I still have a PowerPC Mac

Sijmen · Oct 16, 2007, 07:40 AM

After reading some threads on good Mac games, there were some where people couldn't play because they have an Intel Mac and can't use Classic.

So, what golden oldies to check out while I still can?

Consultant · Oct 16, 2007, 07:46 AM

try insidemacgames.com for reviews of games.

One fun game I can suggest is Stubbs the Zombie. It works in 10.4 with PPC.

Sijmen · Oct 16, 2007, 07:51 AM

Well I'm specifically looking for the ones 'before my time', those that would be considered abandomware.

Btw, I already played Marathon, it made me sick

edit: Stubbs has a demo, checking out tonight!

aidanpendragon · Oct 16, 2007, 08:17 AM

Total Annihilation, MechWarrior 2, Myth I, 1st two Escape Velocity games...well - if you have OS 9 bootable. Most OS 9 games don't work under Classic, even though it's ostensibly the same thing.

If you have OS X on PPC, there are tons and tons and tons of games. Insidemacgames is one place to look (everything before 2006 pretty much was PPC).

Another is the Universal Binary game guide here on MR. If a game is noted as not playing nice on Intel, that effectively means it's good on PPC. Tron 2.0 may be one such. Bottom line, there are plenty of modern & "pretty" games that work on PPC.

But good luck with Stubbs the Zombie unless you have a G5 + big graphics card.

Sijmen · Oct 16, 2007, 08:23 AM

Thanks for all these suggestions!

I already have some OS X games, which I love to play. Just wondering about the Classic stuff here. Thanks for your list, I will check out some after work.

Consultant · Oct 17, 2007, 01:31 PM

http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/212/snood

also works for intel, but this game is quite old, but addictive

Sijmen · Oct 17, 2007, 02:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Consultant

http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/212/snood

also works for intel, but this game is quite old, but addictive

Cleared in the first go!

I never, ever, want to play this game again. It would suck out any time I have.

MacsRgr8 · Oct 17, 2007, 02:48 PM

I also still have a PowerPC Mac.

The games I play are Doom 3, CoD 2, UT 2004, Quake 4, etc.
... and anxiously waiting for Colin McRae 2005...

Finlandboy · Oct 17, 2007, 05:00 PM

a great fps for a older PPC is red faction, google it, i like it and a good amount of people still play

savvos · Oct 17, 2007, 06:54 PM

Try to find the Macintoch Garden (I'm not sure of the URL right now - it used to be hosted by Home of the Underdogs). It's a Mecca of pre-OSX abandonware, and everything is rated by the users. Some stuff will need an emulator to run System 6, though.

If you want to go really old school, Scarab of Ra was written in the 80s and it still runs in Classic. Pretty impressive. Realmz is a classic RPG and you can get a demo from Fantasoft's website. There are also all the Sim games. I like Sim Ant's kooky fun. Quest for Glory was another neat little game.

For mindless fun, there's always Unicycle.

If you get an emulator to run System 6.0, definitely try out Space Rogue. It has amazing depth and great space battles for a game that ran on a Mac Classic.

Consultant · Oct 18, 2007, 10:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sijmen

Cleared in the first go!

I never, ever, want to play this game again. It would suck out any time I have.

I thought there are 100 levels in the full game? It does get challenging later. There is also ome expansion that adds 1000 levels... =p
http://www.snood.com/puzzlelevels.html

Consultant · Oct 18, 2007, 10:36 AM

Dues Ex is a very good shooter game with a nice conspiracy storyline.

Consultant · Oct 18, 2007, 10:43 AM

First person shooter, some cool weapons. Really great graphics for its time. OSX port doesn't have music and is buggy. Plays fine under classic.

aidanpendragon · Oct 18, 2007, 11:41 AM

As usual, we should clarify that OS 9 is not the same thing as Classic, and most games that work great under 9 natively crash terribly under Classic on OS X.

gkarris · Oct 18, 2007, 01:56 PM

Marathon and Descent..

Consultant · Oct 18, 2007, 02:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aidanpendragon

As usual, we should clarify that OS 9 is not the same thing as Classic, and most games that work great under 9 natively crash terribly under Classic on OS X.

Dues Ex plays fine under Classic. Not sure about Unreal.

