7 PC games you wish ported to osX by 2004:

Games I would love to see ported In no particular order:

Star Wars Galaxies (this could happen depending on EQ sales)
Battlefield 1942 (EA will never port it)
Half Life (with mods) (Sierra will never port it again)
World of Warcraft (this could definitely happen)
Deus Ex 2 (would be excellent)
Halo 2 (we can dream, right?)
GTA Vice City (wouldn't hurt)

Counter Strike
GTA: Vice City
Red Alert

Why is it 7, is that just the number you had? Because I only have 3... :D

I have simply given up on waiting for Mac game releases and decided to build my own "hobby" box for PC games (even if they were released on the Mac, the performance still sucks because of X86 engine optimizations). This way I have a Mac laptop as my regular computer, and a super-fast (yet stationary, hot, and maybe a little noisy) PC for playing games on, and maybe doing the occasional surfing.

Considering my 800MHz 15" PBG4 cost about US$3800 (after tax, shipping, and everything), it's almost amusing that I can build a top-of-the-line PC for about a quarter of that.

[quote]Originally posted by iBrowse:
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Why is it 7, is that just the number you had? Because I only have 3... :D </strong><hr></blockquote>

Well, really I had 14, but didnt want to seem greedy. :D

Here are 7 more that made my A list.

1/ Unreal II
2/ Homeworld 2
3/ Enter the Matrix
4/ Operation Flashpoint
5/ Half Life II
6/ Red Faction II
7/ Empires: Dawn of the Modern World

Counter Strike? What i will never understand is why people want that crappy game ported or even why pc counterparts love it. :confused: I have played it many times and i think its decent but not good enough to play more then a few minutes. Now Deus Ex 2 would be much different... Hell Yes! <img src="graemlins/cancer.gif" border="0" alt="[cancer]" />

1.arx fatalis
2.theif series as mentioned above :)

make the cd's hybrid :)

actually i do all my gaming on a pc on win2k
it would be nice to have osx/linux ports
apple needs to define a std api much like
directx....right now some games (like mohaa)
are a complete nightmare on a powerbook with a
mouse plugged in (osx's mouse accleration makes
it unplayable with no way to disable unlike win2k)

the other thing i noticed is vendors are very
slow to update their drivers (eg logitech)
so maybe apple needs to be a little more involved
in this much like m$ does with their ddk's

[quote]Originally posted by Steve:
<strong>I have simply given up on waiting for Mac game releases and decided to build my own "hobby" box for PC games </strong><hr></blockquote>

I hate to say it, but so did I. And it was cheap. Will I switch over, hell no. But I just got sick of not having the diversity of choices, and having a game come out the same time it's sequel does for the PC (NOLF and many more). While I don't play that many games, when I do play I want the best experience, and right now that is just not the Mac (although the Mac is the best experience for just about everything else). The cool thing, it is a dual boot system so I can check out Linux at the same time.

One last thing, building a PC is also a good reminder of why you love the Mac in the first place. I recently sent this short email to my friend who helped me build the damn thing.

motherboard ... $250
processor ...... $300
graphics card ... $400
waking up at 3am on my friend's couch to the words "Fu%!ing Windows Drivers"...

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Here's my wish list:

1/ Deus Ex II
2/ Enter the Matrix
3/ Unreal Tournament 2003
4/ Freelancer
5/ Grand Theft Auto 3
6/ Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell
7/ Battlefeild 1942

[quote]Originally posted by zKillah:
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7/ FIFA 200x Series</strong><hr></blockquote>

And other EA Sports titles with full support from EA (ie. at least mention the Mac versions on their site).

Seven? I'd be happy enough if somebody ported just Grand Theft Auto III and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. Thank you.

[quote]Originally posted by jesperas:
<strong>Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal</strong><hr></blockquote>

is this so you can really test if OSX doesn't crash?

Theres really only 1 game I wanna see ported: Simcity 4. I hear its in the works... but I want it :D

DAMNIT! i just found out!! my iBook here has too little VRAM to play SC4!! >.<!!! I meet all the other requirements...

It needs 32 MB and i only have 8. >.<

Right now...I would LOVE to See Rainbow six 3: raven shield...this game is really fun.

Hmmm

1) Total Annihilation 2 (when it comes out on PC in two years).
The original is on the mac and far outshines the C&C series, and you can forget about StarCraft.

2) GTA:VC Heck it generates a lot of sales for the PS2, it would have to have clearer graphics and none of the bluring to hide the fact that the crappy PS2 hardware can't handle it

3) The new RTCW when it is out.

4) Halo, although Metroid Prime is a far better game.

5) Battle Field 1942, especially when the 970 is out, should run it easily.

6) Burnout 2 with internet play.

7) F Zero GC with internet play.

IF these were ported, damn this would make macs the gaming platform to own. :smokey: