[OS X] Games for older (intel) macs

iamsamclarke · Dec 23, 2012, 08:36 AM

Hey everyone,

I've just been looking for games to install on my MacBook and it looks like I'm in this terrible limbo land where my graphics card is too old for newer games and no Rosetta for older ones.

I have the late '08 black MacBook (for anyone that remembers it) running Lion. Mine has
-2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Processor
-4GB DDR2 RAM
-Intel GMA X3100 144 MB Graphics (unfortunately)

I'm sure theres still heaps of people around rocking this type of computer, can anyone recommend us any games at all? Just something pretty casual, I'm no big gamer but I'm looking for more thrills than say solitaire has to offer. Thanks!

ee13lbp · Dec 23, 2012, 08:59 AM

Bootcamp it and you can play Rayman origins on windows.

Washac · Dec 23, 2012, 11:52 AM

As for older games and Rosetta, my main HD is set up for 10.6.8 gives me Rosetta, then I have another drive set up to boot from Lion partitoned for Bootcamp, covers most things I feel.

blesscheese · Dec 23, 2012, 02:19 PM

What *types* of games were you thinking about? Did you have a particular game in mind?

With your set-up, I agree you are kind of in a limbo (i.e., Lion--no Rosetta, and then the issue of the Intel integrated graphics)...there may be some older Windows games you could play, either via Bootcamp, or Wineskin. Bootcamp may not be a worthwhile option ($$$, and your set up wouldn't be ideal), but for cheap and easy, running older Windows games via Wineskin may be an option.

Dec 23, 2012, 08:36 AM	#1
iamsamclarke macrumors newbie Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Melbourne, Australia	Games for older (intel) macs Hey everyone, I've just been looking for games to install on my MacBook and it looks like I'm in this terrible limbo land where my graphics card is too old for newer games and no Rosetta for older ones. I have the late '08 black MacBook (for anyone that remembers it) running Lion. Mine has -2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Processor -4GB DDR2 RAM -Intel GMA X3100 144 MB Graphics (unfortunately) I'm sure theres still heaps of people around rocking this type of computer, can anyone recommend us any games at all? Just something pretty casual, I'm no big gamer but I'm looking for more thrills than say solitaire has to offer. Thanks!
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Dec 23, 2012, 08:59 AM	#2
ee13lbp macrumors member Join Date: Aug 2012	Bootcamp it and you can play Rayman origins on windows. __________________ Mac Mini i5 2.5Ghz \| Macbook 2.0Ghz \| iPhone 4 16Gb
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Dec 23, 2012, 11:52 AM	#3
Washac macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jul 2006	As for older games and Rosetta, my main HD is set up for 10.6.8 gives me Rosetta, then I have another drive set up to boot from Lion partitoned for Bootcamp, covers most things I feel. __________________ Mac Pro 2.66 Ghz Quad-Core Intel Xeon 6 GB RAM 24inch ACD Snow Leopard 10.6.8/Mountain Lion 10.8.3/XFX Radeon HD 6870, HD-687A-ZDFC-20inch Alu iMac Snow Leopard 10.6.8
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Dec 23, 2012, 02:19 PM	#4
blesscheese macrumors 6502 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Central CA	What types of games were you thinking about? Did you have a particular game in mind? With your set-up, I agree you are kind of in a limbo (i.e., Lion--no Rosetta, and then the issue of the Intel integrated graphics)...there may be some older Windows games you could play, either via Bootcamp, or Wineskin. Bootcamp may not be a worthwhile option ($$$, and your set up wouldn't be ideal), but for cheap and easy, running older Windows games via Wineskin may be an option.
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