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    Thread: Marathon 20th Anniversary
Post: Marathon 20th Anniversary

the Battle Cat Wrote: (01-02-2015, 12:27 PM) -- I bought a game from Freeverse, forget the name. Fate maybe. It was supposed to be for OS9 and 10. It worked OK in OSX but it had some saved game fi...
rampancy Mac Action & Shooters 32 6,718 01-19-2015, 09:04 PM
    Thread: The new IMG Reviews Discussion forum
Post: The new IMG Reviews Discussion forum

Thanks for the privileges, tBC. I'm still trying to get used to the changes here, so please pardon the dumb questions: - Do we just post reviews to the Review section like they would be any other thr...
rampancy IMG Reviews Discussion 55 62,461 01-19-2015, 08:53 PM
    Thread: Marathon 20th Anniversary
Post: Marathon 20th Anniversary

My first experience with Marathon was actually one of the worst I'd ever had in gaming. It was Christmas of the year that Infinity came out, and I bugged my dad to get me Marathon Infinity, in its sh...
rampancy Mac Action & Shooters 32 6,718 01-02-2015, 07:46 AM
    Thread: The new version of Aliens vs Predator for Mac OS X
Post: The new version of Aliens vs Predator for Mac OS X

I actually caught wind of this from someone else on the GOG.com forums -- it's really neat to see this, but for tech-unsavvy people like myself, I'm waiting for someone to post the compiled binaries.....
rampancy Mac Action & Shooters 3 2,773 01-02-2015, 07:32 AM
    Thread: The new IMG Reviews Discussion forum
Post: The new IMG Reviews Discussion forum

I actually just sent off a review for Braveland and Braveland Wizard to Cord, and he told me to consider posting it (and I'm assuming my review for NEO Scavenger) here. So posting privileges would be ...
rampancy IMG Reviews Discussion 55 62,461 01-02-2015, 07:28 AM
    Thread: IMG News Discussion open to IMG Writers now
Post: IMG News Discussion open to IMG Writers now

the Battle Cat Wrote: (12-19-2014, 12:50 PM) -- Cord Kruse is the IMG News Editor. I contacted him with the details of the new news and reviews forums but he wants to check with Tuncer first. Appar...
rampancy IMG News Discussion 15 4,852 01-02-2015, 07:25 AM
    Thread: FutureShop/Best Buy Canada selling the GTA Trilogy for $0.97...
Post: FutureShop/Best Buy Canada selling the GTA Trilogy...

Dunno who'd be interested, but I got the tip for this off of the of GOG.com forums. The "GTA Trilogy" (with GTA3, San Andreas and Vice City) is on sale on FS and BB Canada's online store for less than...
rampancy General 0 996 02-03-2014, 09:31 AM
    Thread: What games are people playing these days!?
Post: What games are people playing these days!?

Megabyte Punch. Man, what an awesome game. It's like Mega Man and Smash Bros. combined. Jesse Cox has a nice video on it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccIuE3OxP4A
rampancy General 2,594 398,621 08-04-2013, 11:52 PM
    Thread: GOG's "#noDRM" 2013 Summer Sale
Post: GOG's "#noDRM" 2013 Summer Sale

Just to give everyone a heads up, GOG has launched their new summer sale for 2013, which will be on until July 5th. Quote: -- ...Once again: More than 500 games 50% off until July 5. Daily Deals b...
rampancy General 0 648 06-19-2013, 11:52 AM
    Thread: FTL on sale on GOG for $3.99
Post: FTL on sale on GOG for $3.99

Just as a quick heads up, GOG has their DRM-free version (with extras) of FTL: Faster Than Light (http://www.gog.com/gamecard/faster_than_light) on sale for the crazy good price of $3.99, as part of t...
rampancy Buy & Sell 0 580 03-13-2013, 08:40 AM
    Thread: System Shock 2 on GOG!
Post: System Shock 2 on GOG!

mindnoise Wrote: (02-16-2013, 01:19 PM) -- just to let you know CrossOver 12.1.1 gave me the middle finger on this one. Installer quits with error mesage from CXG concerning gdiplus.dll for XP and Vi...
rampancy General 10 2,472 02-17-2013, 04:46 PM
    Thread: System Shock 2 on GOG!
Post: System Shock 2 on GOG!

Wumpus Wrote: (02-15-2013, 01:43 AM) -- Aleph one is OSX no? SS2 is Windows only. Hard to cozy up. -- The game runs out of the box in Wineskin on my Mac (YMMV of course). I haven't tried CrossOver y...
rampancy General 10 2,472 02-15-2013, 06:26 AM
    Thread: System Shock 2 on GOG!
Post: System Shock 2 on GOG!

Not much else to say; System Shock 2 has finally come to GOG (more details on the back story to that here (http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2013/02/13/many-questions-system-shock-2-comes-to-gog/)), and...
rampancy General 10 2,472 02-14-2013, 07:48 PM
    Thread: Half-Life Finally Available For Macs
Post: Half-Life Finally Available For Macs

Wumpus Wrote: (01-29-2013, 01:37 AM) -- Just snag the fan made Black Mesa remake (which is free) and wrap it. Way better. -- The thing is, Black Mesa only goes up to Xen, IIRC. They haven't done the...
rampancy IMG News Discussion 13 2,440 01-29-2013, 08:40 AM
    Thread: Half-Life Finally Available For Macs
Post: Half-Life Finally Available For Macs

So I'm downloading it now, even though it still doesn't have any sign of there being any Mac support (or Linux support for that matter); apparently, it is really is a beta. Weird. You'd think there'd ...
rampancy IMG News Discussion 13 2,440 01-28-2013, 11:52 PM
    Thread: Come get some free Duke Nukem 3D + GOG Christmas sale
Post: Come get some free Duke Nukem 3D + GOG Christmas s...

