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I would like to build a game machine
First thing is to choose a computer. All my games presently need OS 9 or lower. Would the G4 machines be too fast fir the games? The ram will be 1gb
Right now the only reason to use the G3 B&W is the adb port, to use the
joysticks.
Any suggestions?
Right now the only reason to use the G3 B&W is the adb port, to use the
joysticks.
Any suggestions?
What kind of games are we talking here?
Use the lowest Mac which provides an acceptable result, but keep in mind expansion if you decide to get more advanced games that might work better on a faster machine.
Use the lowest Mac which provides an acceptable result, but keep in mind expansion if you decide to get more advanced games that might work better on a faster machine.
To name a few:
The Last Train
Total AnnihilatioN- Gold Edition
Warcraft II -Tides of Darkness
Civilization II.
F/A-18 Hornet 3.0
F/A-18 Korea
Duke Nukem 3D Atomic Edition w/ manual
Nascar Racing For Mac '96 -Box
IndyCar Racing '96 -Box
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater cdd with manual
X-Wing Collectors CD-ROM
TIE FIGHTER Collector's CD-ROM
The Last Train
Total AnnihilatioN- Gold Edition
Warcraft II -Tides of Darkness
Civilization II.
F/A-18 Hornet 3.0
F/A-18 Korea
Duke Nukem 3D Atomic Edition w/ manual
Nascar Racing For Mac '96 -Box
IndyCar Racing '96 -Box
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater cdd with manual
X-Wing Collectors CD-ROM
TIE FIGHTER Collector's CD-ROM
TA is an absolute power hog. It will bring any G3 machine to its knees in a hurry (especially if you remove the 250 units limit). for that i would highly recommend the G4.
in fact...i would recommend the G4 for just about all of those games.
and USB joysticks are a dime a dozen. you should easily be able to find one which will work for your games. there are also quite a few utilities available which allow you to assign USB joystick buttons/axis movement to various keystrokes for games which do not support InputSprockets.
in fact...i would recommend the G4 for just about all of those games.
and USB joysticks are a dime a dozen. you should easily be able to find one which will work for your games. there are also quite a few utilities available which allow you to assign USB joystick buttons/axis movement to various keystrokes for games which do not support InputSprockets.
You can get a Dual 450 G4 for cheap since Leopard came out 
Thanks for your input. You also answered another concern about USB joysticks.
Looks like the G4 Quicksilver will be put into service.
I do not have any large ide drives so two 33.6 GB 10,000 rpm SCSI drives.
Do Mac SCSI cards boot like the PC ones?
Looks like the G4 Quicksilver will be put into service.
I do not have any large ide drives so two 33.6 GB 10,000 rpm SCSI drives.
Do Mac SCSI cards boot like the PC ones?
I think booting from SCSI on newer macs that use the PCI card are a little more tricky to do. You could try it.
Unless I am mistaken bootability of a certain card depends on the ROM/firmware and chipset it has. So, either get one that is advertised as being bootable or do some testing with some others from your local PC shop or something.
i second the motion to use a G4 for gaming
as for a USB gamepad/joystick i use a gamemon USB hub that has 1 PS2 port, 1 Gamecube port, 1 Xbox port, and 2 USB ports it works well but in OS X, i cant remember if i tried using it in OS 9 but some reason i remembered using a PSX controller with that PS1 emulator in OS 9, this really dont require drivers to use, but if you want to use a Xbox controller in OS X you have to download the Xbox HID driver
that USB hub can be bought at most Walmart stores for $9.99, and online Here i think its something to have if you plan to do any gaming on your Mac, good for playing with emulators
as for a USB gamepad/joystick i use a gamemon USB hub that has 1 PS2 port, 1 Gamecube port, 1 Xbox port, and 2 USB ports it works well but in OS X, i cant remember if i tried using it in OS 9 but some reason i remembered using a PSX controller with that PS1 emulator in OS 9, this really dont require drivers to use, but if you want to use a Xbox controller in OS X you have to download the Xbox HID driver
that USB hub can be bought at most Walmart stores for $9.99, and online Here i think its something to have if you plan to do any gaming on your Mac, good for playing with emulators
Just got back from Wal-Mart. They did not have it. Will look around for it.