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What FAT Mac games had significantly better PPC "features"?
Posted by: Byrd on 2009-11-21 02:45:19 Hi, we all remember how Marathon became silky smooth when run on a PPC, along with Doom II, Dark Forces and the like. I recall many games offered enhancements when 68K Macs transitioned to PPC, but now forget the lesser-known titles that I used to enjoy playing. - What PPC games had vastly improved performance/graphics over 68K versions? - Games that became much more enjoyable due to their improved performance? - Were there any other enhancements - eg. improved sound/music? Thanks for your input - I'd like to try out some early PPC-coded games on my Powerbook 540 (with 167Mhz PPC upgrade), and keen to see what's out there. JB
Posted by: Mike Richardson on 2009-11-21 03:40:57 I remember Duke Nukem 3D had a 68K version and a PPC version. I never tried the 68K version on a real 68K but I would imagine that it did not run very well at all. Even on a low end PPC the game ran pretty well for being a 100% software game.
Posted by: bigD on 2009-11-21 09:54:42 Give A-10 Attack a try - it's been awhile, but I remember the PPC version having much better frame rates at the higher resolutions.
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