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Apr 7, 2005, 09:05 PM
 
What is your favorite game ever to be made for the Mac platform?

Mine has to be Halo with Postal2 running a close 2nd.


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Apr 7, 2005, 09:46 PM
 
#1. Call of Duty


Close competitors:

Medal of Honor: Allied Assault
Red Faction
Soldier of Fortune II
Postal 2
Max Payne
American McGee's Alice (in Wonderland)
No One Lives Forever 1&2


Soon to be my new favorite, I hope/think: Stubbs The Zombie
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Apr 8, 2005, 12:37 AM
 
Hrm.

1. Deus Ex. In-****ing-credible.
2. Marathon
2.5. Unreal Tournament (1999)
3. Call of Duty
4. Squirrel Kombat
5. Loderunner
     
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Apr 8, 2005, 02:34 AM
 
Fallout

Runners up:

Baldur's Gate
AfterLife

I feel I should say something about each of them, but they're all so good I'd feel compelled to write all night... or at least longer than the 17 minutes left on my battery.
     
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Apr 8, 2005, 04:51 PM
 
Three games come to mind. Unreal, JourneyMan Project II, and Deja Vu. Ok, none of them are very recent, but each of them completely absorbed me for truly ridiculous amounts of time. And for me, each defined my expectations for other FPS and adventure games.

Doom 3 is very pretty, but the game play gets a little repetitive after a while - sneak up to trigger point, shoot badguys while retreating, repeat. And Myst IV, also very pretty, came really close to be as absorbing as JMP II and Deja Vu, but fell short. Somehow. I can't really quantify it.
     
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Apr 8, 2005, 05:26 PM
 
For recent games, there's WoW. What else is there?


Actually, I like Vampire: Bloodlines too.
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Apr 9, 2005, 07:49 PM
 
World.Of.Warcraft
     
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Apr 9, 2005, 08:28 PM
 
American McGee's Alice
     
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Apr 9, 2005, 09:42 PM
 
World of Warcraft
Deus Ex
Sim City 2000
Escape Velocity

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Apr 10, 2005, 03:24 PM
 
World of Warcraft
WarCraft 3 + Exp
Monkey Island 1+2
Day of the Tentacle
Theme Park

No particular order
     
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Apr 10, 2005, 09:43 PM
 
Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast - Still my favorite and much better than Jedi Academy...

Halo I liked very much....

Escape Velocity Nova stole many hours....

I'm trying to like Knights of the Auld Republic, I really am, but it's my first RPG and I get bored with the gameplay....

Does this mean I won't like WOW? The trailers look awesome and the reviewers are all gobsmacked with it!
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Apr 11, 2005, 02:29 PM
 
Current favorite: Ghost Recon

All time faves: Deux Ex, Oni, Marathon and Tetris.
     
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Apr 11, 2005, 02:34 PM
 
Marathon.

Risk II.
Aliens vs Predator
Snood
Civ3
Scrabble

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Apr 12, 2005, 02:25 AM
 
I can't believe no one has mentioned these:

Warcraft II
Starcraft

I played so much Starcraft that I had Protoss, Zerg, and Terran dreams. Lifesuckers those were.
     
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Apr 12, 2005, 08:25 AM
 
Originally posted by OxygenWoW:
Monkey Island 1

Ooooh. Good one. If I add that to my list, that's half my games published by the once great LucasArts...

Oh how the mighty have fallen.
     
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Apr 12, 2005, 12:24 PM
 
World of Warcraft is the top. I've been playing it nonstop for close to a year now with no end in sight. Other Mac games I've loved (this list shows my age I'm afraid):


1) Myth/Myth II
2) Deux Ex
3) Prince of Persia
4) VETTE!
5) Robosport
6) Hellcats over the Pacific/Hellcats Leyte Gulf
7) FA/18 Hornet
8) Chuck Yeager's Air Combat
9) Marathon/Marathon II
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Apr 12, 2005, 05:33 PM
 
Camageddon II
Age of Empires
Sim Ant
Eric's Ultimate Soltaire
PacMac Delux
Squirrel Kombat
     
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Apr 12, 2005, 11:13 PM
 
Can't seem to get over StarCraft.

Runs really well on my X800 too...
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Apr 13, 2005, 01:34 AM
 
Originally posted by Lateralus:
Can't seem to get over StarCraft.

Runs really well on my X800 too...
It better... I mean.... how could it not? Kinda an obvious statement eh man?
     
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Apr 13, 2005, 02:33 AM
 
Originally posted by iLikebeer:
I can't believe no one has mentioned these:

Warcraft II
Starcraft

I played so much Starcraft that I had Protoss, Zerg, and Terran dreams. Lifesuckers those were.
Hands down, agreed. These are the two best games of all time released on the mac platform... Shoot, for PC too. I think I've lost close to years from these games. I hope they have these in heaven cause if they don't, I know they gonna have 'em in hell...

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Apr 13, 2005, 07:00 AM
 
No particular order...

-All Warcrafts
-Starcraft
-Diablo I&II
_Baldur's Gate II
-KOTOR
-NWN

And if halflife/halflife2 were available for Mac those would be on the list. I'm hoping KOTOR 2 will at least come out for PC so I don't have to buy an Xbox to play it.
     
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Apr 13, 2005, 10:37 AM
 
World of Warcraft is the first game since Starcraft to keep me playing for more than a year.
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Apr 13, 2005, 04:33 PM
 
Wow, that's going back. I might have been 12.
Any way to get my hands on that thing?
     
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Apr 13, 2005, 04:52 PM
 
^ Referring to Robosport, woopsie.
     
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Apr 13, 2005, 08:23 PM
 
marathon/2/infinity
warcraft 3
original simcity
     
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Apr 14, 2005, 12:52 PM
 
the marathon series
fallout 2
deus ex
Also liked call of duty.
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Apr 14, 2005, 12:54 PM
 
Originally Posted by Tally Ho
^ Referring to Robosport, woopsie.
if you can run it, download it here.

http://mac.the-underdogs.org/index.php?show=game&id=270
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Apr 14, 2005, 04:11 PM
 
As well as Maelstrom

Originally Posted by Arkham_c
6) Hellcats over the Pacific/Hellcats Leyte Gulf
9) Marathon/Marathon II
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Apr 14, 2005, 10:28 PM
 
Baldurs Gate
Beamwars
Starcraft
F/A-18 Hornet
Escape Velocity
Myth II

No games have really beaten these yet.
     
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Apr 15, 2005, 06:20 AM
 
There's always the obvious answer of World of Warcraft, but another one of my all-time favorites is Star Control 2. The original 3DO source has been released a few years ago and now you can play it in all its glory on OS X.

Attention big, mean, hostile alien vessel hovering overhead in an obvious attack posture: This is Spathi Captain Fwiffo.
I know you are going to torture me, so let's just get this over with right now. The coordinates of my homeworld, Spathiwa, are 241.6 : 368.7 and the ultra-secret Spathi Cypher, which is known only by me and several billion other Spathi is `Huffi-Muffi-Guffi'.


Ahh.. so awesome.
( Last edited by entrox; Apr 15, 2005 at 06:22 AM. Reason: apostrophe police would kill me)
     
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Apr 16, 2005, 02:09 PM
 
World of Warcraft... some one said it before, and I'll say it again, no end in site

Other favorites:
Medal of Honor: AA
BF 1942
UT 2004

Admitedly I own all these games for PC, not Mac... they were all out before I bought my powerbook....

Have to add... Halflife and Counterstrike for those of use who still own a PC

Never tried Halo on Mac or PC. Watched my brother play it on his PC and couldn't get used to playing it not on the Xbox... but a great game none the less!
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Apr 17, 2005, 02:27 AM
 
Originally Posted by Arkham_c
4) VETTE!
Another good one.

I always liked to take the Calloway Twin Turbo, put it in auto-shift, shut off the damage, and just ram into things all day long.

The little detail that game had, which games to this day (GTA, I'm talkin' to you) seem to ignore...

Excellent horn sound.

Smashing into things is just so much more satisfying when you lay on the horn.
     
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May 10, 2005, 09:02 AM
 
1. ONI (PC)

2. Giants Citizen Kabuto (MAC)

3. Supreme Warrior Sega Master System

4. Ghouls 'N Ghosts Sega Master System
     
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May 10, 2005, 10:30 AM
 
Originally Posted by urrl78
1. ONI (PC)

2. Giants Citizen Kabuto (MAC)

3. Supreme Warrior Sega Master System

4. Ghouls 'N Ghosts Sega Master System



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May 10, 2005, 12:42 PM
 
Originally Posted by ihatesuvs68
Hrm.

1. Deus Ex. In-****ing-credible.
2. Marathon
2.5. Unreal Tournament (1999)
3. Call of Duty
4. Squirrel Kombat
5. Loderunner
Hrm. Great taste old chap.
     
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May 11, 2005, 10:06 AM
 
1. World of Warcraft. What else can I say? It's destroyed my uni average completely.
2. Total Annihilation
2. Deus Ex
2. UT
2. SimCity 2000
2. F/A-18 Hornet
2. Descent 3
     
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May 12, 2005, 02:23 PM
 
1.Oni
2. Wing Commander 3 and 4
3. Unreal Tournament
4. Jedi Knight
5. Driver
6.Pac Mac
7. MacMAME (does this qualify?)
     