Have not experienced any memorable crashes under Classic.

socamx · Oct 18, 2007, 07:07 PM

Unreal, Unreal Tournament and Deus Ex all run very well under Classic mode. Just disable or remap your expose keys so you don't accidently make the game swoosh out.

Unreal and UT can be played natively in OS X, Unreal with a bit of a hack but it works. The site appears to be down now for some reason...

There is also a total conversion mod of Marathon for UT.

Hapa Hanu · Oct 18, 2007, 10:27 PM

Red Faction is a great game to play, either single player or online multiplayer. There is an update available for version 1.2 for OS 9 and OS X.

It is the custom maps that make RF so endearing, instructions here. Well that and the Geo Modding.

Eric5h5 · Oct 18, 2007, 11:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aidanpendragon

Most OS 9 games don't work under Classic, even though it's ostensibly the same thing.

Most OS 9 games do work under Classic. I have about 100, and about 85 of them work. (And about 80 work well; a few have various glitches but are still playable.)

--Eric

aidanpendragon · Oct 19, 2007, 12:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eric5h5

Most OS 9 games do work under Classic. I have about 100, and about 85 of them work. (And about 80 work well; a few have various glitches but are still playable.)

--Eric

Are you running some different, special version of Classic? Most everything I have refused to start at all (and actually worked better - not much - under Sheepshaver!) MW2, Duke 3D, Myth I, Total Annihilation - all blecch. Only Civ II launched & was actually stable.

Consultant · Oct 19, 2007, 01:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aidanpendragon

Are you running some different, special version of Classic? Most everything I have refused to start at all (and actually worked better - not much - under Sheepshaver!) MW2, Duke 3D, Myth I, Total Annihilation - all blecch. Only Civ II launched & was actually stable.

You need to update OS9 to 9.2.2.

I don't recall any games not working in Classic with the latest OS9.

aidanpendragon · Oct 19, 2007, 02:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Consultant

You need to update OS9 to 9.2.2.

I don't recall any games not working in Classic with the latest OS9.

Mine is of course 9.2.2 (the version that existed solely to run Classic on OS X). Nothing works under it except Civ II. My G4 is not a dual-boot model; I assume you're talking about running under Classic proper, not as a dual-boot.

Sijmen · Oct 19, 2007, 05:38 PM

I'm talking about Classic here indeed. That's what I'll miss when going to Intel.

There are some nice suggestions but what I'm looking for are those really pretty old games. From the DOS era, but then on Mac

aidanpendragon · Oct 19, 2007, 05:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sijmen

I'm talking about Classic here indeed. That's what I'll miss when going to Intel.

There are some nice suggestions but what I'm looking for are those really pretty old games. From the DOS era, but then on Mac

Try Macintosh Garden.

psychofreak · Oct 19, 2007, 06:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sijmen

I'm talking about Classic here indeed. That's what I'll miss when going to Intel.

There are some nice suggestions but what I'm looking for are those really pretty old games. From the DOS era, but then on Mac

Sheepshaver lets you use OS9 apps...but you need access to a PPC Mac for the installation

