download mac games with pc cd key

[dantnz]

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]

on most games, no.. they are very fussy about it.

 

[aluminumapple]

i believe most Relic products do it : S

 

[dantnz]

i believe most Relic products do it : S

Which relic products? They don't make that many games for mac anymore do they?

 

[drichards]

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]

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]

Well relic games are for only pc so Mac wont be compatible :S.

 

[marclapierre13]

quake wars does.

 

[BayouBengal]

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]

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]

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]

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.