Old games on a macbook?

Hi, total noob here.. i'd love to play old Lemmings, for instance, or Quake, but they just won't play.. I don't want to have to split my mac into part-windows or anything like that - are there patches available so I can emulate an old OS in order to play old games?
please keep answers simple...

Hey there,
You may be able to run the Sheep Shaver Emulator. It's page can be found below and can answer more of your questions in regards to its use. Hope this helps.
http://sheepshaver.cebix.net/
B-rock

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