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I Need A Good Game For Mac!!

dreamer408

dreamer408

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so im a mac user but i dont know much about my mac...sigh....anyway, i want to get a game that will take my bordom away..maybe a pacman or sumthin of that type...ive tried to download some but they seem to open in stuffit and they then show up as a text document...anyone that can help?:confused:
 
dreamer408 said:
so im a mac user but i dont know much about my mac...sigh....anyway, i want to get a game that will take my bordom away..maybe a pacman or sumthin of that type...ive tried to download some but they seem to open in stuffit and they then show up as a text document...anyone that can help?:confused:
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You cant play .exe (windows) games in Mac. If you like FPS games I would suggest Enemy Territory: Quake Wars or COD4. Both run pretty well in OS X.

However if you like puzzle/pac man type games I can suggest two VERY good games:

This one is great and runs on Mac: http://playgreenhouse.com/game/TDBOY-000001-01/ It is called World of Goo.

The other is an RPG type game but is also fun and runs on Mac perfectly: http://playgreenhouse.com/game/HOTHG-000001-01/
 
palebluedot said:
You cant play .exe (windows) games in Mac. If you like FPS games I would suggest Enemy Territory: Quake Wars or COD4. Both run pretty well in OS X.

However if you like puzzle/pac man type games I can suggest two VERY good games:

This one is great and runs on Mac: http://playgreenhouse.com/game/TDBOY-000001-01/ It is called World of Goo.

The other is an RPG type game but is also fun and runs on Mac perfectly: http://playgreenhouse.com/game/HOTHG-000001-01/
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so these games did the same thing...i tried to run the demo and it did the same...
 
dreamer408 said:
i have a macbook running with...
model Name: MacBook
Model Identifier: MacBook4,1
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2.1 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 3 MB
Memory: 1 GB
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Could you specify what graphics you have? Is it the Geforce 9400 or the GMA 1300?
 
7031 said:
Could you specify what graphics you have? Is it the Geforce 9400 or the GMA 1300?
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this is what i found under the graphics specs...

Chipset Model: GMA X3100
Type: Display
Bus: Built-In
VRAM (Total): 144 MB
Vendor: Intel (0x8086)
Device ID: 0x2a02
Revision ID: 0x0003
Displays:
Color LCD:
Display Type: LCD
Resolution: 1280 x 800
Depth: 32-bit Color
Built-In: Yes
Core Image: Hardware Accelerated
Main Display: Yes
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Quartz Extreme: Supported
 
palebluedot said:
You cant play .exe (windows) games in Mac. If you like FPS games I would suggest Enemy Territory: Quake Wars or COD4. Both run pretty well in OS X.

However if you like puzzle/pac man type games I can suggest two VERY good games:

This one is great and runs on Mac: http://playgreenhouse.com/game/TDBOY-000001-01/ It is called World of Goo.

The other is an RPG type game but is also fun and runs on Mac perfectly: http://playgreenhouse.com/game/HOTHG-000001-01/
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Well, you need to download the Mac version of those games (ie the one under the Finder with the word "Mac"). It will be compatible with Mac if you download the right one, which is NOT the one under the Windows icon.
 
SHADO said:
Well, you need to download the Mac version of those games (ie the one under the Finder with the word "Mac"). It will be compatible with Mac if you download the right one, which is NOT the one under the Windows icon.
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yea i did that but for sum reason it wouldnt open...i had that issue with a couple others but managed do get a couple games after i downloaded them twice...dnt kno y tho lol thanks
 
How is your MacBook version 4.1 with the Intel GMA X3100? Or does Apple consider the polycarbonate ones that were reduced in price the same version as the Aluminum MacBooks?
 
You probably need to invest some time in getting Stuffit to fully work with Safari. I would also recommend spending some time identifying where the unstuffed files have been saved.

Do they text files you open appear to have about 80 characters per line and appear to basically be random? If so, you are not looking at the extracted file.
 
paduck said:
You probably need to invest some time in getting Stuffit to fully work with Safari. I would also recommend spending some time identifying where the unstuffed files have been saved.

Do they text files you open appear to have about 80 characters per line and appear to basically be random? If so, you are not looking at the extracted file.
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i have no clue....i mean im tired of tryin now...ugh...id rather just get my ps3 fixed and wait...to much trial and error killed my hopes....thanks tho:eek:
 
My top two games are Starcraft and Warcraft 3. However if you're not a fan of stratagey games, steer clear of them. They are great oldies and should run fine on your mac. My computer runs them both fine (WC3 on low settings), and I have a pre-intel G5 although I'm looking at a new mbp!
 
Ditch stuffit and use "The Unarchiver". Make sure you go into Unarchiver's preferences and unselect "Zip Archive". Having a third party app unpack plain jane zip files creates an issue like you have described. The Unarchiver is free but I beleive it can only unpack, it is not able to make archives.

If you are looking for a fun game and are not super fanatical about playing games with the latest graphics, check out Urban Terror. It is a team based tactical FPS much like counter strike but it is totally free. Everybody I get playing it becomes addicted.
 
munkery said:
Ditch stuffit and use "The Unarchiver". Make sure you go into Unarchiver's preferences and unselect "Zip Archive". Having a third party app unpack plain jane zip files creates an issue like you have described. The Unarchiver is free but I beleive it can only unpack, it is not able to make archives.

If you are looking for a fun game and are not super fanatical about playing games with the latest graphics, check out Urban Terror. It is a team based tactical FPS much like counter strike but it is totally free. Everybody I get playing it becomes addicted.
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where can i find urban terror?
 
What kind of games do you like? Call of duty, harry poter? NFS? GTA?
 
Try Spore. A lot of people hate it but I think it's fun. As for graphics and music it's a real masterpiece.
 
QueenZ said:
What kind of games do you like? Call of duty, harry poter? NFS? GTA?
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so im a mac user but i dont know much about my mac...sigh....anyway, i want to get a game that will take my bordom away..maybe a pacman or sumthin of that type...ive tried to download some but they seem to open in stuffit and they then show up as a text document...anyone that can help?
 
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