A List of RPGs

[ExMORTIUS]

Hi, new to the Forum, Just finished Eschalon: Book I, and was looking for some more RPGs, and ran across this site http://www.squakenet.com/games/rpg.asp . Found some I haven't sen before.
Thought i would share.

[Saxon1974]

Cool link, thanks!

Lots of great classics on there and quite a few I have not played.

[Dragonlady]

Looks like they're all PC versions, at least as far as I could see. I don't like the hassle of changing my Mac to PC side.

[Hawkwind]

I don't like the hassle of changing my Mac to PC side.

Have you checked out VMware for Macintosh? Or Parallels? (IMHO VMware has a much faster IO subsystem, it's more stable, and has been in the Virtualization game since Moses was the SysOp.)

[Dragonlady]

I don't like the hassle of changing my Mac to PC side.

Have you checked out VMware for Macintosh? Or Parallels? (IMHO VMware has a much faster IO subsystem, it's more stable, and has been in the Virtualization game since Moses was the SysOp.)

Laugh out loud! Translation for an old lady? Never mind, I'll ask my son. He's the computer expert in the house.

[CrazyBernie]

Translation: Runs Windows on Mac.

[Hawkwind]

Crazy Bernie is right -- runs Windows on a Mac. Faster. LOL

Sorry! Put a keyboard in my hands and I forget that not everybody is a computer dork like me.

You can check out some details by clicking here -- you can run Windows XP on a Mac in a window -- like having a totally second computer, but in a window. You can also make it full screen. Make sure to check out the system specs before you buy it tho.

[IJBall]

Crazy Bernie is right -- runs Windows on a Mac. Faster. LOL

\You can check out some details by clicking here -- you can run Windows XP on a Mac in a window -- like having a totally second computer, but in a window. You can also make it full screen. Make sure to check out the system specs before you buy it tho.

I've thought about either doing something like this, or Boot Camp, but I haven't 'pulled the trigger' yet.

If I did do it, it would primarily be to play the Close Combat series post-CC2: A Bridge Too Far.

Anyway, I haven't done it yet (after all, I'd also have to try and buy a copy of Windows XP too - I don't want Vista!), but if I get bored enough this summer, or get drool-y enough for Matrix Games' revised versions of Close Combat 3-5 (and, hopefully, then I could play all the Ultimas after IV!), I may break down and do it.

We'll see...

[Getharn]

I've thought about either doing something like this, or Boot Camp, but I haven't 'pulled the trigger' yet.

For those who might not have heard of it, Boot Camp is a piece of software that makes it easier for you to install Microsoft Windows on your Mac, alongside the native OS X. This means that when you boot up, you have the choice of going into Windows, and running any Windows application you like, or going into OS X and using you standard Mac software as normal. The advantage of this approach is that you can run Windows applications at full speed, without any limitations or fear of incompatibilities. The disadvantage of this approach is that you have to reboot your computer every time you want to change between Windows and OS X, so you can't run a Mac application at the same time as a Windows application. They're effectively completely separate systems, but they can run on the same machine (but not at the same time).

Contrast this with Parallels and VMWare, which are so-called "virtualisation" programs. On a Mac, these packages let you run Windows programs almost as if they were running on OS X itself. The actual situation is quite complex, so remember that I've glossed over quite a few details, but that's the crux of it. The advantage of this approach is that you can have an "imaginary" Windows machine running inside OS X, and run Windows applications inside this, without actually quitting OS X - so you can run Windows apps at the same time as Mac applications. This is rather more convenient than having to reboot, as with Boot Camp. The disadvantages with this approach are that it will be slower than natively running Windows (though a lot of effort goes into making sure it's not too much slower), and that there's an increased risk of compatibility problems with bits of hardware you have in your Mac. Also, you have to pay money for both of these products.

If you're interested in a comparison of Parallels and VMWare Fusion, the two main products in this space for the Mac, you could start with the Wikipedia article. I take Wikipedia with a pinch of salt, but it's a start.

As far as I'm aware, all of these products only work on Intel-based Macs - if you've got a PowerPC-based Mac, you're out of luck.

Hopefully that's been of some help, Dragonlady!

The bottom line is that if you don't want to run Windows programs, you don't need to care about any of it. If you do, it's worth having a think about whether any of these solutions will work for you.

[Dragonlady]

Thank you for the information. I'll pass it on to my son. He probably knows about it. I have both kinds of Mac you mentioned. I use the G4 most of the time and the intel laptop once in a while. I guess its another reason to update my prime computer but I hate to do that when it still works great.

[function.require]

I like to play old DOS games on my mac sometimes. Just download dosbox. Runs in a window on your mac and emulates a dos machine. Played Ultima VI from start to finish this way. Bootcamp won't work unless you install a version of windows that ran those games, and windows 3.1 isn't supported with bootcamp.

[ExMORTIUS]

Dosbox works Great. I also have DosBox PSP version So i can Have my old dos RPGs anywhere.

[Rune_74]

OK now you made myd ay with dosbox psp.....so h ow does it work? Alot of old dos games required alot of keys.....