Run old pc games on a mac

[apple mac user]

I have a new (2013) macbook pro and i think i am only able to use windows 7/8 in boot camp. Is there a way to run older windows games that require 95/98/2000 using a mac? I am sure there is a better way than buying a 10-year old computer from ebay!

 

[Intell]

Use a virtual machine. I think it's VirtualBox that has the best vintage Windows support. It's either that or VMWare Fusion. I know Parallels doesn't support vintage Windows very well.

 

[heisenberg123]

hopefully someone knows the answer but I am pretty sure there is a way to run older programs on windows 7 or 8, I believe its called compatibility mode

 

[Jessica Lares]

Wineskin:

http://wineskin.urgesoftware.com/tiki-index.php

I run Chip's Challenge using this.

 

[fenjen]

Wineskin:

http://wineskin.urgesoftware.com/tiki-index.php

I run Chip's Challenge using this.

This, or Crossover (which might be easier to use).

 

[christarp]

also gonna go with wineskin, I use it to run diablo 2 on mavericks.

 

[apple mac user]

Thanks for all the replies, they all look worth checking out but i am going to go with wineskin first as i only have one program at the moment that i am looing to run and it looks the most simple/lightweight. Do i need a copy of windows to run it or can i just download a pc game and run it through the wineskin program?

Thanks again.

 

[Swampus]

...Do i need a copy of windows to run it or can i just download a pc game and run it through the wineskin program?

No need for Windows. Wine translates the APIs.

Wow. 20 years. The Wine project started in 1994.

Correction: Initial release was July 4th, 1993. For anyone interested, Wikipedia has a nice history...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wine_(software)