Games for my Mac...?
Going to be house-sitting later this month for one of my aunts for a couple days (only like, four or so) but won't have net access during that time. She has a PS2, if I can figure out her weird TV to set it up (she hasn't managed yet) but I'm not certain about that. So as a back-up plan, in case I can't play Persona 4 until my thumbs fall off, I'm getting up a few games to play on my lil Mac laptop.
So far, I've got Animamundi, Astronomica, King's Quest VI, and The Crystal Key, thanks to some friends and a secondhand store.
I also have a DVD full of old DOS games (everything from Commander Keen to Jazz Jackrabbit, Thexder to Doom II) and would not be adverse to setting up a PC emulator on my Mac to play them. In fact, I think I'd greatly enjoy that. ♥ I'd be leaning toward setting it up to emulate MS-DOS or even Windows 3.1 (or up to Windows 98SE or even 2k, but that might be a strain on my poor little laptop!) I'm still fine with DOS, and it's the native environment for most of those games I've got. Does anyone have any recommendations? Using DOSBox now; my laptop's a bit slow for emulating anything beyond about 20 MHz. Haha.
I've also got a LOAD of I-F (Inform format, text-only. Think ZORK) games, if I can find a good OS X Z-file interpreter for them. (Anyone want to point me to one?) I found Spatterlight. :D Very pleased with this!
I'm totally open to suggestions. I lean toward puzzle/story games and stuff with plot rather than shooters. RPGs, interactive novels, point-and-clicks, maybe? IDK. :)
System specs:
model: Pismo laptop
500 MHz CPU, Powerbook G3
384 MB RAM
DVD-ROM
OS X 10.4.11
Wacom tablet (for what difference that makes)
USB PS2-esque gamepad (if I have reason to bring it along)
I plan to be writing and stuff too, and am bringing a book, but I'd like to have options. :) That, and my lil mac is woefully under-employed when I'm not house-sitting. I feel a tad guilty about that, and want to change it.
So far, I've got Animamundi, Astronomica, King's Quest VI, and The Crystal Key, thanks to some friends and a secondhand store.
I also have a DVD full of old DOS games (everything from Commander Keen to Jazz Jackrabbit, Thexder to Doom II) and would not be adverse to setting up a PC emulator on my Mac to play them. In fact, I think I'd greatly enjoy that. ♥ I'd be leaning toward setting it up to emulate MS-DOS or even Windows 3.1 (or up to Windows 98SE or even 2k, but that might be a strain on my poor little laptop!) I'm still fine with DOS, and it's the native environment for most of those games I've got. Does anyone have any recommendations? Using DOSBox now; my laptop's a bit slow for emulating anything beyond about 20 MHz. Haha.
I've also got a LOAD of I-F (Inform format, text-only. Think ZORK) games, if I can find a good OS X Z-file interpreter for them. (Anyone want to point me to one?) I found Spatterlight. :D Very pleased with this!
I'm totally open to suggestions. I lean toward puzzle/story games and stuff with plot rather than shooters. RPGs, interactive novels, point-and-clicks, maybe? IDK. :)
System specs:
model: Pismo laptop
500 MHz CPU, Powerbook G3
384 MB RAM
DVD-ROM
OS X 10.4.11
Wacom tablet (for what difference that makes)
USB PS2-esque gamepad (if I have reason to bring it along)
I plan to be writing and stuff too, and am bringing a book, but I'd like to have options. :) That, and my lil mac is woefully under-employed when I'm not house-sitting. I feel a tad guilty about that, and want to change it.