Sunday Night ShackReviews

I think we might wat a Mac section even if most of the titles entered are PC ports. A game may not play the same way as on a Mac depending on the controls. Performance might not be the same. Certain features might be there (or absent) because of the platform.

Obviously there aren't very many Mac users on the Shack, but that just means that there wouldn't be much work in updating. Requests from Mac users would probably be the main way games would get added. I think it would work.

I think it is definately a good idea. There are plenty of Mac-only games that are worth reviews, and I can name many that are relatively popular on the platform. If you're going to include PC classics like Doom, you might as well include Mac classics like Marathon, or even go further and include Ambrosia Software's great games (Maelstrom, Bubble Trouble, Escape Velocity, and my favorite, Harry the Handsome Executive), plus the Mac-only RPGs (some of which I think are HIGHLY overrated) like Realmz, and the four Exile games. Then, hell, include the black and white classics, like Onyx or Daleks or Shufflepuck Cafe...
Okay, so maybe that's a bit too far. But a look at Ambrosia's latest Shareware offerings will reveal that, while they don't LOOK as good as the PC games, they are pretty damn fun!
-Swivel Master
http://www.mp3.com/swivelmaster/

About posting reviews of Mac Games, I think it's a good thing. Firstly, I've seen reviews here of games that appear on multiple platforms. Secondly, how can having more content on your site possibly be a bad thing (so long as you don't have to remove other content to make room for it). Third, if you don't have a lot of Mac readers on the Shack (and let me assure you, you have more than you think) then this would be a good way to bring a few in. Lastly, I've seen some pretty ridiculous Mac-prejudice, Mac-myths and some pretty childish jabs against the Mac in these forums; maybe having Mac users as fellow readers and contributors would set that stuff straight and give everyone a chance to learn something (Mac users included). I say go for it.

Hah! I'll bet I can count the number of punks here who have played Marathon on one hand.

Ok, benefit of doubt.... TWO hands.

yeah, "PC" should be taken to mean "computer".

You've got Halo listed too, and that's set in the Marathon universe...

Add mac games, but change the icon from the windows logo to something cross platform like a computer.

I played Monkey Island 4, Sam & Max Hit the Road, and Oni on a Mac, not a PC, and wrote ShackReviews of them. Not necesarilly the best reviews ever, but still. I see no reason why you shouldn't include Mac-only titles. I'm sure there are more people who game currently on a Mac at this point than on a Saturn.

can't there just be a misc/other/old section were you can fit in weird consoles, mac games and such?

having only one mouse button makes playing games 10 times the fun

What did Macintosh have exclusively other than Marathon? Anything?

Maybe with this OSX jibba-jabba people will start paying more attention to Macs and therefore release games.

But, if you're going to add a Mac category, you might as well add a Linux one too since they're the same numbers-wise.

i sumbitted nhl 2k2 (DC) a few weeks ago and its still not up, figgured it being the last new game for dreamcast it should be up there. and i was wanting to do a reveiw for it

I play both sides of the fence: 8 hours a day working on a mac while evenings are spent either on my AMD gaming machine or my ibook. I'd like to say a Mac section would be a fat waste of time here for two reasons. #1 Macs weren't intented to be and suck as gaming machines. #2 There's enough mac gaming sites already.

oh fucking cool! I loved the marathon games! GJ Jason 8^P

If you can count more than 10 mac games that are different enough from their PC counterparts to be included there, well go ahead. If not its going to be a waste of time

Shogo ruled.

I say add a Macintosh genre. Won't hurt my feelings any.

I liked Shogo.. crushing infantry ruled...

Yeah there aren't really enough high profile Mac-specific games out there to warrant a category

I would rather only have PC titles rated. Most mac titles are PC ports anyway.

Not first so there!