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Sep 20, 2016 9:07 PM in response to kane459by Kenichi Watanabe,It's PowerPC, so that limits access to games somewhat (even older ones), if they are Intel-only or pre- Mac OS X. The Mac OS X game needs to be PowerPC-only or "Universal" (an old term for programs compiled to run on both PowerPC and Intel Macs).
This company still sells games (with "free trial") for PowerPC Macs
http://www.ambrosiasw.com/games/old/
I remember playing Redline a lot. EV Nova is also fun (if you were able to get Leopard installed).
It's not a game, but be sure to download and use TenFourFox, which is essentially the current version of FireFox web browser, optimized for PowerPC Macs running Tiger or Leopard and maintained by a dedicated developer
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Sep 20, 2016 10:23 PM in response to kane459by Kenichi Watanabe,Almost forgot about this classic Mac game ("Maelstrom"), ported to Mac OS X (PowerPC). The "X" version is free
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Sep 20, 2016 10:28 PM in response to Kenichi Watanabeby kane459,are there any good mmos for PPC MAC
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Sep 20, 2016 10:44 PM in response to kane459by Kenichi Watanabe,Doubtful there are any, period, good or bad. I don't think "MMO" existed in the early 2000's. Some games were multi-player, but not "massively." A lot of people were still using "dial-up" connections to the Internet! Your iMac G4 even has built-in (telephone) modem...
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Sep 20, 2016 10:46 PM in response to Kenichi Watanabeby kane459,thanks just figured id try some games on this old beast never owned a mac my main pc is a win 7 desktop but since i got this for cheap i wanna toy with it
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Sep 20, 2016 10:57 PM in response to kane459by Kenichi Watanabe,Just remember, it's from 2003. But unlike Windows PCs from 2003, that iMac has enduring nostalgic and design value.
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Sep 20, 2016 10:59 PM in response to Kenichi Watanabeby kane459,can you clarify what you mean im easily confused also the reason i bought it paid 30$ for it is because it looked unique when i saw it
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Sep 20, 2016 11:17 PM in response to kane459by Kenichi Watanabe,Yes, it's a unique design. A Windows desktop PC from 2003 is basically a boring beige box with a separate display. They've been mostly recycled by now. No one would bother paying even $10 for a 2003 Windows desktop PC.
As a computer, your iMac G4 is obsolete and not that useful functionally, compared to a recent Mac (or your Windows 7 PC). But it has nostalgic and "coolness" value, as a collectible. If you fix it up as needed and keep it running, I'll bet it'll be worth more than $30 over time.
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Sep 20, 2016 11:19 PM in response to Kenichi Watanabeby kane459,thanks for the info im sure ill find some games that will run on it for the sake of it