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1) Get yourself an external mouse for playing... 1,499 Views / 10 Replies  
1) Get yourself an external mouse for playing Diablo/Diablo II. It will save your trackpad in the long run. ;)

2) I don't think that Diablo/Diablo II would be slowed down all that much by the...
Posted by FurionStormrage, on Jun 8, 2006 at 03:24 PM, in Gaming
If you go to... 4,195 Views / 53 Replies  
If you go to http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2006/apr/05bootcamp.html and look at this section:



No where in my post did I claim that Windows would be bundled into Leopard. However, as is...
Posted by FurionStormrage, on May 16, 2006 at 12:45 PM, in Gaming
You mean like being integrated into Leopard (OS X... 4,195 Views / 53 Replies  
You mean like being integrated into Leopard (OS X 10.5), which it will be?
Posted by FurionStormrage, on May 15, 2006 at 10:05 AM, in Gaming
I agree with your point, though I am more... 3,652 Views / 55 Replies  
I agree with your point, though I am more inclined to predict the decline or demise of the game porting community and not the game development community. For me, it's never been the lack of games on...
Posted by FurionStormrage, on Apr 5, 2006 at 11:37 AM, in Gaming
My understanding is that your viewpoint is... 3,652 Views / 55 Replies  
My understanding is that your viewpoint is correct. In the absence of the driver, the fan just runs flat-out. (This is the same situation with the PC world -- at least for the machines I am used to...
Posted by FurionStormrage, on Apr 5, 2006 at 10:08 AM, in Gaming
The PC version runs like a pig as well. I had to... 885 Views / 9 Replies  
The PC version runs like a pig as well. I had to upgrade my wife's PC before the game became playable.
Posted by FurionStormrage, on Jun 14, 2005 at 06:33 PM, in Gaming
I truly believe that Mac game porting will... 2,769 Views / 97 Replies  
I truly believe that Mac game porting will decline unless something is done about the simultaneous (or near-to) releases and the capability of Mac games to work with their PC brethren.

The good...
Posted by FurionStormrage, on Jun 14, 2005 at 04:52 PM, in Gaming
Of course, it's not all or nothing. It is simply... 2,769 Views / 97 Replies  
Of course, it's not all or nothing. It is simply anecdotal evidence. I am sure that there are quite a few Mac Mini purchasers who will play games on them. Will they be loading up Doom 3? Probably...
Posted by FurionStormrage, on Jun 14, 2005 at 04:09 PM, in Gaming
I may have the wrong number because I don't... 2,769 Views / 97 Replies  
I may have the wrong number because I don't believe I have the correct portable global number. I am emailing Apple about something else so I will ask my contact to give me the figures they have in...
Posted by FurionStormrage, on Jun 14, 2005 at 03:11 PM, in Gaming
Total Mac marketshare is still declining with the... 2,769 Views / 97 Replies  
Total Mac marketshare is still declining with the exception of a 0.1% increase in the last quarter.

EDIT: Common wisdom says that a picture is worth a thousand words, so if drawing a picture will...
Posted by FurionStormrage, on Jun 14, 2005 at 01:22 PM, in Gaming
You mean the same crowd that has no reason not to... 2,769 Views / 97 Replies  
You mean the same crowd that has no reason not to switch now?

EDIT to reply to your EDIT: Market growth in Mac users != automatic growth in the gaming community.

Are you asserting that the...
Posted by FurionStormrage, on Jun 14, 2005 at 01:15 PM, in Gaming
So, we are talking about gamers. The very crowd... 2,769 Views / 97 Replies  
So, we are talking about gamers. The very crowd that buys AMD processors that are clocked over 1 GHz slower than the Intel equivalent. The very crowd that knows that it's not the GHz that matters.
...
Posted by FurionStormrage, on Jun 14, 2005 at 12:56 PM, in Gaming
Other than games, exactly why is more speed... 2,769 Views / 97 Replies  
Other than games, exactly why is more speed needed?

