I’ve been trying to locate a game my kids use to play the demo version of years ago called BonkHeads. The only full version I can find is for Mac, but before I grab a copy, how do I know if it will run on my iMac with Leopard 10.5x? The game was published in 1997 which I assume was before Apple switched to Intel micros, or does that matter?
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Kelly Small
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I doubt a game that came out in 1997 will run on a Mac today at all. Anything built before Intel (the G3/G4/G5 and previous PowerPC processors) will require "Rosetta" in Leopard to run. But it won't run in Snow Leopard. But in 1997, Mac OS X wasn't out yet, and the game was built for 68xxx processors. I would bet it just won't run. You might want to go to a used Mac shop and get an old Mac if you really want to run it -- probably $50 if not less. Or, look for an updated version of the game.
Thanks for the quick reply. You confirmed my suspicion about the older 68K based systems. Unfortunately the game is no longer produced.