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Hello all. I recently switched over to mac and I was wondering if and how I can run the games from Good Old Games on it. Is there going to be any support for it in the future?
Also, what solution would be recommended. I don't really feel like booting into Bootcamp when I just want to play one of the game I got from here.
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There is no official support for Mac, as this is a PC only service. However, other people have reported that some games work with various solutions. The aforementioned Bootcamp, the Mac version of Wine, and others have all been known to work with some GOG games. Still, since there is no official support, you're pretty much on your own.
Okay. I've heard of many programs that can also be used to do this. Does anyone have any experience with them?
- VMWare Fusion
- Parallels
- Crossover
Oh, and also, some of the GOG games use either DOSBox or ScummVM to run. For those, you can just install the Mac versions of them and run the games through there. You'll still have to be able to execute the installer in order to get at the game files themselves, so for that you do need some way to run a Windows executable on your Mac.
It seems that the better solution for a Mac user without a Windows licence is to launch the GOG installer using Crossover (no Windows required), and then drag and drop the game folder directly into Boxer (for games using DosBox). It should works.
Crossover is not free but the trial (30 days) has all the features of the licenced app.
Boxer is free.
Post edited March 24, 2009 by DarthKaal
My (rather complicated) solution to this little problem is:
1) Get a copy of Windows (I got Vista Home Premium)
2) Install Parallels (NOT CrossOver, it sucks compatibility-wise, but VMWare Fusion or VirtualBox should work just fine)
3) Install your OS into your virtualization software
4) Have GOG.com EXEs on the Mac side -- preferrably in a download folder for your GOG.com Downloader -- at the ready.
5) Make sure the mode where you have Mac & Windows windows open side-by-side (the different virtualization packages have different names for them) is ON and your sharing of files between Mac & PC is on.
6) Double-click the installer with your virtualization software loaded.
7) Install the game as you normally would on Windows.
8) You're off to the races! Copy the files over to the Mac, and use the Mac software package of your choice (whether the DOSBox/Dapplegrey combo, Boxer, or ScummVM) to enjoy your games!
Complicated, eh? And if GOG.com would be so nice as to send me a free game code, I would be more than happy to create some documentation (which I'd authorize them to make available on the site) on installing GOG.com games inside of Mac OS X without ever rebooting, which MAY be better than using BootCamp (blech) or using Crossover with mixed results.
BJ
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BJWanlund: NOT CrossOver, it sucks compatibility-wise

Right, but if it's only to install an app, not running it, it should be enough (I haven't tried GOG installers with Crossover yet). Buy a Windows licence and install it just for that is really time-wasting and expensive
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BJWanlund: NOT CrossOver, it sucks compatibility-wise
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DarthKaal: Right, but if it's only to install an app, not running it, it should be enough (I haven't tried GOG installers with Crossover yet). Buy a Windows licence and install it just for that is really time-wasting and expensive

I wouldn't trust CrossOver so far, dude. Admittedly, I needed to run Windows anyway for school, so I got a Windows license for my birthday. The fact I can run my GOG installers WITHOUT having to wonder whether or not CrossOver would actually freaking WORK (isn't that the whole bloody reason we bought Macs in the first place?!) is absolutely the icing on the cake.
BJ
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BJWanlund: isn't that the whole bloody reason we bought Macs in the first place?!

I have no idea why anyone would buy a Mac in the first place :-p
(No, not trying to start a flame war, I just couldn't resist it)
Wine.
Now, I haven't tried crossover, so that may be more seamless and easy to use than the original wine/darwine that is its base, but for those that'd rather pay in time used in trial-and-error or searching for help on the 'net than in cash, there's always darwine.
I've gotten the old Myst games to run on VMWare Fusion. Haven't tried any of GOG's stuff on the Mac.
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lotr-sam0711: I've gotten the old Myst games to run on VMWare Fusion. Haven't tried any of GOG's stuff on the Mac.

you run a windows port of a game originally released for mac, in emulation on a mac - irony?
(yes, I know classic doesn't run on Intel boxes, so Windows VMs tend to replace it for legacy software)
Oh, and neither have I, the windows box have become my main computer, as the mac minis and the old performas aren't exactly the hottest gaming machines on the market (neither is the PC, but that one's at least lukewarm)
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DarthKaal: Right, but if it's only to install an app, not running it, it should be enough (I haven't tried GOG installers with Crossover yet). Buy a Windows licence and install it just for that is really time-wasting and expensive
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BJWanlund: I wouldn't trust CrossOver so far, dude. Admittedly, I needed to run Windows anyway for school, so I got a Windows license for my birthday. The fact I can run my GOG installers WITHOUT having to wonder whether or not CrossOver would actually freaking WORK (isn't that the whole bloody reason we bought Macs in the first place?!) is absolutely the icing on the cake.
BJ

I don't understand why you seem so upset about Crossover?... I'm just talking about a way to play GOG games (working on DosBox or ScummVM) without using Windows. You have it, good for you, but it's not the case for every Mac users.
So, I've done Crossover & Boxer test, and it works like a charm:
- Open Crossover -> "Configure" menu / "Install Software"
- When the install is over, quit Crossover
- Find the game folder in :
"*user name*/Application Support/CrossOver/Bottles/*your bottle*/drive_c/Program Files/GOG.com/*your GOG game*"
(or use the "Open C: Drive in Finder" option in Crossover's "Manage Bottles")
- Drag and drop your game folder in Boxer
(It's pretty much the same with a game using ScummVM, you'll just have to configure ScummVM)
Here it's done! and it took only few minutes, without using Windows.
Post edited March 24, 2009 by DarthKaal
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lotr-sam0711: I've gotten the old Myst games to run on VMWare Fusion. Haven't tried any of GOG's stuff on the Mac.
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Miaghstir: you run a windows port of a game originally released for mac, in emulation on a mac - irony?
Apparently it doesn't work on the latest O.S. version.