Timeline for Can I play games made for Windows on a Mac?
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| Jan 8, 2022 at 1:49 | comment | added | arghtype | Another free emulator - playonmac.com/en . I'm using it now to play original Diablo 2 on latest MacOS: Mac-native Diablo 2 version is 32bit and cannot be played anymore, so I installed Windows version via emulator and it works fine. | |
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| Jan 17, 2012 at 2:41 | comment | added | Seth Noble | If you play games using Boot Camp on a laptop or iMac, I suggest acquiring a fan speed controller and cranking them up. I burned out a couple of graphics controllers (under AppleCare, thankfully) figuring that out. | |
| Jan 15, 2012 at 16:44 | history | edited | agent86 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jan 14, 2012 at 13:51 | comment | added | Brian Kelly | I've gone the dual boot route for games that are Windows only. I've pleasantly discovered that my iMac is a ballsy Windows gaming machine! You should also consider checking out Humble Bundles which provide cross-platform games. | |
| Jan 14, 2012 at 1:05 | history | edited | agent86 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jan 13, 2012 at 20:58 | comment | added | Ingmar | Good answer. One thing (sadly) worth mentioning is that even when you "get the mac port" it may turn out to be the Windows version wrapped into a commercial emulator (often TransGaming's Cedega) by the publisher or a 3rd party contractor. This often results in rather poor performance compared to running the same game on the same machine in Windows (see dual boot). EVE online is a tragic example of this, but the practice is very common, as it's cheaper and easier to do this than develop a truly native Mac port. | |
| Jan 13, 2012 at 20:43 | comment | added | agent86 | @LessPop_MoreFizz fair enough :) Edited. | |
| Jan 13, 2012 at 20:38 | history | edited | agent86 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jan 13, 2012 at 20:21 | comment | added | LessPop_MoreFizz |
Some features may be platform-specific. is listed as a con, but in some cases is a pro! The Mac version of World of Warcraft, for example, has iTunes support and VIDEO RECORDING features built right into the client!
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| Jan 13, 2012 at 19:17 | history | answered | agent86 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |