I see a few names I recognize, though it has been ages since I visited
any of the usenet groups.
Truthfully, I almost went to the dark side. Why? Because I told myself
that I wouldn't take another job using a PC. Unfortunately, I have
references for my PC skills which pays the bills. But then I got
sucked into the iLife thing; digital photos, iTunes, finally an iPod.
Too many friends and acquaintances and friends of acquaintances wanted
to learn to do fun stuff ... erh, with their Windows computers. So
tutoring left little time to enjoy games on my Mac. I've bought so few
games for my Mac that I'm almost ashamed. (Not too ashamed, because I
have a very healthy collection of purchases from the iTunes Music
Store.)
I've bought more games for my Palm PDA. I also have most of the iPod
games for my 80G Video iPod.
On Friday, March 9, 2007, I placed an order for a new Mac Pro, and a
23" HD Cinema Display. I am quite elated! But saving for the Mac Pro
did not leave me much time for shopping for games. I'm nearly a
shopping addict, so the last few months, I had to stay very clear of
shopping that would put my Mac Pro goal too far into the distant
future.
I have to pinch myself. I didn't do my research when I bought my
PowerBook 867 and regretted that it was woefully insufficient for most
of my wants too quickly. I did buy a few games, WarCraft, Heroes,
Siims, etc. But the dinky hard drive meant I put a lot on the external
drives - until I saved for a new Mac. So, my gaming skills have gone
from totally uncoordinated to pathetically hiding under a blanket lest
someone is peeking.
With all the power of my new computer, it won't get here soon enough,
I gotta have at least one totally new strategy game. It's gotta be
something that has single player mode. I never played online and I
definitely won't start the embarrassment now. But, I can get the hubby
to play a bit if there is a PC version or human player. Since so many
Mac usenet groups are now gone, does anyone know of any pinball games
for Mac? I had a ball a couple of summers ago playing pinball on the
PC, but the last "New" pinball game I bought for Mac was pathetic and
I got less than an hour of play it peeved me that I'd wasted my money.
Lastly, I'd really like a great driving game to enjoy the 23" CD. Any
recommendations? How about game controllers for driving games and
general gaming for Mac? I don't really intend to turn my Mac into a
gaming machine (I plan to get more into digital photography) but I'd
like to spend a little money on games that aren't made for a 2 inch
screen. The hubby will get a beefed up PC by the end of the year that
can have games on it. I'll be using bootcamp on my Mac for some work
stuff, so I don't want to invest in PC games for my Mac when there is
already a more capable gaming PC in the house. Even though it will be
several months down the road.
I really just have no idea where to go to discuss Mac games besides
usenet and it looks like a ghost town around here. Aspyr and Ambrosia
are the only places I can think of that are still making more than a
half-hearted attempt to make Mac games, but then I haven't been
looking at all until now. Even A# hasn't updated their website, though
King of Dragon Pass was very enjoyable for me. I haven't even tried
any of my old games since upgrading to Tiger last fall. Who else is
making must-have strategy games for Mac so I can have some choices?
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