Playing old games on Mac OS X

I'm trying to install some older games (97-00) onto my macbook pro, but I can't get them installed. When i click on the disc, it asks for a application to open it with, and I can't figure one out that works. Is there any way to get these games installed and working?

It depends on what OS these games were released for. Were they for Mac OS 8/9, or for some version of Mac OS X? If they were for Mac OS 8/9, then there's probably no practical way you can run those on your MacBook Pro. Sheepshaver is the only way to run Classic apps on an Intel system, but its performance is often too low for games. You could try it, though, and see if it would work for you (Sheepshaver is old and its compatibility with Snow Leopard I don't know).

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Playing Old Games

I've been trying to play old games on my emac, it has Classic on it, but I can't get Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego to install, the one game I really want to play. lol! Is there a way I can make it work, I am desperate to? I know it was originally made for 7.something but I thought it should be able to install on Classic but it won't. Can I hook up my old G3? Would that work? Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. This is also the only Carmen Game that is not OSX (native).

I will try and boot Classic natively when I get home.
There is no such beast as boot Classic natively. You either boot Mac OS 9, or use Classic. Powerbook G4s with USB ports on the rear of the machine can boot Mac OS 9. Powerbook G4 with USB ports on the side of their keyboards can only use Classic. Mac OS X 10.5 and later don't allow running the Classic environment, but will on Powerbook G4s with USB ports on the rear of the machine allow booting into Mac OS 9.
If your Mac supports booting into Mac OS 9, you will have installed the Mac OS 9 drivers as stated here:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TA26834?viewlocale=en_US
and then installed Mac OS 9 that either came bundled with your Mac, or later retail version of Mac OS 9 which looks like * with no update or upgrade on the label. Finally, Apple menu -> System Preferences -> Startup Disk will let you switch to Mac OS 9 by selceting the Mac OS 9 system folder and selecting restart. Macs post the 9.2.1 release can only use their prebundled Mac OS 9 disc or restore discs to install Mac OS 9. Macs released after the July 2002 Jaguar 10.2 release, have a restore installer that installs the Mac OS 9 system folder on their prebundled discs.
If your Mac has 10.4.11 or earlier installed and supports Classic, Apple menu -> System Preferences -> Classic can be set to launch the Classic environment when an application is launched, or your machine boots into Mac OS X, or when you manually select it from the System Preference. That same restriction of installer discs applies, but no Mac OS 9 driver needs to be installed. Unfortunately Classic lacks certain driver support for graphics and sound making some games lack any support whatsoever.
- * Links to images hosted on my website may give me compensation.

Playing Old Games On Intel Mac

Hi I Was Wandering How To Play Old Mac Games Eg: Marathon As I Get The Error "You Cannot Open The Application Because Its Not Supported On This System".
Is There A Emulator Or Something Ive Tryed On My Old G3 (Running OS X 10.3.9 And OS 9.2.2) And Get The Same Thing.
Note: The Mac Im Trying To Run It On Is The New iMac Intel

It should work on the G3 if you have "Classic" instaled.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classic_(MacOSX)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_OS
As far as Intel, might try this...
http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20060509180914879&lsrc=osxh

Playing old games on new Mac

Hello,
I have a macbook pro and i want to play this old powerPC mac game called Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis. Seeing as how my computer is intel based, i dont have classic environment. I put the game CD into my computer and it reads, but doesnt allow me to play the game. when i click the icon to start the game, it gives an error message:
"you cannot open the application becase it is not suported on this system."
i know there has to be a way for me to get this game going. any ideas?

Hi, Atturo -
Apple does not support Classic or OS 9 on any Intel-based machine.
However, there are some 3rd-party emulators available, each of which allows the use of certain pre-OSX OS's on an Ontel Mac. This article discusses some of them -
http://www.atpm.com/12.09/classic.shtml
The one I've seen mentioned the most is SheepShaver. There's more info about it here -
SheepShaver
Whether any of them will work sufficiently well for your purposes is a different issue. Many games do not work well, or at all, in an emulatorPrograms which require direct access to the machine;s hardware, such as many games do, usually will not run well, or at all, in an emulator or equivalent environment.
It may be simpler for you to look around for an older used machine, like an iMac of appropriate vintage, for this purpose - such machines can be got for not much money.

Playing old games on OS X version 10.5.3

I can't play my favorite game ever because it says the computer doesn't support the "classic environment".
Is there a way around this?
Thanks.

See my FAQs*:
http://www.macmaps.com/macosxnative.html
http://www.macmaps.com/macgamepages.html
As you'll see any old games that require Classic essentially require an operating system that hasn't been updated since 2001.
Booting into Mac OS 9 gives you full driver support of Classic applications.
Using Classic only gives you partial support of Classic applications.
10.5 eliminates Classic, but still supports booting into 9 if you have a pre-2003 Mac (the 1 to 1.25 Ghz MDD G4 with no Firewire 800 which was available in 2003 and later new was really a pre-2003 Mac) that is 867 Mhz or faster.
PowerPC Macs released 2003 and later could only use Classic when booting into 10.4.11 or earlier. A Firewire hard drive or second partition allows you to have 10.4.11 or earlier simultaneously installed with 10.5 on the same Mac allowing you to use those older software titles.
2006 and later Macs use the Intel CPU, and they can't boot into 9, nor can they use Classic.
You can find used and refurbished Macs*:
http://www.macmaps.com/usedrefurbished.html
which will allow you to run older games if they haven't been upgraded to current compatibility.
The irony is, 2006 and later Macs have better hardware support for all Windows and Linux operating systems than older Macs, thus allowing you to run in virtualization Windows or Linux at native speeds, and giving you full compatibility with Windows and Linux games which was only possible through emulation before.
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Playing old games on OSX

Does anyone know if there is something I can get to play old Mac games. I really want to play my MDK again. I have a macbook Pro.