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May 13, 2005, 03:45 AM
 
By Mac platform, I suppose you're including the Classic Mac OS as well. In that case, I must say that MacPlay's Star Trek: 25th Anniversary and Star Trek: Judgment Rites are my favorites, there was also Star trek: A Final unity by Spectrum HoloByte, which I enjoyed very much as well, and SimTower.

I also liked many of the later Ambrosia games, done in the style of old arcade games, and their quirky games like Harry the Handsome Executive, and of course, Escape Velocity.

I have hardly played any games on Mac OS X. I am thinking of trying out Tron 2.0, specially as there seems to be a fix out for Tiger, according to the CincyGamer.
     
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May 15, 2005, 03:13 AM
 
In no specific order:

Myth II
Sim City 2000 (and 4 when I'm feeling up for it)
Oni
C&C Generals
StarCraft
Marathon 1,2, Infin.
     
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May 15, 2005, 05:36 AM
 
1. WoW - It too has destroyed my average. I knew I should not have picked it up. But at least I passed all my courses
2. StarCraft - I haven't stopped playing it since the day I got it.

There are lots of others, but these are the top 2.
     
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May 15, 2005, 11:34 AM
 
Diablos 1 & 2 (Killed way too many hours)
Quake 2 (Love this game!)
UT 1999 ('04 is fine, but there's something about '99)
     
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May 15, 2005, 01:07 PM
 
First of all, I'm old skool. Let's get that out of the way first.

As far as the best games for the Mac platform, the Marathon series has to be at the top of the list. The graphics, plot, and gameplay were so much better than what was out at the time, even on the PC. It makes me wonder what the Mac would have been like as a gaming platform had Apple courted more game developers and emphasized better graphics hardware (or, even, bought Bungie before MS could screw them up!)

I still play Starcraft from time to time. As far as gameplay is concerned, it might be #1 in my book, even beyond WC III. Blizzard's Mac support was always top-notch, too. I think they may be the last major software vendor that ships hybrid CD's as a matter of course. (WC III and its expansion were hybrid, IIRC. Never bought WoW.)

Civ III, which is my current addiction (as well as the entire Civ series), doesn't count as a mere game, it's more of a "lifestyle choice".

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May 15, 2005, 02:47 PM
 
My favorite of all time would have to be Deus Ex followed closely by the original Unreal. On the arcade side of things - Battle Girl

I enjoyed Halo, but these days I'm reduced to occasional dabbling in UT2K4. I just haven't found anything majorly engrossing to me in the game world in quite a while.
     
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May 15, 2005, 04:17 PM
 
Diablo 2
Starcraft
Neverwinter Nights
Jedi Knight II Outcast/Academy
Vampires: The Masquerade
Call of Duty
Medal of Honor
Deus Ex
Unreal Tournament (Original)
Wing Commander 3 & 4
Warcraft II & III
     
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Deus Ex
Call of Duty
Warcraft 3
WoW
Starcraft
     
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May 16, 2005, 04:33 PM
 
Myth II

Still play it (great LAN party piece.). Still get new players excited about it.

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May 19, 2005, 05:01 AM
 
It's all about RTCW Enemy Territory for me.

I love the genre, the theme, the classes, etc, etc....
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May 19, 2005, 09:24 AM
 
Originally Posted by entrox
There's always the obvious answer of World of Warcraft, but another one of my all-time favorites is Star Control 2. The original 3DO source has been released a few years ago and now you can play it in all its glory on OS X.

Attention big, mean, hostile alien vessel hovering overhead in an obvious attack posture: This is Spathi Captain Fwiffo.
I know you are going to torture me, so let's just get this over with right now. The coordinates of my homeworld, Spathiwa, are 241.6 : 368.7 and the ultra-secret Spathi Cypher, which is known only by me and several billion other Spathi is `Huffi-Muffi-Guffi'.


Ahh.. so awesome.
HOLY CRAP! I used to have that game! In fact, I think I still do!!! I remember we spent HOURS on it, and in the end we took to long to accomplish something so that the bad guys had like 5 billion ships and surrounded us. It sucked. Worst ending ever.
     
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May 19, 2005, 03:16 PM
 
oh man what a list... awesome feedback!

Squirrel Kombat

okay for mine:
Dark Forces [all 168 addon levels... i need a life]
Full Throttle

then
Postal - severly damaged game [IMO better than 2 - peeing on the dead is just silly]
WarCraft 2 & 3
StarCraft

later
RailRoad Tycoon Gold edition never made it out the 50s but damn what a game

current
Halo - whoa
     
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EV nova
Diablo 2

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