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i’ve spent a good chunk of today just trying to play a game. i fired up civilization iii, but i just couldn’t get into it. i installed escaped from monkey island, but the cutscene video won’t play under os x, and i couldn’t get it to run at all on os 9. i briefly looked at trying to compile ufo2000, which uses the x-com: ufo defense graphics for a multiplayer game based on the x-com tactical game, but it requires a mess of dependencies. i downloaded the latest patch for sid meier’s alpha centauri, only to realize that i never bought the mac version (although i have both the pc and linux versions). i took another look at pygame, but quickly ran away when i remember how stupid the mac os x installation is.
i even tried installing dr. brain thinking games: iq adventure under virtualpc, but the sound didn’t work, and the game crashed.
maybe i’ll try hooking up my playstation again. or just break out a deck of cards and play some solitaire.
or maybe i should spend all my amazon gift certificate money on a pstwo. i could even pick up escape for monkey island for it.
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yeah, do pick up a PS2. they're excellent, zero of that installing hassle, and the games are very good too. plus then you can get Gamefly and do the netflix thing with games!
recommended: Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. it's eaten 1 weekend already. and you can play "spot the reinterpreted LA landmark" too ;)
This game works well under OSX and was easy to install. Plus, since you download and pay for it online you can get started without leaving your armchair.
i did end up playing tropico, and hooking up the playstation to play oddworld: abe’s exoddus (and a little tony hawk 2, and an attempt to play ape escape that was thwarted by it crashing).
tropico is a frustrating game, like most similar simulation games. one particular frustration is that road-building seems rather pointless. i also had a hard time getting my construction crews to build anything in a timely fashion, particularly towards the end of the game.
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Don't you have Tropico?