[todd]

I'm not much of a gamer, but there were a few games that I played in the past to blow off some steam. One that I liked, because it was simple and supported network play, was the original Unreal Tournament. But, now that I have an Intel Mac (MacBook Pro), I don't see any obvious way to get it working. Way back when, there was an effort to do open source development on the UT engine, but I don't know if that was maintained, or produced a Mac version.

Does anyone know of an Intel binary for UT? Any other options, short of booting into Windows with Boot Camp? I have Parallels, with Win2K running in a VM. But, Parallels doesn't have any 3D support (yet). I may try the latest VMWare Beta, as they do have experimental support for 3D.

Also - I know there are a few other new gaming options similar to UT, including UT200x. But, I'm looking just for UT options at this point. I just want a really simple shooter game, where I can play for a few minutes with a well-defined goal - like capture the flag on Facing Worlds, and have the option for network-play with a few friends.

[Leonard]

I think the only option I heard of is some sort of original UT/UT2004 hybrid. I heard of someone taking the main UT2004 app and somehow adding the original UT99 mapps and files to it somehow. I've never tried it (too much work, and I enjoy UT2004 Onslaught) but there is an email in the forum on it. Not sure if this was on the PowerPC or Intel platform, though.

[centerchannel68]

Try this:

Unreal Tournament X 1.0pr3 – Mac OS X – VersionTracker

[Leonard]

Look at the release date. That's PowerPC based, not Intel based. That is a good by slightly unfinished port of UT99 from MacOS 9 to MacOS X.

[centerchannel68]

So? Rosetta will still run it, won't it?

[kick52]

i'm not sure about UT, but if you want a smooth free FPS, try OpenArena

[centerchannel68]

Wow. That looks HORRIBLE. Like... holy crap. I think I'd rather cut myself than play that. ugh.

[kick52]

Originally Posted by centerchannel68 

Wow. That looks HORRIBLE. Like... holy crap. I think I'd rather cut myself than play that. ugh.

it is foss, so stop yo' yappin'

its fun to play online.

[todd]

Thanks for the responses. It looks like moving to another game, or waiting for 3D acceleration in Parallels/VMWare are my two best options.

[centerchannel68]

Try the OSX UT app I linked you too. I played Deus Ex under Rosetta and it ran fine. With a modern mac, you shouldn't be very limited. I'd try it but I have no time lately. Maybe I'll load it tonight.

[Flying Meat]

The PPC UT patch linked above actually plays pretty well on my MBP.
I did go out and get UT2k4 though (not sure whether it's still PPC code...). I find it a bit more fun since the graphics are a little smoother.

Some of the UT custom maps were ported to UT 2k4 as well, which is fun, too.

[centerchannel68]

I loaded it onto my iMac tonight, it runs just fine. I don't know what you're complaining about dude. UT2004 has a universal binary available for it, and it runs really well on my 24" iMac / 7600GT also.