Quake II X goes Universal

Thanks to an independent developer, Quake II has perhaps become the oldest game to have been updated as a Universal Binary on Mac OS X. In order to use this software to play Quake II, you will still need a full copy of the game to grab some of the core game files, and I think the full source from id Software themselves (scroll down about two thirds of the way) might do the trick. While the source code there is listed as a PC version, I think the core game files you need to use this UB enabler for Mac OS X will work just fine. If anyone else knows better, feel free to sound off and list a link, if you could be so kind.

Either way, it sounds like setting up this software is pretty simple, and in no time you too could be fragging aliens circa 1997!

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Source: http://www.fruitz-of-dojo.de/php/download.php4?dlnr=6

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Liquidmark

Touché

May 12 2006 at 9:06 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Matthew Fitzsimmons

But he didn't say the game was circa 1997, he said you'd be fragging aliens circa 1997. You'd have to travel in time for that.

May 12 2006 at 5:03 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Liquidmark

The latin wasn't misused. The game was made around that period of time. Just because you can play it now, doesn't mean that the game isn't "Circa 1997".

circa |ˈsərkə| preposition (often preceding a date) approximately : built circa 1935. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: Latin.

May 12 2006 at 2:34 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Michal Szota

Please, don't use latin words if you don't know what they mean. :)

May 12 2006 at 11:40 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

oldman

definitely _not_ the oldest game to be made into a Universal binary.

Quake 1 has been available as a Universal binary for some time at Fruitz of Dojo http://www.fruitz-of-dojo.de/ and the EZQuake (http://ezquake.sf.net/) QuakeWorld client has also been available as a Universal binary for some time.

No doubt there have also been even older games made Universal.

May 12 2006 at 10:41 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Jesper

The source code will not do the trick, since it is just that: source code. It contains no game data files. You'll need either a purchased copy of the game or the demo version to play.

May 12 2006 at 10:34 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply