Need help finding a website/store to buy American McGee's Alice.

alexreich · Apr 14, 2012, 03:35 AM

Hi all,

Over the last few months I've been looking into the older PPC games. One that I am particularly fond of (based on what I've seen) is American McGee's Alice. Ever since I first read about it and watched YouTube videos on it I have been dying to play.

I've been dying to play, but I have only been able to play the old Demo for Mac OS 8.6 or higher. You cannot find American McGee's Alice for Mac anywhere at a decent price. I'm willing to pay $20-30 for a used copy, but everyone wants to charge around $50 and up!

So far, I've looked through Amazon.com, eBay.com, my local craigslist.com, buy.com, and I've done a hell of a lot of Googling looking for a place to purchase. No one has this game for a logical price!

The cheapest I've seen the game (keep in mind I want the Mac version, NOT PC) is $49.90 in Like New condition. I really want this game, but it's sickening to think that I'd pay $50 for a 10+ year old game.

The only other option I see on Amazon is a game package called 'Leave the Lights On' that includes American McGee's Alice, Clive Barker's Undying, and BloodRayne. The whole package is $54.98. $5 more for two more games.

What should I do? Do you know of another website to purchase the game from?

By the way, the new release 'Alice Madness Returns' is available for $9 for PC (no Mac version). Why the hell is the new one cheap and the old one so expensive?!

Dagless · Apr 14, 2012, 04:38 AM

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Originally Posted by alexreich

By the way, the new release 'Alice Madness Returns' is available for $9 for PC (no Mac version). Why the hell is the new one cheap and the old one so expensive?!

That's an easy one - the mac version is rare. My original "Like New" N64 Ocarina of Time is worth a fair amount, but my 3DS version is worth half of that.

Can you not get the PC version and run it through Bootcamp or one of those WINE solutions?

Cougarcat · Apr 14, 2012, 04:04 PM

It would be nice if Aspyr put the game on the MAS, but they probably don't have the rights to it anymore. Alas.

lostless · Apr 14, 2012, 05:35 PM

The problem you may also run into is that the Mac version of the game has a PPC installer. This will not not work in lion. There is a intel update, but requires the game to be installed first. You could get the windows version and run it in a wine bottle or crossover (commercial version of wine).

Seems like Trav · 07:20 PM

Also, if you have a PS3, you can purchase a new copy of Alice: Madness Returns (for probably $30 or less by now) and it should come with a card to download the original game. That's what I did.

On that note, if you really want the original Mac version, I have an original copy in very nice condition that I've be willing to let go for 30, shipped (due to buying the PS3 version). But as mentioned above, i don't know if it would work on newer OSes or not. Drop me a line if so.

T

nathanielonfire · Apr 17, 2012, 01:05 PM

I have the original Mac version that was sold as part of "Leave the Lights On" 3-pack from Aspyr from several years ago. I had trouble getting it to run well on Tiger on a PPC Mac (there were all sorts of audio problems, but it "ran"), so I have no clue if it would even work on Leopard and beyond, or on an Intel Mac. Keep in mind that it actually was a Carbon program running on OS X (10.0) and OS 8.6/9.x. It's really, really old.

Funny thing is is that I bought that 3-pack for $10 when it came out. Oh how things have changed.

Honestly, I think running the PC version would be better. It's going to be a lot cheaper and a lot less of a headache if you go that route instead.

Ungibbed · Apr 18, 2012, 01:17 AM

I remember playing that on my old G3 iBook in Mac OS 9! It sure has been a long time!

Sadly and stupidly, I sold some of my old games and my Mac version of Alice was in there. At least I kept Halo which is another tough find for the Mac but easily found for Windows anywhere.

When I bought Halo for the Mac it was via another Mac forum and got it for reasonable price as the owner knew I was going to play it instead of flipping it for profit. I still fire it up every so often and was so happy to have a full UB build as the original was PPC as well.

Lion is so unkind to us old Mac game lovers. I always wanted to try out Undying but never found it. Still got physical retail versions of Doom 3, Prey, Fable, Bioshock and a ton of other OS X games but I missed out on a lot of classics simply cause they couldn't be found.

alexreich · Apr 18, 2012, 09:59 AM

I know that the game won't run on Intel. I would be playing it on my iMac G3's and PowerMac G4's. All of them have OS 9 and misc OS X versions loaded.

lpzsam909 · Apr 25, 2012, 10:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Seems like Trav

Also, if you have a PS3, you can purchase a new copy of Alice: Madness Returns (for probably $30 or less by now) and it should come with a card to download the original game. That's what I did.

On that note, if you really want the original Mac version, I have an original copy in very nice condition that I've be willing to let go for 30, shipped (due to buying the PS3 version). But as mentioned above, i don't know if it would work on newer OSes or not. Drop me a line if so.

T

I would love to purchase the original Mac version. If you could let me know whether or not you would still be willing to sell it I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you.

Seems like Trav · 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by lpzsam909

I would love to purchase the original Mac version. If you could let me know whether or not you would still be willing to sell it I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you.

Sure thing. I still am, yes. I think otherwise it would probably just sit here. It's the original release in a jewel case and manual (it cam in a box but that was tossed sometime along the way, unfortunately. It's still in great condition - I can send over some pics is the morning if you want to be sure. My email is seematory[at]cox[dot]net

JaguarGod · Apr 28, 2012, 11:13 AM

Alice is a great game. Even playing it today on some of my older PPC Macs is great. The art style and music are what created such a wonderful experience. Some really trippy sequences added to the atmosphere also.

