GameTap Lite client (finally) released
The long awaited GameTap client for the Mac is out (direct download right here), and our (newly redesigned) sister site for all things gaming Joystiq put together this video (complete with music from "Psycho Mother$*#^ing Soldier"), along with a pictoral preview of what you can expect when you download and install.
According to Joystiq, the Transgaming setup works very well-- they even found an Xbox 360 controller driver to use with it, and the client brought them right into OS X arcade gaming heaven. There are apparently some games you can play for free, but most games will require a subscription; we're told it's 99 cents for the first month, and it'll be about $7 to $10 a month after that, depending on how often you pay. This client is actually the "Lite" version-- GameTap says the deluxe version is coming later this year which will offer full screen gameplay, the ability to download more games while playing, and "a richer game environment," whatever that means. What are you waiting for? Download that sucker and go psycho, solider!
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The long awaited GameTap client for the Mac is out (direct download right here), and our (newly redesigned) sister site for all things...
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My opinion of the Lite client:
http://raygunrobot.com/archives/Tapping-classic-games-with-GameTap-Lite
What a drag - I'm using a G4 PowerBook and it won't work! Can anybody recommend an alternative (or two) that would be similar?
P.S. When's the iPhone coming out in Ireland??
So it installs some kind of undocumented app and some kind of undocumented Safari plugin. I can deal. But every page says "Play free games without registering" until you actually try to play a free game, at which point it makes you log in. Is there a way to log in without registering, or is this just some stupid scam?
July 11 2007 at 1:22 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplySo, as I was riding on the airplane today for a short trip, I was wishing I had installed MacMame or some other simple game so I could play it. Will Gametap work without a network connection, ie. when you're on a plane? If so, it might be handy to have. If not, that's less interesting.
Wow, videos have sunk to a new low. Can I please have that 53 seconds back?
July 10 2007 at 3:41 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Replyyep, i've got a great 4 year old Mac but it's a PPC machine. bummer. time to start scraping money together for a Mac Pro...and even when i can get one i won't be able to bring over my 3rd party hardware into the new box :(
July 10 2007 at 3:29 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyOne caveat: No PPC support. (And there's an ugly white Windows cursor too.)
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