Steam for Mac is coming in April. All available Source Engine titles will run natively on Macs. If you already own them for your PC you’ll have access to them for your Mac.
There’s a lot of excitement, but I think this part is huge news:
“Checking in code produces a PC build and Mac [...]
Nintendo of America Localization Producer Nate Bihldorff on developing the narrative of Samus Aran:
It’s more that there’s always been in [Super Metroid director Yoshio] Sakamoto-san’s head a big story and a big background for Samus. You can take a look at some of the manga, which isn’t necessarily related [...]
Anyone else remember how badass this was?
Journey To Silius is a sidescrolling shooter from 1990. I don’t remember the plot much. You were basically a dude and you ran around and shot things, usually robots.
It is hard. It also had some cool tunes.
This guy on Youtube wants to play one for you.
More interesting is that [...]
Adam Serwer for The Atlantic on Bioshock:
…the first Bioshock game was something different—it was a shooter, but with the thematic complexity and consistency approaching that of literature. It’s not that BioShock tries to be a movie or a book—it’s that it utilizes the limitations of the video game form as plot devices the [...]
James Rolfe, the guy behind the Angry Videogame Nerd, finally beat Ninja Gaiden II:
I could not beat the first Ninja Gaiden for the love of God, but the second one, Mike and I defeated! We spent several hours passing the controller back and forth. Many shouts and curses! The last level in particular [...]
Alright, you finally picked up Game X! The sequel comes out on Tuesday, so you have two days to beat this thing. Let’s do this!
Okay – first grab your weapon from the desk there. Now prepare for this cut scene. DO NOT SKIP IT. It’s very important that you watch your father die and he [...]
This, plus the rampant racism, is part of the reason I hate playing online with people I don’t know. The other part is when little kids call me a bitch.
A little competitive banter over text or voice chat is all but expected when gaming with strangers. However, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to [...]
Favorable.
The Metroid comparisons are apt, considering the amount of powerups and items you get along the way. But one thing that’s different is the way both handle backtracking.
In Metroid games backtracking feels tedious because you’re going back through areas you’ve already completed, getting lost in them, trying to remember where some door was.
It feels like [...]
For DOS
Gawdamn.
For Mac OS 9
Oh.
Even the used pricing for the DOS version is higher than the Mac version new.
On one platform this game is a collector’s item. On another it’s old inventory.
Step into ‘the Void’…. A sinister parallel world of hostile aliens, powerful weapons and deep mystery…. Dark Void’s unique combination of jet-pack powered dog-fighting and ground-based combat brings a thrilling new dynamic to video-gaming. Experience the seamless transition between flight and fight in this epic adventure from Capcom®.
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