Q: How do I play this really old game on my new Mac?
I have a couple of old games I would like to play on my new MacBook Pro. Why don't I have classic? Does anyone here know how I can get it or where to find an emulator that would help me enjoy my old games?
I've searched the web for an emulator and I can't find one/none of them work. If anyone can help me play "Amazon Trail II" from 1995 and "Wrath of the Gods" from 1994, that would be awesome. Whenever I look for classic downloads and emulators I get a lot of jargon that I don't understand. Can anyone help me and dumb it down so I can understand why my Mac is being so mean?
Thanks!
I've searched the web for an emulator and I can't find one/none of them work. If anyone can help me play "Amazon Trail II" from 1995 and "Wrath of the Gods" from 1994, that would be awesome. Whenever I look for classic downloads and emulators I get a lot of jargon that I don't understand. Can anyone help me and dumb it down so I can understand why my Mac is being so mean?
Thanks!
MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.5)
Posted on May 29, 2008 5:10 PM
by Limnos,Solvedanswer
Mac OS X
1994 and 1995 sounds like early OS8 vintage, though those would probably still run under OS9 natively.
You don't have Classic because you are running Leopard. Classic stopped with Tiger.
You could try running Sheepshaver which support OS 9.0.4 and earlier, but from what I have read about it it would be loaded with jargon and all kinds of stuff that require some expertise with computers and does not sound like what you want to start. If you really want to pursue that I would suggest posting a question on the Leopard forum about it. You can ask for a step-by-step procedure but I think it would be like step-by-step bypass surgery.
A common response here to people wanting to run old games is go out and get a computer that dates from that era. You should be able to get one for free or really, really cheaply. Some of those games also do not run properly under emulators like Sheepshaver, or even under Classic. With your purchase of an Intel Mac and Leopard you really crossed the line as far as pre-OSX software.
You don't have Classic because you are running Leopard. Classic stopped with Tiger.
You could try running Sheepshaver which support OS 9.0.4 and earlier, but from what I have read about it it would be loaded with jargon and all kinds of stuff that require some expertise with computers and does not sound like what you want to start. If you really want to pursue that I would suggest posting a question on the Leopard forum about it. You can ask for a step-by-step procedure but I think it would be like step-by-step bypass surgery.
A common response here to people wanting to run old games is go out and get a computer that dates from that era. You should be able to get one for free or really, really cheaply. Some of those games also do not run properly under emulators like Sheepshaver, or even under Classic. With your purchase of an Intel Mac and Leopard you really crossed the line as far as pre-OSX software.
Posted on May 29, 2008 5:59 PM