Re: Which games are better on a Macintosh?

Posted on 2023-11-15, 11:03

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by Dimitris1980

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Recently, I went to a Greek Museum regarding old computers, consoles, mobiles, etc. I saw there a Macintosh Classic with a game running. I can say that I loved the quality of the black-and-white picture. I also asked them to turn on the Atari 1040 STF because I wanted to see the quality of the Atari …

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Re: List of Macintosh games that support Roland / General Midi

Posted on 2023-11-15, 10:59

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by Dimitris1980

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You can also check this: https://macintoshgarden.org/games/sierra-patch Personally, I have solved the problem with the date by choosing one before 1993 from the Macintosh system options 😀

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Re: List of Macintosh games that support Roland / General Midi

Posted on 2023-11-15, 10:56

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by Dimitris1980

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I recently acquired a Macman and a Roland UM-ONE (unfortunately a mk1 since I though the mk1 looked very different) and connected everything between my Quadra 840AV (running 8.1) and my Windows PC which is running Munt. I copied the Apple Midi Driver and Midi Manager that came with Gabriel Knight …

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Re: The Adventures of Willy Beamish CD

Posted on 2023-11-13, 10:11

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by Dimitris1980

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This is great! I have to test the patch. The floppy version has much better music with the Roland MT-32. Also the Sega Mega CD version 😀

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Re: Which "old-type" Roland MT-32 to get for DOS games?

Posted on 2023-10-03, 07:13

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by Dimitris1980

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You are better with an MT-32 instead of none. Just get one and play with it. People recommend the old one as a standard. Just a personal opinion - when you deal with sound, there is no perfect choice. I agree. Sometimes we go deeply into details and we confuse our minds. A great combination is an …

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Re: Which games are better on a Macintosh?

Posted on 2023-07-19, 06:47

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by Dimitris1980

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Skip to 1:55:x~ for an interview of Aaron Giles who ported games to the mac, an upscaler + smoothing algorithms was used for much of the mac games, like all the current emulation scalers/smoothers, rather than native: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhbZCqhnfa4 It is a very interesting interview. …

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Re: Which games are better on a Macintosh?

Posted on 2023-07-19, 06:20

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by Dimitris1980

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I don't remember if we or I have mentioned here, another great Mac version is Dark Forces from Lucas arts. I played the first two levels on PC and on Power Macintosh G3 Minitower using the same Sony Trinitron 15 inches crt monitor via a VGA switch. Mac supports bigger resolution and the PC only VGA …

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Re: Which games are better on a Macintosh?

Posted on 2023-07-17, 18:55

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Interesting I can say. I didn't know about that. But it seems that it's something that was released some years before . Like the Ultimate Talkie versions of Monkey Island 1 & 2 or Simon the Sorcerer 2 including subtitles :). For newer machines I guess or dosbox. I don't know if I can use this on my …

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Re: Which games are better on a Macintosh?

Posted on 2023-07-17, 09:16

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by Dimitris1980

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I don't remember if we or I have mentioned here, another great Mac version is Dark Forces from Lucas arts. I played the first two levels on PC and on Power Macintosh G3 Minitower using the same Sony Trinitron 15 inches crt monitor via a VGA switch. Mac supports bigger resolution and the PC only VGA …

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Re: Which games are better on a Macintosh?

Posted on 2023-07-17, 09:07

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by Dimitris1980

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upps I forgot of this : Alone in the dark 3 another game which the Mac 68k version is far better , it runs in high res 640x480 compared to the buggy PC version DOS/WIndows which run in low res ,the difference is very noticeable I really recommend this game but only if you played before ALone in the …

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Re: Which games are better on a Macintosh?

Posted on 2023-07-16, 13:31

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by Dimitris1980

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robertmo wrote on 2023-07-15, 14:58: Dimitris1980 wrote on 2023-07-14, 19:32: only on Mac version you can see they eyes on the characters. |-) Haha 😂 Today I went to the house I grew up and I transported some retro stuff. Here's a picture of Flashback on my Macintosh LC475 :

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Re: Which games are better on a Macintosh?

Posted on 2023-07-14, 19:32

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by Dimitris1980

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I agree with Flashback. It is fantastic on Mac. I started once playing the game from the start on my Macintosh Performa 6116CD and on my Cyrix Dos/W95 PC. I played only the first level of the PC version and a little in the beginning of the 2nd level and then I abandoned it. The reason was the …

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2023-06-01, 20:03

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by Dimitris1980

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Tonight a little of Leisure Suit Larry 5 on Macintosh with Roland MT-32.

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2023-05-21, 05:46

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by Dimitris1980

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Yesterday I played and finished Leisure Suit Larry 1 Apple IIGS version via ScummVM, the same game but the enhanced version on original Macintosh computer with Roland MT32 and I started also Police Quest 1 Apple IIGS version via ScummVM.

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Re: post up pics of your "computing area"

Posted on 2023-05-18, 06:43

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by Dimitris1980

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This is right now the playroom on the house i grew up. From the left: Atari 1040STF, Amiga 1200, Macintosh LC475. i like the seating - one for each machine and 2 as a 'waiting room' for those eagerly awaiting their turn :) :) :) :) There's more but it is not in the picture. On the right next to the …

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Re: post up pics of your "computing area"

Posted on 2023-05-17, 06:44

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by Dimitris1980

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appiah4 wrote on 2023-05-17, 06:41: No Monkey Island on the Amiga? 🙁 I didn't have the Amiga turned on 😀 . WHDLOAD with lot of games is installed including Monkey Island 1 & 2 😀

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Re: post up pics of your "computing area"

Posted on 2023-05-16, 16:43

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by Dimitris1980

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This is right now the playroom on the house i grew up. From the left: Atari 1040STF, Amiga 1200, Macintosh LC475.

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Re: Blackthorne versions

Posted on 2023-05-07, 08:25

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by Dimitris1980

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I found a PC CD version of the game which seems that the CD is filled especially with demos of other games but I couldn't run it yet. So, does the PC CD version has audio music? However the floppy version is fantastic with Roland Sound Canvas. Macintosh version has a sympathetic midi music if you …

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Re: Which "old-type" Roland MT-32 to get for DOS games?

Posted on 2023-05-02, 11:50

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by Dimitris1980

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I believe the best combination is a Roland MT32 (old unit) and a Roland CM32L / CM64 / LAPC-I.

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Re: Which games are better on a Macintosh?

Posted on 2023-04-02, 15:55

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by Dimitris1980

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Kreshna Aryaguna Nurzaman wrote on 2023-04-02, 06:06: Dimitris1980 wrote on 2022-06-07, 11:55: Colonization PC, Amiga, Mac To be honest the Amiga version looks the best to me. I think there is a big number of players that like more the Amiga version. I have seen the game a little on my Amiga 1200 ( …

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