My 1.25 GHz 20" iMac at work does so many things faster than it's 3.2 GHz counterpart at home that it's not funny. And what's even more...
Posted by FurionStormrage, on Jun 14, 2005 at 12:39 PM, in Gaming
Okay, so if some are switching already, what will... 2,769 Views / 97 Replies  
Okay, so if some are switching already, what will make the MacIntel more attractive to current Windows users? That is, more attractive than MacPPC currently is?
Posted by FurionStormrage, on Jun 14, 2005 at 12:07 PM, in Gaming
Another two questions: 1) If the MacIntel... 2,769 Views / 97 Replies  
Another two questions:

1) If the MacIntel market is going to be a mix of MacPPC and WIntel users, will the 2% Mac market decline, stay the same, or increase?

2) Is the MacPPC market going to...
Posted by FurionStormrage, on Jun 14, 2005 at 11:48 AM, in Gaming
Re-ordering your post so that I can respond to... 2,769 Views / 97 Replies  
Re-ordering your post so that I can respond to the parts that are the same argument.



The XBox is a proprietary PC (base Windows 2000 kernel and DirectX, Celeron processor, RAM, etc.). The XBox...
Posted by FurionStormrage, on Jun 14, 2005 at 10:53 AM, in Gaming
Most Linux/FreeBSD folks are dual-boot, and... 2,769 Views / 97 Replies  
Most Linux/FreeBSD folks are dual-boot, and there's at least that many people who dual-boot on Windows. The Linux market is guestimated at being at least as large as the Mac user base, so based on...
Posted by FurionStormrage, on Jun 13, 2005 at 10:41 PM, in Gaming
I think the average user is smarter than you give... 2,769 Views / 97 Replies  
I think the average user is smarter than you give them credit for. After all, the average Mac user bought a Mac, no? ;)

Since you know so much about emulation, maybe you'd care to elaborate on...
Posted by FurionStormrage, on Jun 13, 2005 at 09:29 PM, in Gaming
VMWare is emulation. I am talking about... 2,769 Views / 97 Replies  
VMWare is emulation. I am talking about virtualisation. Direct. Hardware. Virtualisation.

EDIT: Okay, VMWare has something similar to hardware virtulisation, but there appears to be some debate as...
Posted by FurionStormrage, on Jun 13, 2005 at 07:18 PM, in Gaming
The video card that's emulated on Virtual PC is... 2,769 Views / 97 Replies  
The video card that's emulated on Virtual PC is the S3. This particular implementation is approximately 9 years old; okay, it's not that old but it's not current by any means.

Virtual PC (or its...
Posted by FurionStormrage, on Jun 13, 2005 at 05:47 PM, in Gaming
Until Mac games come out at the same time (or as... 2,769 Views / 97 Replies  
Until Mac games come out at the same time (or as near to) as the Windows-equivalent game and the Mac games are network-compatible with the PC games, almost no WIntel -> MacIntel switcher is going to...
Posted by FurionStormrage, on Jun 13, 2005 at 11:52 AM, in Gaming
Horsepoo, I think you are misrepresenting or... 2,769 Views / 97 Replies  
Horsepoo, I think you are misrepresenting or misinterpreting what I said. Let me clarify:

1) I don't think the entire Mac community (3% of all personal computer/workstation users) are going to...
Posted by FurionStormrage, on Jun 10, 2005 at 03:54 PM, in Gaming
Sorry for the double-post, but I just thought of... 2,769 Views / 97 Replies  
Sorry for the double-post, but I just thought of something else:

This thread seems to assume that new Macs are going to be purchased by people upgrading their current Macs. I disagree somewhat...
Posted by FurionStormrage, on Jun 10, 2005 at 01:13 PM, in Gaming
I am definately in a minority crowd, but I don't... 2,769 Views / 97 Replies  
I am definately in a minority crowd, but I don't think this crowd is any less than 5% of the computer users out there. Considering that this is 3% larger than the questimated statistic of how many...
Posted by FurionStormrage, on Jun 10, 2005 at 12:58 PM, in Gaming
Most of the games I buy are multi-player games.... 2,769 Views / 97 Replies  
Most of the games I buy are multi-player games. Because I am the only Mac user in my circle of friends, I play against PC players. It's not really an option to wait for the Mac version of the game...
Posted by FurionStormrage, on Jun 10, 2005 at 12:08 PM, in Gaming
KotOR II had the potential to be much better than... 1,845 Views / 18 Replies  
KotOR II had the potential to be much better than KotOR I. Despite being on the same game engine (albeit tweaked), it looked worse than I (sub-standard textures) and performs worse than I.

