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Does anyone still play Halo on the Mac?

Halo Combat Evolved Demo

The game is REALLY EXPENSIVE but there is a demo for it. It lets you play the Cartographer mission and play Blood Gultch online CTF or free for all. Theres also some mods on it too that players make. So you have at least something to play. Your not missing out on much. The campaign is great but there isnt a lot of replay value in it and online the blood gultch is the best map.
Heres a link to the demo: http://halo-combat-evolved.en.softonic.com/mac
Chilaha
 
Love Halo!

I still have my Mac OS version of Halo:CE and play it on a regular basis. Last month, I bought a new 27" Apple Cinema Display and ran it in native resolution of the ACD (2560x1440) and it was simply amazing to behold despite the games age. :eek:

Despite running off of my late 2010 "MBP, the Core 2 Duo and the Nvidia 320m kept a smooth pace. I rarely play online due to my crappy internet but to me, the campaign never seems to get old. I only wish that the remake of the original Halo will make it to the Mac. :apple:

Some parts look amazing in the remake while others look completely unfamiliar in some pics I've seen.
 
Yeah, it's crazy expensive for a copy of Halo for Mac. Since I didn't have a mac when the game came out, I tried to look for a used copy online, but they were $100 + on ebay.

I hope that this will be released at some point on the Mac app store, but I heard Aspire doesn't have the rights to republish the game anymore.
 
This thread made me remember that I bought the game when I first got my 12 PB... looked for it and surprisingly found it. Its going to be a long night :)
 
Richdmoore said:
Yeah, it's crazy expensive for a copy of Halo for Mac. Since I didn't have a mac when the game came out, I tried to look for a used copy online, but they were $100 + on ebay.

I hope that this will be released at some point on the Mac app store, but I heard Aspire doesn't have the rights to republish the game anymore.
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Aspyr never did have publishing rights, the game was ported and published by MacSoft ;)

http://www.macsoftgames.com/products/halo/halo.html
 
Halo and Mac OS Lion

@Davedee65: actually, as long as you have the Universal Binary version of Halo, you should be able to continue playing it under Lion. Now, whether or not the performance will take a hit or still be playable is questionable - but that may be the question for all UB versions of games. Intel-native games obviously should stay the same, or improve in performance.

Very useful chart here: http://guides.macrumors.com/Intel_Mac_Games
 
I bought the UB binary update and never had to bother with Rosetta again, when you purchase the UB update, it's a complete overhaul thus you download a DMG which is burned directly to disc via Disk Utility.

You still use the same CD key provided with with your original version and must have it to purchase the UB update.

I don't think there will be any issues with Lion, the UB app is a complete container (no folder with another mess of files) :)

It's also ideal for MBA gaming as the complete game.app package is rather small.
 

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I bought the UB binary update and never had to bother with Rosetta again, when you purchase the UB update, it's a complete overhaul thus you download a DMG which is burned directly to disc via Disk Utility.

You still use the same CD key provided with with your original version and must have it to purchase the UB update.

I don't think there will be any issues with Lion, the UB app is a complete container (no folder with another mess of files) :)

It's also ideal for MBA gaming as the complete game.app package is rather small.
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So from your pic, it looks like there may be a version update for you. Never too late to upgrade to the latest version :)

http://destineergames.com/support/?page_id=121
 
halo UB and Lion 10.7

Just tried running the installer package from my burned disc, and as soon as it starts "configuring the installer" the installer application crashes. i haven't tried to restart or really troubleshoot this yet, but just curious if anyone else has seen this issue? I'm on a early 2009 Mac mini with the 2Ghz Core2 with OS X 10.7.
 
I was playing on the original 1.5.2

All my friends/enemies on the old 1.5.2 servers have deserted it. I checked back for the first time in a month or 3 and there is no one left, so I guess they all upgraded to the UB version.

I feel like I know the answer to this, but: Is there any legitimate way to get the UB without an original CD Key? I bought my version when it first came out, but for the life of me can't find the damn manual with the key on the back. I have the original CD, even had the box for a while, but no CD Key. Am I screwed?

EDIT: Dur, I didn't even look too deep into search results before posting. Found a way that might work, going to try it now.
 
OK. I have a problem. I just bought a new MBP that came with Lion preinstalled on it, and the installer even for the universal binary of Halo is PPC only. How on earth will I go about installing it? I don't have access to a Snow Leopard machine, nor do I even know if this computer will run Snow Leopard now.

Can I install Snow Leopard server in VMWare and install it that way? Or am I out of luck without getting access to a Snow Leopard machine?
 
you need universal binary

It is still possible to play Halo Combat Evolved on the current OS. I have Mountain Lion 10.8.1 and just was playing the game. You need to go to the following site to get the universal binary:

http://www.macsoftgames.com/destineer/press/press_releases/halo_ub.html

When you read through the article, you will see a link to get to the download page. The game itself will cost you $5 and you will need the original CD Key in order to be able to download the game. The CD key was on the back of the manual.

They will send the instructions as well on how to burn the game onto a CD since it will require the CD to run the game.
 
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