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shockme17
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Apr 13, 2004, 09:56 PM
 
ive been having a hard time looking for gaming sites for the mac. on yahoo, theres many games for the pc for small games like bejeweled or any of the boxerjam games and stuff like that. are there any sites that offer a small download that you can play against others online or against yourself for little or no cost?

and, whatever happened to afterdark games.. i want to play roof rats!!
     
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Apr 13, 2004, 11:02 PM
 
Originally posted by shockme17:
ive been having a hard time looking for gaming sites for the mac. on yahoo, theres many games for the pc for small games like bejeweled or any of the boxerjam games and stuff like that. are there any sites that offer a small download that you can play against others online or against yourself for little or no cost?

and, whatever happened to afterdark games.. i want to play roof rats!!
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Apr 14, 2004, 02:30 AM
 
wow thats certainly a start! thank you very much

i just wish those games like bejeweled and those downloadable word games were mac compatible
     
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Apr 14, 2004, 02:51 PM
 
You want simple little games... how about www.shockwave.com (I think that's the address).
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Support a charity as you search the Internet - Use GoodSearch - I support Sacred Heart School.
     
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Apr 15, 2004, 02:30 AM
 
Macgamefiles has a lot of downloads to various shareware/freeware games.

Inside Mac Games does a lot of Mac games related news. As does Mac Gamer
     
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Apr 17, 2004, 10:15 AM
 
www.aspyr.com

www.macplay.com

www.macsoftgames.com

are the three biggest game publishers for mac, and there are many demos and patches available at their sites, plus previews of games.
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Apr 19, 2004, 01:30 AM
 
You can also check IGN for all information related to games on all platforms.
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Apr 19, 2004, 02:18 AM
 
Originally posted by Chimpmaster:
Imac
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Apr 19, 2004, 08:31 AM
 
http://www.gamehouse.com/

Has a lot of "MiniGames" like various jigsaw and breakout-style games. Too bad a few of 'em are PC-only.
     
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Apr 19, 2004, 08:24 PM
 
great, thank you all for your help ; )
     
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Apr 20, 2004, 07:48 AM
 
Originally posted by PowerMacMan:
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There you go PowerMacMan, corrected just for you
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Apr 26, 2004, 08:41 AM
 
You can always check out Ferals Website.

We have lots of games in all different types genres depending on your taste in games.

I would also check out Freeverse as they make some cool games as well.

Cheers Edwin
     
   
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