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    older games on mbp?

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by yessir, Jul 13, 2007.

  1. yessir

    yessir Notebook Geek

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    Is there any way to play older games (Myst, Pathways into Darkness, 7th Guest, glider pro) on my new mbp?

    thanks
     
    yessir, Jul 13, 2007
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    wave Notebook Virtuoso

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    If there is a mac version for it then no problem. Otherwise you can use bootcamp to install Windows. This will funktion just like normal windows on a PC, no differance. Some really old games might run in Parallels or VMware in a virtual machine.
     
    wave, Jul 13, 2007
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    yessir Notebook Geek

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    i used to have a really old mac back in the day (like 1994) and i had these games for it, but now my mbp says they are not compatable. i would rather not buy the game again
     
    yessir, Jul 13, 2007
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    vshade Notebook Evangelist

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    They used to run in other chip than the powerpc
    I think the rosetta don't support this, if they are dos and mac versions you should look for dosbox
     
    vshade, Jul 13, 2007
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