I have a friend who has a Mac computer. She likes to play games, so I thought I would introduce her to more interactive-type fiction games.
However, I haven't the foggiest idea about what games she can play. Do I just point to her to a site that has apple games? Does she need an emulator? And any idea of a nice, relatively simple game to start on?
Step-by-step pointers would be nice.
Thanks in advance.
playing games on a mac
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Re: playing games on a mac
I'm no expert on Mac, but if she wants to play classic games on C64, Spectrum, Apple ][ or whatever, then yes, she needs an emulator.
If she wants to play modern IF, she needs an interpreter. There are a few available here:
http://inform7.com/if/interpreters/.
For suggestions for beginner's games, I think Fredrik's Beginner's Guide is a good starting place. Note that some of the games are in TADS format, which isn't supported by the interpreters mentioned above.
If she wants to play modern IF, she needs an interpreter. There are a few available here:
http://inform7.com/if/interpreters/.
For suggestions for beginner's games, I think Fredrik's Beginner's Guide is a good starting place. Note that some of the games are in TADS format, which isn't supported by the interpreters mentioned above.
Re: playing games on a mac
World of Spectrum lists some Spectrum emulators at http://www.worldofspectrum.org/emulators.html#mac. I have no idea which is best but your friend should go for a Spectrum emulator that can handle the TZX file format.