If anyone missed it and wants to get a piece of The Duke, I've got a gift code for Duke Nukem 3D for anyone who wants it!
rampancy General 10 1,430 12-18-2012, 04:07 PM
    Thread: New Baldur's Gate Project
Post: New Baldur's Gate Project

Cougar Wrote: (12-07-2012, 05:14 PM) -- For Mac/PC, it's $20, but you get all the extra content. It ends up being the same. -- ...and that's a deal killer for me. There's no reason why I should get ...
rampancy Mac Adventure, RPG & MMOs 127 18,209 12-08-2012, 11:30 AM
    Thread: GOG Mega Giveaway: The Witcher 2 and 5 Mac games...
Post: GOG Mega Giveaway: The Witcher 2 and 5 Mac games.....

Little Big Adventure is a really neat action-adventure puzzle-platformer, that has some of the flaws of games of that genre at that time - that is, it suffered from some truly punishing difficulty spi...
rampancy General 41 6,929 11-05-2012, 08:06 PM
    Thread: GOG Mega Giveaway: The Witcher 2 and 5 Mac games...
Post: GOG Mega Giveaway: The Witcher 2 and 5 Mac games.....

...and the winners of the two GOG five-game download codes are: Tesseract and Cougar. The winners of the two Witcher 2 game codes are: OsgoodShepard and Thain Esh Kelch - I'm sending your codes now; p...
rampancy General 41 6,929 11-04-2012, 07:42 PM
    Thread: GOG Mega Giveaway: The Witcher 2 and 5 Mac games...
Post: GOG Mega Giveaway: The Witcher 2 and 5 Mac games.....

I really owe everyone here an apology. The truth of the matter is that I just started a Bachelor of Education degree here (to people in the US, that translates as Teacher's College), and I just starte...
rampancy General 41 6,929 11-04-2012, 07:36 PM
    Thread: GOG Mega Giveaway: The Witcher 2 and 5 Mac games...
Post: GOG Mega Giveaway: The Witcher 2 and 5 Mac games.....

Hey guys, sorry, but work stuff and general exhaustion have taken their toll on me, so I won't be closing the contest until tomorrow evening. Thanks for understanding! Edit 2: Sorry again; real life ...
rampancy General 41 6,929 10-30-2012, 02:19 AM
    Thread: GOG Mega Giveaway: The Witcher 2 and 5 Mac games...
Post: GOG Mega Giveaway: The Witcher 2 and 5 Mac games.....

So rather unexpectedly I got an email from one of CDProjektRED's PR staff giving me two free gift codes for The Witcher 2, and two free gift codes for a five-game Mac download pack from GOG.com, for r...
rampancy General 41 6,929 10-27-2012, 03:23 PM
    Thread: IMG Reviews FTL: Faster Than Light
Post: IMG Reviews FTL: Faster Than Light

Eric5h5 Wrote: (10-23-2012, 11:56 AM) -- That was some nice writin' in that thar review. --Eric -- Thanks for the comments! That means a lot coming from people like you! Unfortunately something see...
rampancy IMG News Discussion 9 1,451 10-23-2012, 05:43 PM
    Thread: GOG.com announces Mac OS X compatibility with 50 games...
Post: GOG.com announces Mac OS X compatibility with 50 g...

The current rumor mill seems to be that we'll be seeing new iMacs on the October 23rd event (with perhaps even Retina Displays) so you won't have to wait long...
rampancy General 29 18,335 10-18-2012, 09:04 PM
    Thread: GOG.com announces Mac OS X compatibility with 50 games...
Post: GOG.com announces Mac OS X compatibility with 50 g...

Ichigo27 Wrote: (10-18-2012, 07:16 PM) -- Would of been nice if Deus Ex GOTY and Shogo were on the list. However isn't it just wine wrappers instead of actual ports? -- Currently, apart from Witcher/...
rampancy General 29 18,335 10-18-2012, 07:21 PM
    Thread: GOG.com announces Mac OS X compatibility with 50 games...
Post: GOG.com announces Mac OS X compatibility with 50 g...

My ultimate hope would be to see GOG also get Linux compatibility too. Imagine what would happen if GOG had its whole DRM-free library with equal worldwide pricing and customer extras for Linux, Windo...
rampancy General 29 18,335 10-18-2012, 05:38 PM
    Thread: GOG.com announces Mac OS X compatibility with 50 games...
Post: GOG.com announces Mac OS X compatibility with 50 g...

...and more to come soon. http://www.gog.com/en/forum/general/gogcom_goes_mac Quote: -- It's official! GOG.com supports Mac OS X. We're bringing a part of our massive catalog of all-time classic...
rampancy General 29 18,335 10-18-2012, 04:26 PM
    Thread: Freeverse founders resigned; others laid off
Post: Freeverse founders resigned; others laid off

I have a lot of fond memories of Freeverse back in the Jared days, but I still remember the utterly ghastly support that I encountered from them in later years, especially surrounding their Cider port...
rampancy General 21 3,161 09-06-2012, 02:27 AM
    Thread: SimCity Announced For Macs
Post: SimCity Announced For Macs

Great. So I can now boycott this game on both Windows *and* OS X...
rampancy IMG News Discussion 5 1,596 08-15-2012, 10:26 PM
    Thread: Crossing Over: Tomb Raider 1-3
Post: Crossing Over: Tomb Raider 1-3

Janichsan Wrote: (08-14-2012, 08:48 AM) -- Well, for Tomb Raider II, you could of course also get the official, Mac OS X compatible version (http://itunes.apple.com/de/app/tomb-raider-ii/id462324231?...
rampancy IMG News Discussion 3 1,259 08-14-2012, 10:43 AM