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budster101 · Jul 25, 2005, 05:11 PM

http://www.macgamefiles.com/download.php?item=18748

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Severed Hand of Skywalker · Jul 25, 2005, 05:18 PM

Halo, how 2002.

spatterson · Jul 25, 2005, 05:23 PM

pfff...

I am not touching anything that isn't on a console

budster101 · Jul 25, 2005, 05:23 PM

What are you on about now?

rjenkinson · Jul 25, 2005, 06:38 PM

wasn't the demo posted more than a week ago?

-r.

budster101 · Jul 25, 2005, 06:43 PM

Probably. MacNN isn't exactly cutting edge...

spatterson · Jul 25, 2005, 06:45 PM

I dunno.... I just can't get over the fact of using my Mac for gaming. Thats what I have an X-Box for.

budster101 · Jul 25, 2005, 06:49 PM

I agree with you there... I just wanted to see what it was like and all I have is a Mac, and since I'm not a gamer in any way. No Xbox, no nothing, I thought someone like myself in here would want to know this...

:/

spatterson · Jul 25, 2005, 06:59 PM

Originally Posted by budster101

I agree with you there... I just wanted to see what it was like and all I have is a Mac, and since I'm not a gamer in any way. No Xbox, no nothing, I thought someone like myself in here would want to know this...

:/

Oh def... Its a cool game... I was kinda hoping by your post that they had Halo 2 ported to the Mac... It would be cool to see the difference.

budster101 · Jul 25, 2005, 07:02 PM

Shows how little I game... I didn't know there was a Halo 2....

I suck at teh gaming.

I've got to get an x-box or something some day...

spatterson · Jul 25, 2005, 07:23 PM

http://www.bungie.net/Games/Halo2/

and wait for the PS 3... better approach with processor and hardware IMO

budster101 · Jul 25, 2005, 07:29 PM

Nice. By then maybe I'll be able to afford that. PS 3.. looking good!

Spliff · Jul 25, 2005, 10:42 PM

I played Halo on the Xbox but never enjoyed multiplayer because of the split-screen business. And I couldn't play Halo on my Mac because my Mac wasn't powerful enough.

Now I have an iMac G5, so I downloaded the demo. Holy crap! Multiplayer Halo is fun. I'm tempted to buy the game, but then I won't ever leave the house.

- - e r i k - - · Jul 26, 2005, 01:03 PM

Originally Posted by Severed Hand of Skywalker

Halo, how 2002.

You mean 1999.

olePigeon · Jul 26, 2005, 01:17 PM

Oh, good. Only 6 years late. Does that beat the Diablo wait? I forgot how long Diablo took to get to the Mac.

Severed Hand of Skywalker · Jul 26, 2005, 01:29 PM

I mean for under $200 you can have an Xbox, controller and halo 2. What's all this waiting for a Mac version crap?

analogika · Jul 26, 2005, 01:57 PM

Originally Posted by budster101

Shows how little I game... I didn't know there was a Halo 2....

I suck at teh gaming.

I've got to get an x-box or something some day...

Halo 3 will be out for XBox 360 next spring, just a few weeks before Sony releases the PS 3...

spatterson · Jul 26, 2005, 03:22 PM

Originally Posted by Severed Hand of Skywalker

I mean for under $200 you can have an Xbox, controller and halo 2. What's all this waiting for a Mac version crap?

Go to a game store, get all that crap used, and there you go... then this winter and/or early spring pick up a new xbox360 or ps3

The Godfather · Jul 26, 2005, 06:47 PM

Originally Posted by spatterson et al

pfff...

I am not touching anything that isn't on a console

As usual, the Mac fanatics try to downplay the PC gaming industry. They will change their mind as soon as Macs finally run Windows.

budster101 · Jul 26, 2005, 10:14 PM

I don't think I will, but then again, I'm not a gamer. Of course when I get that Xbox or PS3, then I'll become one... I don't need to play games on my Mac, I'd rather have a dedicated game console.

Don Pickett · Jul 26, 2005, 10:22 PM

Originally Posted by The Godfather

As usual, the Mac fanatics try to downplay the PC gaming industry. They will change their mind as soon as Macs finally run Windows.

The PC gaming industry is in danger of becoming a secondary market to console gaming. Look at sales of titles on consoles versus sales for PCs – consoles outnumber, sometimes by two or three to one. Ubi's recent decision not to release Ghost Recon 2 for PC is a harbinger of this, as Ghost Recon is one of the best selling PC video games ever.

Salty · Jul 26, 2005, 11:54 PM

I think I'll get a Revolution when it's out... by then I should have a bit more time to game... no gaming now though... too many other things to waste my time with... or spend... I meant spend...

spatterson · Jul 27, 2005, 12:13 AM

Originally Posted by The Godfather

As usual, the Mac fanatics try to downplay the PC gaming industry. They will change their mind as soon as Macs finally run Windows.

Oh, trust me... I had my days where I was solely a "PC" gamer... I was a zealot really.

And its funny when my friend convinced me to buy an x-box, a machine solely designed to meet the performance of the game. It was awesome. The controller was amazing, and the ease of use without installing was incredible.

PC's sure have superior hardware to say an PS2 or X-Box... however you have to buy the superior hardware to achieve the game performance. Furthermore there is a huge difference of 150 bucks on an x-box compared to 3,000 bucks on a Alien-ware gaming machine. And I bet that you could hardly tell the difference. PC games are made to fit an array of different specifications.