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dantnz
Jan 14, 2009, 09:39 PM
hi guys i was just wondering if any companies other than blizzard allow you to register a game online which you have the pc version of, so you can download a mac version? Cheers


DoFoT9
Jan 14, 2009, 09:40 PM
on most games, no.. they are very fussy about it.
aluminumapple
Jan 15, 2009, 12:46 AM
i believe most Relic products do it : S
dantnz
Jan 16, 2009, 02:01 AM
i believe most Relic products do it : S

Which relic products? They don't make that many games for mac anymore do they?
drichards
Jan 16, 2009, 03:44 AM
Halo PC keys don't work for the Mac version. :(

Late EA titles are just Cider wraps and you're probably good to go with those. Pretty much anything from Aspyr too.
dantnz
Jan 16, 2009, 04:19 AM
Halo PC keys don't work for the Mac version. :(

Late EA titles are just Cider wraps and you're probably good to go with those. Pretty much anything from Aspyr too.

So how would I be able to download the mac version and use pc cd key? can you register with ea or something?
aluminumapple
Jan 17, 2009, 10:11 AM
Well relic games are for only pc so Mac wont be compatible :S.
marclapierre13
Jan 17, 2009, 01:08 PM
quake wars does.
BayouBengal
Jan 17, 2009, 02:45 PM
It's old, but Quake 3 doesn't have problems using the key from a Linux copy. I downloaded the 1.32 Point release for Windows, and copied some files over from the CD and it's all good. I bought the Linux version years ago in clearance when the PC version was still $30 or $40. I need to try it out with Mac. Is there a universal binary for Quake 3?
cardude280
Jan 17, 2009, 06:21 PM
It's old, but Quake 3 doesn't have problems using the key from a Linux copy. I downloaded the 1.32 Point release for Windows, and copied some files over from the CD and it's all good. I bought the Linux version years ago in clearance when the PC version was still $30 or $40. I need to try it out with Mac. Is there a universal binary for Quake 3?

yeah
http://ioquake3.org/get-it/
BayouBengal
Jan 18, 2009, 12:10 PM
yeah
http://ioquake3.org/get-it/

Thanks cardude! Hopefully running it in OSX will fix the crackling sound that I sometimes get when I run Q3A in Vista.
neoelectronaut
Mar 15, 2009, 02:27 PM
Halo PC keys don't work for the Mac version. :(

Late EA titles are just Cider wraps and you're probably good to go with those. Pretty much anything from Aspyr too.

This is good to hear, as I just picked up Red Alert 3 because it was on sale, and while I don't really have a problem playing in Windows, it'd be nice to have the option of playing it directly in OS X.

Whenever the Mac version of Red Alert 3 drops I'll try my key out and see what happens.