Re:Mac Gaming (Score:4, Informative)
Games for the mac (Score:5, Informative)
rpg type game (Score:3, Informative)
AA (Score:4, Informative)
I've also found that there are some really good emulators for the mac, SNES9X [mac.com] being a favorite. There are more. [emulation.net]
If you're a MUDder, you can get to those with just about anything. I use Cantrip [solidsun.com], but it doesn't seem there are as many great Mac MUD clients...
Best of luck: I'm interested to see what others have to say... Its been really slim pickins....
P.S. - I also heard there may be another option [slashdot.org] available soon.
Re:Halo.. (Score:3, Informative)
Don't count on big names (Score:3, Informative)
This shouldn't be a big deal, since if you were big into gaming you wouldn't have bought a Mac. You should definitely be able to find enough games to keep yourself entertained, though.
Dark Horizons: Lore (Score:5, Informative)
Dark Horzons: Lore [darkhorizons-lore.com] is an up-and-coming Action Mech game (not a simulation like Mechwarrior).
It currently runs in Win32 & Mac OS X and the Client will run [without crashing] on Linux as soon as the installer is ready, which should be Any Day Now(tm).
Here's a quote from the page:
Check it out.
Re:Shareware! (Score:5, Informative)
There's plenty available.... (Score:2, Informative)
Re:Halo.. (Score:3, Informative)
Re:Shareware! (Score:2, Informative)
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Re:Halo.. (Score:3, Informative)
I am pretty sure the original Dues Ex was on the mac.
Maybe the sequel too.
I never played either and don't own a mac, but I had a friend at work who had a mac and would go on and on about how good it was.
Games for the Mac (Score:3, Informative)
I suggest checking these links... (Score:2, Informative)
- www.ambrosiasw.com
- www.freeverse.com
- www.victoly.com/~adam/
- www.insidemacgames.com
- www.macgamefiles.com
emulation:
- mac.emuscene.com
- www.emulation.net
- www.mameroms.com
- www.planetemu.net
Re:AA (Score:4, Informative)
I got one... (Score:2, Informative)
Re:Don't count on big names (Score:2, Informative)
Second Life (Score:2, Informative)
http://secondlife.com
Well, the Mac client is currently in beta, but
it's only $9.95 for a lifetime of access.
Re:Marathon (Score:1, Informative)
If you want to check out the series, go to http://www.marathonrubicon.com . It's a fan-made marathon 4, and probably the best custom scenario/mod ever made for the engine.
By the way, assuming you don't have Marathon Infinity to play rubicon, a free, open source engine called "aleph one" is available at http//source.bungie.org. There should also been an option to download the standalone version at the rubicon site, but that build of aleph one is outdated, and dosn't run well on OS X.