Playing games on an Intel-based Mac

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Hi,

I seem to be having enormous difficulty playing the majority of browser-based games.
It doesn't matter if I use Safari or Firefox, 9 out of 10 games refuse to work. I gather that Adobe hasn't got round to porting Shockwave etc onto Intel-compliant Macs yet (presumably they will soon).

I've tried launching Firefox in Rosetta mode, but games like iSketch work once a month. Normally, Firefox crashes about a minute in.

It's incredibly frustrating, when every PC I've ever been in seems to run virtually every website going, yet with the Mac, it's so hit-and-miss.

Is there another browser I should be using, or is there a way I should configure Safari of Firefox to run games properly?

Thanks very much,
sub333
 
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Intel Mac's do not support Shockwave (yet?). :(

But Shockwave Flash is supported (I don't know the diff). :Blushing:

So...make sure the games you want to play (I've found many of them) are universal or for Mac alone.

Depends on the type of games you like you can find some at www.macgamestore.com

Hope this helps. :)

btw, welcome to Mac-Forums, nice to have you here. You'll find this a great place to get lots of mac info and just have a good time.
 
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sub333 said:
Hi,

I seem to be having enormous difficulty playing the majority of browser-based games.
It doesn't matter if I use Safari or Firefox, 9 out of 10 games refuse to work. I gather that Adobe hasn't got round to porting Shockwave etc onto Intel-compliant Macs yet (presumably they will soon).

I've tried launching Firefox in Rosetta mode, but games like iSketch work once a month. Normally, Firefox crashes about a minute in.

It's incredibly frustrating, when every PC I've ever been in seems to run virtually every website going, yet with the Mac, it's so hit-and-miss.

Is there another browser I should be using, or is there a way I should configure Safari of Firefox to run games properly?

Thanks very much,
sub333
Click to expand...

http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/knowledgebase/index.cfm?id=82216d24
A quick search on Adobe's site will do wonders. I hope this helps.
 
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My Safari works well with Shockwave (providing it's running on Rosetta). I hope someone more knowledgeable would jump in. :)
 
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Thanks for the advice.

Certain games are very hit-and-miss, though, even when I'm in Rosetta mode.
 

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