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« on: May 27, 2003, 03:16:03 PM »
Can one of you gamers tell me what kind of offerings if any are out there to run any kind of multi-user setup on a small network?

My son seems to be taking to games and I would like to keep him from the online ones as much as I can.

If there's any out there (don't need to be anything real high-end), I'd love to hear about them.

Consequently, the machines are both older PMacs, so we really need a little less graphic-intensive.

Any thoughts?

Thanks in advance.

I know nothing about games.

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« Reply #1 on: May 27, 2003, 07:05:32 PM »
Umm, HELLO? unsure.gif wallbash.gif
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« Reply #2 on: May 27, 2003, 07:15:21 PM »
How old is the lad? smile.gif

Makes a big difference.
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« Reply #3 on: May 27, 2003, 07:49:50 PM »
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« Reply #4 on: May 27, 2003, 10:05:31 PM »
Yeah, he has Maelstrom.

Can you play multiple simultaneous users?

That'd be  B).

Thanks, Kelly!

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« Reply #5 on: May 28, 2003, 12:21:47 AM »
Maelstrom for OS X can do network play, but not the OS 9 version.

Chris, it really would be helpful to know the age of your son, what kind of Mac will he be using and what OS is running on it.
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« Reply #6 on: May 28, 2003, 08:21:48 AM »
Al -

Sorry about that.  blush-anim-cl.gif

He turns 12 in August. Likes action games, but isn't disinterested in the simplest arcade game, either.  wink.gif

Running on an 8500/120/300+MB/4GB/DSL/A_SLEW_OF_APPS.

That help?

 thanx.gif a bunch, guys.

Take care.

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« Reply #7 on: May 28, 2003, 09:19:07 AM »
That helps Chris. smile.gif

One of my favorites. Especially Placer Racer.

Hoyle Board Games 2003 Edition

Hoyle Link

More mac games

Most of the Games that are this old should run on your machine.

http://www.insidemacgames.com/reviews/inde...p?S=Date&Page=7

Newer ones you'll have to check.

I really liked the Tomb Raider Games.

http://www.insidemacgames.com/reviews/view...p?ID=218&Page=2

Cant find The trilogy. That was a great deal.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/b00...0690765-5697521

http://www.gogamer.com/cgi-bin/GoGamer.sto...t/View/001TOMLM

By the way. Mac Games is not Off Topic. smile.gif
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« Reply #8 on: May 28, 2003, 04:00:51 PM »
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[QB]By the way. Mac Games is not Off Topic. smile.gif[/QB]


Hee Hee.

I didn't think about it.  doh.gif

Thanks for the tips, Kelly!

Take care.

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« Reply #9 on: May 28, 2003, 09:13:45 PM »
Great Chris, now we know what we're working with.

There are a lot of old action, RPG and civilization games that would work on that Mac.  It's if you can still find them that will pose a challenge.

Star Wars Trio - Rebel Assault, X Wing & Dark Forces
MechWarrior - NetMech
StarCraft
WarCraft
Lords of the Realm II
Marathon
Marathon 2
You Don't know Jack
Nascar Racing (not the new one that just came out)
Caesar II
Ares
A-10 Attack
F/A-18 Hornet
Pathways into Darkness
Descent
Descent II
Myth
Souls in the System

The only ones I know of that are networkable is StarCraft.  Could be more, just that I don't know.

Just remembered about NetMech and Game Ranger.

Not exactly an action game, but Virtual Pool is also supposed to be networkable.  You can still find this game on VersionTracker.
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« Reply #10 on: May 28, 2003, 09:53:54 PM »
Thanks, Al! biggrin.gif

Take care.

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« Reply #11 on: June 12, 2003, 11:36:26 AM »
This is probably worth the three dollars. smile.gif

Rune for Mac $3

http://www.nothingbutsoftware.com/Catalog_...oductCode=29560

Should run on your machine. smile.gif
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« Reply #12 on: June 12, 2003, 11:38:21 AM »
Forgive me, gamers, but,

What's RUNE?

Thanks.

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« Reply #13 on: June 12, 2003, 11:48:49 AM »
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« Reply #14 on: June 12, 2003, 11:53:57 AM »
Did you click on the link Chris? smile.gif
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