Filed under: Gaming, Odds and ends, Freeware
GameTap releases Mac-compatible Player
The GameTap lite client has been out on the Mac for a while, but GameTap just finally released a new version of their full player, and it is now fully compatible with the Mac.Unfortunately, things aren't quite hunky dory just yet-- the Mac player will only play Mac-supported games, which leaves a large number of games completely out-- Sam and Max, Psychonauts, and any other games listed as "Windows" are N/A in the Mac player. However, any emulation titles are in, so Genesis, Neo Geo, and the old arcade games are all playable, according to GameTap's page-- you can get your Sonic on in OS X.
This still doesn't help us with new games, of course, but it is awesome to have a huge library like that now available for gaming on the Mac. The GameTap player is now available for download over on their homepage, and while many games are available for free, a Gold subscription to play all the games is $60 a year.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
utterer said 1:29PM on 12-06-2007
So GameTap delivers a 1/2 ass port that doesn't support a lot of their flagship titles and no biting, narrow minded opinions comes out from the fingers of Mike Schramm? What gives?
Possibly if Aspyr were to release a GameTap client, then we will get to hear Mike's full wraith. until then...
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Greg G said 5:39PM on 12-06-2007
Not to mention those titles are already readily available through emulation. Not recommending that route, as it's illegal, however, it should be noted that this option has been there for a while. I was excited at first, because I thought I'd be able to play the newer games that were windows only.
They've got a long way to go before I pay for a subscription.
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Derrick Goodfriend said 3:10PM on 12-06-2007
I don't see how this is "fully Mac compatible", as it only supports Intel processors and not PowerPC. I think it would be more appropriate of GameTap to call it "fully Intel-based Mac compatible". That way, it would be less misleading. I was actually getting excited for this.
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Justin said 3:29PM on 12-06-2007
I agree, I was pretty excited to read that it was fully compatible, only to start the download and find that it wasn't fully compatible at all.
frankmjr said 5:05PM on 12-06-2007
So what we have is "mainstream" emulation for a fee? I don't see the value here, especially if I can download my own Mac compatible emulator chock full of features like netplay and video recording. I don't get it...
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Chuck said 9:53PM on 12-06-2007
Ugh, I hate when programs come in packages!
Just proves it's a craptastic port...
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