Many of...
Posted by FurionStormrage, on Jun 9, 2005 at 01:25 PM, in Gaming
Well, I built a PC just to play games because I... 2,769 Views / 97 Replies  
Well, I built a PC just to play games because I do everything else on my Mac. If new Intel-based Macs will work with Windows in through dual-boot or through virtualization, I'd buy a new Mac in a...
Posted by FurionStormrage, on Jun 9, 2005 at 01:17 PM, in Gaming
Don't forget that Intel and AMD are both working... 2,769 Views / 97 Replies  
Don't forget that Intel and AMD are both working on Hardware Virtualisation on the chip level so that you won't/don't need a separate piece of software to slice up resources. Who needs emulation when...
Posted by FurionStormrage, on Jun 8, 2005 at 06:17 PM, in Gaming
Intel's latest 500 series and the entire 600... 3,133 Views / 49 Replies  
Intel's latest 500 series and the entire 600 series chips are the current "low end" 64-bit chip. The 600 series chips are only approximately $50 to $80 more than the 500 series. The Athlon 64s are...
Posted by FurionStormrage, on Jun 7, 2005 at 01:29 PM, in macOS
Obsidian Entertainment developed KotOR II. 1,845 Views / 18 Replies  
Obsidian Entertainment developed KotOR II.
Posted by FurionStormrage, on Jun 6, 2005 at 03:57 PM, in Gaming
That falls under the cannot divulge this... 3,755 Views / 106 Replies  
That falls under the cannot divulge this information for one year clause of the NDA. Last I checked, the last official release of any Windows version was way over one year ago.
Posted by FurionStormrage, on May 15, 2004 at 10:13 AM, in Gaming
That was polite. As for me getting into trouble,... 3,755 Views / 106 Replies  
That was polite. As for me getting into trouble, feel free to report me. :rolleyes:



You seem to be suffering from the same comprehension problem. I didn't tell Brad or a2daj that I would tell...
Posted by FurionStormrage, on May 14, 2004 at 11:54 PM, in Gaming
Do you have comprehension problems? I am by no... 3,755 Views / 106 Replies  
Do you have comprehension problems? I am by no means bragging about having NDAs.

If anyone needs to grow up, it's the person that linked to a noob9 graphic before editing his or her post.


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Posted by FurionStormrage, on May 14, 2004 at 10:43 PM, in Gaming
Maybe for the same reason that you ask rhetorical... 3,755 Views / 106 Replies  
Maybe for the same reason that you ask rhetorical questions?

Brad keeps asking me to tell him who to talk to at Microsoft. I can't do that because of my NDA. I specifically mentioned the NDA...
Posted by FurionStormrage, on May 14, 2004 at 08:31 PM, in Gaming
Yeah, me too. So I bought the PC version. :D 3,885 Views / 70 Replies  
Yeah, me too. So I bought the PC version. :D
Posted by FurionStormrage, on May 14, 2004 at 07:47 PM, in Gaming
Tell me, when did you get to read my NDAs?... 3,755 Views / 106 Replies  
Tell me, when did you get to read my NDAs? :rolleyes:
Posted by FurionStormrage, on May 14, 2004 at 07:36 PM, in Gaming
Licensing in this instance is by business manager... 3,755 Views / 106 Replies  
Licensing in this instance is by business manager and not a licensing contact. My NDA with Microsoft (and for Adobe and Macromedia, for that matter) prohibits me from discussing all sorts of details...
Posted by FurionStormrage, on May 14, 2004 at 06:10 PM, in Gaming
As if I am going to ignore my NDA. :rolleyes: ... 3,755 Views / 106 Replies  
As if I am going to ignore my NDA. :rolleyes:

I never said that I would tell him who to contact. I stated that I would know if they were making an effort if they mentioned who they spoke with. I...
Posted by FurionStormrage, on May 13, 2004 at 09:34 AM, in Gaming
What you'd really want is BOCHS. WINE emulates... 3,755 Views / 106 Replies  
What you'd really want is BOCHS. WINE emulates the Windows API (though WINE stands for "WINE Is Not an Emulator") on x86.