I play the game on Tiger (10.4.11) and it works fine here. It has crashed a bit every once in a while though.

Good luck with the game.

Apr 14, 2012, 03:35 AM	#1
alexreich macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jan 2011	Need help finding a website/store to buy American McGee's Alice. Hi all, Over the last few months I've been looking into the older PPC games. One that I am particularly fond of (based on what I've seen) is American McGee's Alice. Ever since I first read about it and watched YouTube videos on it I have been dying to play. I've been dying to play, but I have only been able to play the old Demo for Mac OS 8.6 or higher. *You cannot find American McGee's Alice for Mac anywhere* at a decent price. I'm willing to pay $20-30 for a used copy, but everyone wants to charge around $50 and up! So far, I've looked through Amazon.com, eBay.com, my local craigslist.com, buy.com, and I've done a hell of a lot of Googling looking for a place to purchase. No one has this game for a logical price! The cheapest I've seen the game (keep in mind I want the Mac version, NOT PC) is $49.90 in Like New condition. I really want this game, but it's sickening to think that I'd pay $50 for a 10+ year old game. The only other option I see on Amazon is a game package called 'Leave the Lights On' that includes American McGee's Alice, Clive Barker's Undying, and BloodRayne. The whole package is $54.98. $5 more for two more games. What should I do? Do you know of another website to purchase the game from? By the way, the new release 'Alice Madness Returns' is available for $9 for PC (no Mac version). Why the hell is the new one cheap and the old one so expensive?!** __________________ Core i5 2500k@4.4GHz/12GB RAM/160GB+1.5TB HDDs/HD 7770 1GB GFX x2/Windows 8
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lostless macrumors 6502 Join Date: Oct 2005	The problem you may also run into is that the Mac version of the game has a PPC installer. This will not not work in lion. There is a intel update, but requires the game to be installed first. You could get the windows version and run it in a wine bottle or crossover (commercial version of wine). __________________ www.icompositions.com/artists/lostless
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Apr 17, 2012, 11:53 AM	#5
Seems like Trav macrumors newbie Join Date: Sep 2009	Also, if you have a PS3, you can purchase a new copy of Alice: Madness Returns (for probably $30 or less by now) and it should come with a card to download the original game. That's what I did. On that note, if you really want the original Mac version, I have an original copy in very nice condition that I've be willing to let go for 30, shipped (due to buying the PS3 version). But as mentioned above, i don't know if it would work on newer OSes or not. Drop me a line if so. T Last edited by Seems like Trav; Apr 19, 2012 at 07:20 PM.
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Apr 17, 2012, 01:05 PM	#6
nathanielonfire macrumors member Join Date: Jan 2011	I have the original Mac version that was sold as part of "Leave the Lights On" 3-pack from Aspyr from several years ago. I had trouble getting it to run well on Tiger on a PPC Mac (there were all sorts of audio problems, but it "ran"), so I have no clue if it would even work on Leopard and beyond, or on an Intel Mac. Keep in mind that it actually was a Carbon program running on OS X (10.0) and OS 8.6/9.x. It's really, really old. Funny thing is is that I bought that 3-pack for $10 when it came out. Oh how things have changed. Honestly, I think running the PC version would be better. It's going to be a lot cheaper and a lot less of a headache if you go that route instead. __________________ 12" PowerBook G4 1.5 Ghz, 1.25 GB RAM
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Apr 18, 2012, 01:17 AM	#7
Ungibbed macrumors 6502 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: USA	I remember playing that on my old G3 iBook in Mac OS 9! It sure has been a long time! Sadly and stupidly, I sold some of my old games and my Mac version of Alice was in there. At least I kept Halo which is another tough find for the Mac but easily found for Windows anywhere. When I bought Halo for the Mac it was via another Mac forum and got it for reasonable price as the owner knew I was going to play it instead of flipping it for profit. I still fire it up every so often and was so happy to have a full UB build as the original was PPC as well. Lion is so unkind to us old Mac game lovers. I always wanted to try out Undying but never found it. Still got physical retail versions of Doom 3, Prey, Fable, Bioshock and a ton of other OS X games but I missed out on a lot of classics simply cause they couldn't be found. __________________ 13" MacBook Pro late 2010 (2.4 Ghz C2D, 750GB 7200RPM HDD, 8GB RAM) 27" ACD 64GB iPad 2 WiFi 120GB AppleTV, 32GB iPhone 4s
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Apr 14, 2012, 04:04 PM	#3
Cougarcat macrumors 601 Join Date: Sep 2003	It would be nice if Aspyr put the game on the MAS, but they probably don't have the rights to it anymore. Alas.
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Apr 18, 2012, 09:59 AM	#8
alexreich Thread Starter macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jan 2011	I know that the game won't run on Intel. I would be playing it on my iMac G3's and PowerMac G4's. All of them have OS 9 and misc OS X versions loaded.
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Apr 28, 2012, 11:13 AM	#11
JaguarGod macrumors regular Join Date: Mar 2010	Alice is a great game. Even playing it today on some of my older PPC Macs is great. The art style and music are what created such a wonderful experience. Some really trippy sequences added to the atmosphere also. I play the game on Tiger (10.4.11) and it works fine here. It has crashed a bit every once in a while though. Good luck with the game. __________________ Dedicated to My Mother, Patricia Lee Frabotta 1947-2009 My new Mac Racing Game "Auto Sport Driving" SiniScope P&D, Inc.
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