Oct 16, 2007, 07:40 AM	#1
Sijmen macrumors 6502a Join Date: Sep 2005	I still have a PowerPC Mac After reading some threads on good Mac games, there were some where people couldn't play because they have an Intel Mac and can't use Classic. So, what golden oldies to check out while I still can?
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Oct 17, 2007, 01:31 PM	#6
Consultant macrumors G5 Join Date: Jun 2007	Snood http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/212/snood also works for intel, but this game is quite old, but addictive
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Oct 17, 2007, 02:48 PM	#8
MacsRgr8 macrumors 604 Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: The Netherlands	I also still have a PowerPC Mac. The games I play are Doom 3, CoD 2, UT 2004, Quake 4, etc. ... and anxiously waiting for Colin McRae 2005... __________________ Steve Jobs. 1955 - 2011. My Hero.
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Oct 17, 2007, 06:54 PM	#10
savvos macrumors regular Join Date: Sep 2007	Space Rogue, Scarab of Ra, Realmz Try to find the Macintoch Garden (I'm not sure of the URL right now - it used to be hosted by Home of the Underdogs). It's a Mecca of pre-OSX abandonware, and everything is rated by the users. Some stuff will need an emulator to run System 6, though. If you want to go really old school, Scarab of Ra was written in the 80s and it still runs in Classic. Pretty impressive. Realmz is a classic RPG and you can get a demo from Fantasoft's website. There are also all the Sim games. I like Sim Ant's kooky fun. Quest for Glory was another neat little game. For mindless fun, there's always Unicycle. If you get an emulator to run System 6.0, definitely try out Space Rogue. It has amazing depth and great space battles for a game that ran on a Mac Classic. __________________ Macbook, 2.4 Ghz, X3100, 4 GB RAM
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Oct 16, 2007, 07:46 AM	#2
Consultant macrumors G5 Join Date: Jun 2007	try insidemacgames.com for reviews of games. One fun game I can suggest is Stubbs the Zombie. It works in 10.4 with PPC.
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Oct 16, 2007, 07:51 AM	#3
Sijmen Thread Starter macrumors 6502a Join Date: Sep 2005	Well I'm specifically looking for the ones 'before my time', those that would be considered abandomware. Btw, I already played Marathon, it made me sick edit: Stubbs has a demo, checking out tonight!
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Oct 16, 2007, 08:17 AM	#4
aidanpendragon macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jul 2005	Total Annihilation, MechWarrior 2, Myth I, 1st two Escape Velocity games...well - if you have OS 9 bootable. Most OS 9 games don't work under Classic, even though it's ostensibly the same thing. If you have OS X on PPC, there are tons and tons and tons of games. Insidemacgames is one place to look (everything before 2006 pretty much was PPC). Another is the Universal Binary game guide here on MR. If a game is noted as not playing nice on Intel, that effectively means it's good on PPC. Tron 2.0 may be one such. Bottom line, there are plenty of modern & "pretty" games that work on PPC. But good luck with Stubbs the Zombie unless you have a G5 + big graphics card.
	0

Oct 16, 2007, 08:23 AM	#5
Sijmen Thread Starter macrumors 6502a Join Date: Sep 2005	Thanks for all these suggestions! I already have some OS X games, which I love to play. Just wondering about the Classic stuff here. Thanks for your list, I will check out some after work.
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Oct 18, 2007, 10:36 AM	#12
Consultant macrumors G5 Join Date: Jun 2007	Dues Ex Dues Ex is a very good shooter game with a nice conspiracy storyline.
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Oct 18, 2007, 10:43 AM	#13
Consultant macrumors G5 Join Date: Jun 2007	Unreal First person shooter, some cool weapons. Really great graphics for its time. OSX port doesn't have music and is buggy. Plays fine under classic.
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Oct 18, 2007, 11:41 AM	#14
aidanpendragon macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jul 2005	As usual, we should clarify that OS 9 is not the same thing as Classic, and most games that work great under 9 natively crash terribly under Classic on OS X.
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Oct 18, 2007, 01:56 PM	#15
gkarris macrumors 604 Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: in a Mass-Production Zone...	Marathon and Descent.. __________________ "This gate's plastic." Captain Carter, Stargate SG-1, "Touchstone"
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Oct 18, 2007, 07:07 PM	#17
socamx macrumors 6502 Join Date: Oct 2004	Unreal, Unreal Tournament and Deus Ex all run very well under Classic mode. Just disable or remap your expose keys so you don't accidently make the game swoosh out. Unreal and UT can be played natively in OS X, Unreal with a bit of a hack but it works. The site appears to be down now for some reason... There is also a total conversion mod of Marathon for UT.
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Oct 18, 2007, 10:27 PM	#18
Hapa Hanu macrumors newbie Join Date: Aug 2006	Red Faction is a great game to play, either single player or online multiplayer. There is an update available for version 1.2 for OS 9 and OS X. It is the custom maps that make RF so endearing, instructions here. Well that and the Geo Modding.
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Oct 19, 2007, 05:38 PM	#23
Sijmen Thread Starter macrumors 6502a Join Date: Sep 2005	I'm talking about Classic here indeed. That's what I'll miss when going to Intel. There are some nice suggestions but what I'm looking for are those really pretty old games. From the DOS era, but then on Mac
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