Roller Coaster Tycoon 3; Is this item compatible with my MacBook Pro?

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joshers2005 Author

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Roller Coaster Tycoon 3; Is this item compatible with my MacBook Pro?

Hello,

I have a MacBook pro that uses OS X 10.7.3 (newest version of Lion) with 4 GBs of Ram. I am purchasing Atari's RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 Platinum for Mac from here: http://www.amazon.com/RollerCoaster-Tycoon-3-Platinum-Mac/dp/B0048XAVC2. Before I buy it, I need to know if it will work with my MacBook Pro. I also use a lot of memory, so I was wondering if I should also purchase more 2 more GBs of Ram.

I would appreciate it if someone were to help me with this situation. Thanks.

Josh

Posted on Apr 2, 2012 6:01 PM

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Answer 1

Apr 2, 2012 6:04 PM in response to joshers2005

Your link is broken. If you could post the correct link that would be more helpful.

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joshers2005 Author

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Apr 2, 2012 6:13 PM in response to djmordigal

http://www.amazon.com/RollerCoaster-Tycoon-3-Platinum-Mac/dp/B0048XAVC2

This should help.

I also found this: http://store.apple.com/uk-business/question/answers/product/H3641Z/A?pqid=QFTATD 22KFD7U2P7X47KJPXA2DDX44YDF

It tells me that it need rosetta to work and Lion does not have Rosetta, but if I go to Aspyr's site and download patch (Rev.A), it should work without Rosetta.

The question is, will I be able to install the game once I get it?

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Answer 3

Apr 2, 2012 6:14 PM in response to joshers2005

I checked on the official RCT3 site and didn't see any place where you can get the software for the Mac.

http://www.rollercoastertycoon.com/us/faq

Be sure to check that this software is legit.

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joshers2005 Author

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Apr 2, 2012 6:19 PM in response to futureceoofapple

@ futureceoofapple: How about this? http://www.aspyr.com/games

And this? http://www.aspyr.com/games/rollercoaster-tycoon-3-platinum

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Apr 2, 2012 6:42 PM in response to joshers2005

Very good point but are they legal? If the publisher itself doesn't release Mac versions then how can there be an official Mac version?

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joshers2005 Author

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Apr 2, 2012 6:50 PM in response to futureceoofapple

They are legal, they get permission from Atari before making the Mac version. I know this from talking to my friend who has one of their other games (Lego Star Wars). I need to know how (and if) I can install Roller Coaster Tycoon 3 before I update it with the correct patch that Aspyrs provides.

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ds store

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Apr 2, 2012 7:38 PM in response to joshers2005

joshers2005 wrote:

I have a MacBook pro that uses OS X 10.7.3 (newest version of Lion) with 4 GBs of Ram.

You didn't state what MacBook Pro you have, look under the Apple Menu>About this Mac > More info for the "Macbook Pro 8.1" type deal.

If it's the 13" forget it. I can tell you that right now. 😟

I've ran RCT on the PowerMac G5, it's a hefy bugger, demands a powerful video card.

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joshers2005 Author

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Apr 2, 2012 7:37 PM in response to ds store

Nope...It's a 15"

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ds store

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Apr 2, 2012 7:39 PM in response to joshers2005

no model? can't read compare the Cinebench scores...

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joshers2005 Author

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Apr 2, 2012 7:46 PM in response to ds store

Is this what you want?

15" Mid-2009

Processor is: 2.66 GHz Intel Core Duo

Model is: MB985xx/A - 15.4"/2.66/2X2GB/320-5400/GLSY

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ds store

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Apr 2, 2012 7:48 PM in response to joshers2005

A version (RCT3) for the Apple/Mac computers is NOT planned at this time.

Guess they had enough when Apple had to swtich to Intel processors, but RCT2 was awesome on the PowerMac G5.

Guess you need a Win 7 64b bit gaming tower

http://www.cbscores.com/index.php?sort=ogl&order=desc

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ds store

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Apr 2, 2012 7:55 PM in response to joshers2005

joshers2005 wrote:

Is this what you want?

Too late, I was excited for a moment, no Mac Intel version and Lion doesn't run Rosetta so your can't run RCT2 PPC version even.

Oh well, the pain we suffer at the hands of Cupertino...

But I might get a Win 7 gaming tower for that game, it's a lot fo fun. 🙂

opss that's a really old game, XP only. LOL 😁

I have XP disk here, now to find a box....

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ds store

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Apr 2, 2012 8:16 PM in response to joshers2005

Ok, I went off a bit. But excited again as I run 10.6 🙂

MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard), 10.6 (Snow Leopard)

CPU Processor: Intel chipset

CPU Speed: 1.8 GHz or faster

Memory: 512 MB or higher

Hard Disk Space: 2GB free disk space

Video Card (ATI): Radeon X1600

Video Card (NVidia): GeForce 7300

Video Memory (VRam): 128 MB

Media Required: DVD Drive

Recommended System Requirements

CPU Speed: 2.0 GHz or faster

Memory: 1 GB or higher

Video Ram: 256 MB

*Apple original CPUs only, CPU upgrades not supported.

Supported Video cards:

NVIDIA GeForce® 7300, 7600, 7800, 8600, 8800, 9400, 9600, GT 120, Quadro FX 4500

ATI Radeon X1600, X1900, HD 2400, HD 2600, HD 3870, HD 4670, HD 4850

NOTICE: Apple Intel Chipsets only. Power PC Processors (G4 and G5) are not supported.
NOTICE: Intel® integrated video chipsets are not supported.
NOTICE: This game is not supported on volumes formatted as Mac OS Extended (Case Sensitive)