You need an emulator. (i,e. - software that emulates the hardware required to run the application.)
I am not sure what MDK is. Depending on how old, and what special graphics requirements, you may or may not be able to run some of those older pre-OS X/Classic applications under emulation.
OS 9 and earlier games that require Classic and a PPC (G3/G4/G5) CPU to run in OS X might run under the OS 9 emulator called Sheep Shaver on the Intel Macs. I have only heard about it in these forums, no personal experience.
http://sheepshaver.cebix.net/
http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/feedback/Classicon_IntelMacs.html
Good luck.

Best ways to play pc games on mac

What do you think are the best ways to play pc games on a mac. Obviously Bootcamp, is the best on most macs. but I have a mabr and wont to play some pc games off the disk's. any what do ypu think are the best ways apart drom bootcamp. Thanks

Try using CrossOver Games or WineBottler. Running Windows in an emulator reduces its performance.
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Playing Windows games on Mac Pro?

I'm giving my son my Mac Pro 3,1 2.8 gig dual quad core machine. He wants to play Windows games on it. How does one set that up? Also, he wants to upgrade the video card to the ATI 5770. Does he buy the one for Apple or Windows, and does he need special drivers? I'm getting a new Mac Pro 12 core. Thanks.

Forum and support:
Boot Camp
Apple Boot Camp Support
Boot Camp 4.0 Installation & Setup Guide OS X Lion
Boot Camp 4.0, OS X Lion Frequently asked questions
you will want Windows 7 Pro 64-bit (System Builder is fine, $139)
Radeon 6870 3DMark 30% gain on 5870
ATI Radeon HD 5870 Graphics Upgrade
Radeon 5870 vs 5770 GTX 285 4870
Boot Camp Mac Pro 2 x HD 5770
To see early startup you want an Apple compliant card. To play games you may be fine or want something more, depends on game and what level of performance.
You install Apple drivers and all the normal Windows gpu and other drivers.
And Microsoft Security Essentials.
Microsoft Security Essentials
Ah, didn't you already try or install Windows? seems like you did at least try? No?

Play pc-games on mac

Im gonna buy the mac book pro. I just wonder if its possible in any way to play pc-games on it? Ive seen you can use windows on your mac, does that mean u also can play pc-games on it?
would be grateful if anyone could help me with this
thanks

Another way of getting Windows (and hence its programs) is via Parallels. Crossover allows one to run programs without Windows, but it's still not very stable...

Is there a way to play ios games on mac

is there a way to play ios games on mac

Yes
There is a way download an app called BlueStacks App Player and you can also play android apps as well.

Play old games on new ipod;

I purchased games with my old IPOD classic (how do I know if it's a fifth generation, a classic or a sixth generation ipod? My old ipod was 30 gig and I bought 3 games for it. After that ipod took a dive (literally), I purchased a new ipod 80 gig - I believe sixth generation? While my old games show up under "applications" in iTunes, they DO NOT show up or synch with new Ipod.
Since I have new ipod - are those games no longer usable? at 4.99 each? At least itunes should provide an upgrade to the games already purchased and licensed to the new sixth generation version?

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Play old games on a new mac???

I've got a lot of old educational games (Shcolastic, JumpStart...) at my home but they simply don't run on my iMac!
Isn't there some way to run OS 9 games on 10.5?

Hi aglifribbason;
You can read more about Basilisk here.
It is capable of executing some OS 9 programs on Intel Mac. It is not simple to install. There is also some question as to it's legality because you must get a copy of the ROM code for a Mac in order to install.
Allan

Playing PC games on mac

I was wondering if I could play Lineage 2 on a G5 OSX with Tiger or something else.

Welcome to Apple Discussions!
G5s can run Microsoft VirtualPC, and several other PowerPC based emulators listed on my FAQ:
http://www.macmaps.com/macosxnative.html#WINTEL
The ability of such programs to work in emulation varies depending on system requirements of such programs. The new Intel Macs have much better speed and support of Intel operating systems than the G5 presently. However, you may find a similar equivalent game made for the G5 on my FAQ on Mac OS X compatible games:
http://www.macmaps.com/macgamepages.html
I found on a G5 1.8 GHz, Windows 2000 works a lot better than Windows XP with 2 GB of RAM.

Playing Windows Games on Mac, without having to install Windows?

I don't necessarily know if this is a question for this category, but is it possible? Is there a patch or program I can download to play games for Windows on my Mac?

I have to agree with templeton. Virtualization is not stable, in other words, it is not for massive graphical or cpu apps. Its more like something to access a few apps once in awhile, i really dont get it tho, ppl should just use Boot Camp, its FREE, with Leopard. And alot of us already have that. I would also recomend using codeweavers app. I tried it on my friends macbook and its work pretty good. not for hardcore gamers (which hardcore gamer would use a mac? we're for creative appilcations not no-life gamers) but its good for Diablo, Halo, Call of Duty, Command Conquer, battlefield, etc.

Help! i wanna play pc games on mac like gta sa CD, is there any way to do that?

Hello, i wanted to play gta sa Cd for PC on my MBP 10.8.2, mountain lion, without using vmware fusion > Win 7/8 iso file and etc etc,
Please let me know ASAP!

And then there's the Mac you have....
The 13" models, Retina or not, suffer from reduced graphics performance due to their architecture. As a cost saving measure, they carry only the stock Intel integrated GPU and it has to share the video memory with the main CPU. This impacts strongly on how the Mac performs when facing graphics-intensive tasks such as interactive games.
The 15" models don't suffer from this since they have a separate GPU of much higher performance, that kicks in when needed. And the GPU has its own private VRAM that is not shared.

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