The Mono Project stands a better chance, IMO, because Microsoft really...
Posted by FurionStormrage, on May 6, 2004 at 09:28 PM, in Gaming
As I pointed out to your Disney collegue, we were... 3,755 Views / 106 Replies  
As I pointed out to your Disney collegue, we were both off approximately 2.5 months. Considering that I don't work for Aspyr, let alone the person in charge of the project, I think I was pretty...
Posted by FurionStormrage, on May 6, 2004 at 09:24 PM, in Gaming
December to May = 6 Months May to mid-July =... 3,755 Views / 106 Replies  
December to May = 6 Months
May to mid-July = 2.5 Months
mid-July to October = 2.5 Months

Hmmm. Looks pretty close to me!
Posted by FurionStormrage, on May 6, 2004 at 09:15 PM, in Gaming
Then it's truely amazing that my guess was as... 3,755 Views / 106 Replies  
Then it's truely amazing that my guess was as close as yours was and you were the person responsible for the port. ;)

And, for the record, an article written before the release date of the game is...
Posted by FurionStormrage, on May 6, 2004 at 05:56 PM, in Gaming
Ah, but I got C&C: Generals and Zero Hour for... 3,755 Views / 106 Replies  
Ah, but I got C&C: Generals and Zero Hour for less than the ported C&C: Generals is going for. For that matter, Generals was out almost a year ago (could have been longer). Once I found out that...
Posted by FurionStormrage, on May 6, 2004 at 05:45 PM, in Gaming
It was the most widely reported release date from... 3,755 Views / 106 Replies  
It was the most widely reported release date from a variety of URLs that are scattered around the Internet that both allowed you to buy and/or rate the game. Aspyr's site doesn't display this...
Posted by FurionStormrage, on May 6, 2004 at 05:11 PM, in Gaming
Are you going to continually dismiss the... 3,755 Views / 106 Replies  
Are you going to continually dismiss the (growing) "vocal minority" in regard to PC<->Mac connectivity? You obviously can't change the past and make decisions on games already licensed and ported....
Posted by FurionStormrage, on May 6, 2004 at 04:18 PM, in Gaming
You think all PC game companies were big... 3,755 Views / 106 Replies  
You think all PC game companies were big overnight? What huge budgets did they have when they were starting out?

You obviously missed the thrust of my point which is: Build the game so that it can...
Posted by FurionStormrage, on May 6, 2004 at 03:34 PM, in Gaming
If one of the main components of the game is the... 3,755 Views / 106 Replies  
If one of the main components of the game is the network play, then one of the priorities of the game port should be compatibility with the majority of the people who bought the game. If the porter...
Posted by FurionStormrage, on May 6, 2004 at 03:07 PM, in Gaming
Bingo. Then again, I have a PC just to play... 3,755 Views / 106 Replies  
Bingo. Then again, I have a PC just to play games. I work on my Mac and play on my PC. The fact that the Mac can play is a side benefit but if the games are going to support only Mac to Mac play I'd...
Posted by FurionStormrage, on May 6, 2004 at 10:54 AM, in Gaming
It has everything to do with Nascar 2003, which I... 3,755 Views / 106 Replies  
It has everything to do with Nascar 2003, which I finally picked up for the PC for $6.98 at Target. It makes the $19.99 I wasted on my Mac version more palatable now.

All this talk of how hard it...
Posted by FurionStormrage, on Apr 30, 2004 at 11:50 AM, in Gaming
Tell me who you talked to at Microsoft about... 3,755 Views / 106 Replies  
Tell me who you talked to at Microsoft about porting the DirectPlay code and I'll tell you if you're making an effort. In case you can't figure it out I have many contacts there so I can confirm the...
Posted by FurionStormrage, on Apr 30, 2004 at 11:05 AM, in Gaming
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