Anyone know good games for a iBook G3 ClamShell ?

[Realnanners]

I just bought a iBook G3 Clamshell for $35 + Free shipping in wonderful condition. I have a few Mac games and they are for the G4's. I know the clamshell is not for gaming but I am sure theres some games out there it can play. So please feel free to comment down below.

SPECS:
366MHz PowerPC G3
128 RAM
8MB V-RAM


P.S: I am updating it to 10.3 Panther.

 

[RedCroissant]

Of Course!!!!! That also depends on the types of games that you like though. Some of my favorites are:

Doom (1,2,3)
Star Wars: Dark Forces
Duke Nukem
The JourneyMan Project
Wolfenstein 3D

There are also a few emulators out there that can emulate NES, SNES, DOS, and Atari games. It's fun! I played X-Wing and TIE fighter a couple of months ago in addition to The Oregon Trail.

But once you update to 10.3, you'll have to play the games that I just listed in Classic mode because they are OS 9 games.

 

[Altemose]

I would recommend putting some more RAM in that if you are going to be running any version of OS X!

 

[Realnanners]

I would recommend putting some more RAM in that if you are going to be running any version of OS X!

Yeah, I have been thinking about it I have a 256MB but I am not sure if it would work though.

 

[Realnanners]

Of Course!!!!! That also depends on the types of games that you like though. Some of my favorites are:

Doom (1,2,3)
Star Wars: Dark Forces
Duke Nukem
The JourneyMan Project
Wolfenstein 3D

There are also a few emulators out there that can emulate NES, SNES, DOS, and Atari games. It's fun! I played X-Wing and TIE fighter a couple of months ago in addition to The Oregon Trail.

But once you update to 10.3, you'll have to play the games that I just listed in Classic mode because they are OS 9 games.

Thanks for the Game advice! I have never played Doom 1 or 2 so I am going to have to give those a try and the Duke Nukem. As well as the Star Wars: Dark forces. Thanks again for the recommendations! I will make sure to give them a try!

 

[Dronecatcher]

Try:

http://www.myabandonware.com

Thousands of retro games there for DOS, PC & Mac

 

[Realnanners]

Try:

http://www.myabandonware.com

Thousands of retro games there for DOS, PC & Mac

Thanks so much for the link dude! It help out a ton! Thanks!

 

[grhmhome]

Glider Pro and Marathon. Both are now freeware.

 

[Realnanners]

Glider Pro and Marathon. Both are now freeware.

They are freeware now ?? Awesome I am going to have to download this and put them on the Clamshell. Thanks

 

[Altemose]

Yeah, I have been thinking about it I have a 256MB but I am not sure if it would work though.

Depending on whether this model has FireWire or not would determine the maximum RAM. I believe that it is 576 MB on the FireWire models.

 

[Realnanners]

Depending on whether this model has FireWire or not would determine the maximum RAM. I believe that it is 576 MB on the FireWire models.

It's the firewire model

 

[bunnspecial]

Keep it on OS9, head over to Macintoshgarden, and take your pick.

I load up images of games on my Clamshell and it does great with OS 9 games(it's much faster to read an image off the hard drive than reading a disk, plus you don't have to carry a stack of disks with you).

I installed Tiger on mine, but have only booted it once.

Btw, I have 512mb in mine plus whatever is soldered to the board(64mb?).

It makes no sense to me, but for a lot of purposes I find my Clamshell faster than my 500mhz Pismo with 1gb of RAM.

 

[iModFrenzy]

Doom (1,2,3)
Star Wars: Dark Forces
Duke Nukem

Where can I download these? I have looked everywhere for Doom.

 

[RedCroissant]

Where can I download these? I have looked everywhere for Doom.

Macintosh Garden actually. It was pretty awesome to find it. I only got Doom 2 but the others are on there I think.

 

[cammykool]

This may be off topic but does anyone know where to find the Diablo 2 and Diablo 2 LoD expansion pack Mac installers? Blizzard pulled the Mac downloads.

 

[iModFrenzy]

Macintosh Garden actually. It was pretty awesome to find it. I only got Doom 2 but the others are on there I think.

Found it! Thanks!

 

[A.Goldberg]

Glider Pro and Marathon. Both are now freeware.

Glider for sure. Oregon Trail is another one of my favorites. There's no greater feeling of excitement than navigating your way down the Snake River at the end.

 

[bunnspecial]

Glider for sure. Oregon Trail is another one of my favorites. There's no greater feeling of excitement than navigating your way down the Snake River at the end.

Just as long as you don't die of dysentery before you get there.

 

[ptdebate]

Civilization II!!!

 

[A.Goldberg]

Just as long as you don't die of dysentery before you get there.

"Ari was bitten rattlesnake."

Given the choice in life, I always choose to caulk my wagon and float it*. This is how I live my life today.

From UrbanDictionary

To take your time and be cautious when crossing rivers, but also not so cautious that you will only cross a river if there is a ferry present.

Originally a mindset used in the classic computer game The Oregon Trail, but can also be a way of life.

Don't be foolhardy and just try to ford the river. Take your time, be cautious, caulk the wagon and float it.

 

[Beavix]

I had Starcraft installed on my Clamshell. Worked pretty well.

 

[macbwizard]

Nanosaur was always fun on Os 8 / 9

 

[ApolloBoy]

Doom (1,2,3)

There's no way Doom 3 would run on an iBook G3.

 

[cw48494]

This may be off topic but does anyone know where to find the Diablo 2 and Diablo 2 LoD expansion pack Mac installers? Blizzard pulled the Mac downloads.

They have it in their ftp, I just downloaded it the other day. I can link it if you still need it.

 

[Realnanners]

I had Starcraft installed on my Clamshell. Worked pretty well.

Oh, I never played StarCraft Before, this could get me in to it. Thanks for the suggestion!