OSX Games

mjemje
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in Mac Software edited January 2014
Hello everyone... I'll be getting my new iBook at the end of this month and starting to collect the software I want. I'm not a huge game player but do enjoy playing on my PC every now and then. Cutting to the chase, what are some of the X compatiable games that I should have. (I wont be running 9 out side of back up in case of an X crash) So what games have an OSX patch or work with it? Is there a website that I could find this on? What kind of games are you running?



Thanks for your input

-MJE
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  • Reply 1 of 30
    ghost_user_nameghost_user_name Posts: 22,667member
    See <a href="http://www.apple.com/games/macosx/"; target="_blank">http://www.apple.com/games/macosx/</a>; for a comprehensive list of Mac OS X native games.
  • Reply 2 of 30
    mjemje Posts: 91member
    Duh! on my behalf. Thanks alot star exactly what I was looking for. Cool looks like I have qutie a few choices



    Once again THANKS!



    -Matt
  • Reply 3 of 30
    blue2kdaveblue2kdave Posts: 652member
    Considering that you are getting a laptop, remember you are a bit more limited. Try Age of Empires 2. I run it on my laptop all the time on trips, and it makes the plane ride fly by.
  • Reply 4 of 30
    mjemje Posts: 91member
    Yeah I wont be running to high at all. I have a PC for shooting games. I was thinking about The Sims, Black and white, Spiderman looked really fun! I dont know. Any chance of getting Quake or UunrealT to run at an acceptable FPS?
  • Reply 5 of 30
    guitarblokeguitarbloke Posts: 125member
    [quote]Originally posted by MJE:

    <strong>Yeah I wont be running to high at all. I have a PC for shooting games. I was thinking about The Sims, Black and white, Spiderman looked really fun! I dont know. Any chance of getting Quake or UunrealT to run at an acceptable FPS?</strong><hr></blockquote>Quake II runs quite nicely on my PB 266



    *goes to check UT*
  • Reply 6 of 30
    calcal Posts: 17member
    Don't forget Civ III... thats always a must-have.
  • Reply 7 of 30
    ghost_user_nameghost_user_name Posts: 22,667member
    And don't forget Starcraft! It's a bit old, but still addictive as ever.
  • Reply 8 of 30
    torifiletorifile Posts: 4,024member
    [quote]Originally posted by starfleetX:

    <strong>And don't forget Starcraft! It's a bit old, but still addictive as ever.</strong><hr></blockquote>



    And it runs better in OS X than it did in OS 9 Now, for diablo II.
  • Reply 9 of 30
    mac's girlmac's girl Posts: 556member
    dont forget to check out Return to Castle Wolfenstein. comes out next week. the demo is cool, and the frame rate is awesome. no probs whatsoever in X.
  • Reply 10 of 30
    idogcowidogcow Posts: 111member
    If you really want to call yourself a mac gamer...you MUST buy all the Marathon games..

    It's a tradition.



    (PS..Spidermanis fun..but be warned! It's short!)
  • Reply 11 of 30
    stepsonstepson Posts: 95member
    Civ3 and black and white are what i've been playing lately ... Also, Giants: Citazen Kabuto is really really fun. All run just fine under OSX, even on my 'lowly' G4 cube ...
  • Reply 12 of 30
    moogsmoogs Posts: 4,296member
    Anyone play that Red Faction (I think that's what it's called) FPS game yet? I heard the graphics are pretty sweet and that it does the genre proud, if not totally original in concept. I'd like a good shooter game for OS X. Tired of using betas of UTX / having classic stuff installed, etc.



    Comments?
  • Reply 13 of 30
    kaboomkaboom Posts: 286member
    I'm not much of a gamer but since I've gotten my 867 g4 and can actually play games now I've bought 3 games:

    Alien v. Predator - Awesome! Highly recommend. Can't wait for AvP 2

    Giants: Citizen Kabuto - Great game but since I upgraded to 10.1.3 my mouse movement in the game is so slow that it's unplayable. Even with the latest build.

    Sacrifice - Not a bad game but under osx it's too slow and the mouse is jumpy and unpredictable so it makes gameplay frustrating.
  • Reply 14 of 30
    mac's girlmac's girl Posts: 556member
    hey, anyone remember the old x-files game from maybe 4 years ago? it came on 7 cd's, and it was really cool. it wasnt a fast pace shoot-em-up, but required good reflex, quick thinking, and one's powers of deduction. of course, being an x-files fan didnt hurt. are there any other similar games out there like that? i really liked that style of game.



    (if anyone is an x-files fan and always wanted to live the show, play this game, it will make you feel like you are in the x-files!)
  • Reply 15 of 30
    tigerwoods99tigerwoods99 Posts: 2,633member
    If you like racing games, get 4x4 Evo 2. The graphics are pretty good.
  • Reply 16 of 30
    blue2kdaveblue2kdave Posts: 652member
    in regards to Red Faction, cool game, but no radically new game play. The Geo-mod is blown out of proportion, but interesting. The story and graphics are solid too. If you enjoy FPS, then snatch it up.
  • Reply 17 of 30
    crusadercrusader Posts: 1,129member
    Mmmmm....

    Marathon....



    Ah the memories
  • Reply 18 of 30
    sebseb Posts: 676member
    Here are a few low impact games that would be perfect for an iBook running OS X. Well, I like em anyways.



    <a href="http://versiontracker.com/moreinfo.fcgi?id=11433&db=mac"; target="_blank">Airburst</a>



    <a href="http://versiontracker.com/moreinfo.fcgi?id=12473&db=mac"; target="_blank">Wingnuts</a>



    <a href="http://www.versiontracker.com/moreinfo.fcgi?id=9803&db=mac"; target="_blank">Reckless Drivin</a>



    and <a href="http://versiontracker.com/moreinfo.fcgi?id=10524&db=mac"; target="_blank">MacSolitaire</a> for your solitaire needs.
  • Reply 19 of 30
    aftershockaftershock Posts: 82member
    Return to Castle Wolfenstein <img src="graemlins/smokin.gif" border="0" alt="[Chilling]" />
  • Reply 20 of 30
    ghost_user_nameghost_user_name Posts: 22,667member
    Don't forget...



    Escape Velocity: Nova ships tomorrow!!



    Check the software folder in your iDisk or <a href="http://www.ambrosiasw.com"; target="_blank">Ambrosia's web site</a> for download mirrors.



    I can't wait!!
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