You want to see an empty list?rmay635703 wrote:I think this list should be changed to
What games were better on B&W Mac versus PC.
dr_st wrote:You want to see an empty list?rmay635703 wrote:I think this list should be changed to
What games were better on B&W Mac versus PC.
OK, someone please add "that diver game that taught you how to use the new fangled mouse and a few other concepts" to the first post.rmay635703 wrote:Ah come on the first Macintosh game was that diver game that taught you how to use the new fangled mouse and a few other concepts. My school had it on floppy for the typing lab.
It had decent sounding digitized speech and sound and the graphics were well animated
It was superior to most IBM games at the time with their beautiful CGA and loud beeper noises, let alone ibm mice were rare at that point.
I’m sure that any period specific Mac games from the mostly cga beeper era of dos gaming look and sound better despite being in black and white instead of magenta
pseudo3d wrote:Macs were amazingly reliable back in the day. The 1990s-era clones weren't (sub-standard hardware), and the software could be really messed up if you installed a bunch of random shareware extensions.
As for OP's question, SimCity 2000 tended to run better. The Windows version was miles ahead of the DOS version but the Mac had superior music on board, and it was easy to create your own scenarios. The Windows version did have the Debug menu cheat, though, and a fourth zoom level.
dr.zeissler wrote:StarWars JediKnight had Hires as MacVersion.
wolf3d without fm: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhjQcA1TehI
How do people find this better? Even the voice acting and sound effects are different. Just, no.
filipetolhuizen wrote: No Macintosh ever had built-in FM hardware.
filipetolhuizen wrote: One negative thing about Wolf3d for Mac is that you can't do surprise/melee attacks as the enemies are always facing you. IMHO, I also find the PC version voices and music more fun, but in terms of quality I'd choose Mac SFX/Music.
dr_st wrote:
A couple of points:
- This thread was not about games unique to the Mac, but games that have both a Mac and a PC version with the Mac one being better.
- None of the games mentioned so far seem to be from the CGA beeper era.
So I think we are talking about slightly different topics.
robertmo wrote:removed doom and hexen cause I think windows versions are the same
filipetolhuizen wrote:dr.zeissler wrote:StarWars JediKnight had Hires as MacVersion.
You mean Darkforces 1? Then, yes, it could run in Hires.wolf3d without fm: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhjQcA1TehI
How do people find this better? Even the voice acting and sound effects are different. Just, no.
No Macintosh ever had built-in FM hardware. One negative thing about Wolf3d for Mac is that you can't do surprise/melee attacks as the enemies are always facing you. IMHO, I also find the PC version voices and music more fun, but in terms of quality I'd choose Mac SFX/Music.
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