Maybe I'm being unreasonable here, but I have been finding the minimum system requirements for many recent games really pushing the envelope for wide use (and PURCHASE). I wouldn't blame them for cutting the G3 loose, but I would think supporting the Digital Audio Powermac and up would be a concern for them, perhaps? Like, there are a lot of Macs of this speed and onwards up there, and that Mac was released in early 2001. That's not that long ago... is it?? Basically, you're okay (for now) if you run a Quicksilver Powermac or any eMac or G4 iMac. But even so, how much life is left in these prolific models??
Although I won't account for the graphic card requirements (higher requirements on that should be fair game), check out some minimum system reqs (I take any G3 compatibility with these particular titles with a hefty grain of salt):
Wolverine's Revenge: G4/733, 256MB RAM
Wakeboarding unleashed: G4/700, 256MB RAM, 580MB drive space!
Tony Hawk 4: G4/733, 700MB drive!. I do play the demo for this game on my G4/450/2GB/ATO Radeon 9000 Pro, albeit with fairly minimal settings.
Splinter Cel: G4/733 1.5GB of drive space!!!
Rainbow 6 "Raven Shield": G3/4/5/733MHz, 1.9GB drive
Tiger Woods 2003: G3/350 -- but the demo runs like hell on my G4/450.
Lord of The Rings: G4/800, 2GB drive (no bold text there... because I'm getting numbed by this high spec )
Jedi Academy: G3/500! That's very surprising, given how nice the game plays -- most of the time. On my G4/450, things jittery once in a while. And sometimes your character goes just nuts when in battle. Could be me, though. If you're a Star Wars fan, this game rocks! BUY IT! I did ( demo available )
Star Trek Elite Force II: G3/4/5/733MHz
Spy Hunter: G3/600 (Mac Addict found this spec optimistic).
Return To Castle Wolfenstein: a modest G3/500 -- and a Radeon card. I only list this one to say that I found the game-play and graphics to be really nice on my Sawtooth.
Nascar 2003: G4/733 -- but is dual processor savvy, and they say a dual dual G4/500 would be fine
Same specs for Nascar 2002.
Medal of Honor "Breakthrough" Pack: G3/733 (G4/1GHz recommended). I run the MoH Spearhead demo oooookay on my Mac.
Tomb Raider Angel of Darkness: 1GHz G4! (or 733Mhz or faster PowerPC with ATI Radeon 8500 or nVidia GeForce 3 and faster).
Kelly Slater Pro Surfer: G4/700.
Indiana Jones: G4/800 (kinda runs so-so on my Sawtooth. The demo has some screwy mouse sensitivity, though )
The Harry Potter games: G3/350 (buggy and artifact'd quality on my system)
Command & Conquer: G4/1GHz
Call Of Duty: G3/700.
Bloodrayne: G4/733 (Mac Addict said this was a demanding game)
Halo: G4/800 (1GHz G4 and Radeon 9000 recommended)
Unreal Tournament 2003: G4/700 (except 12" PowerBook manufactured in 2003... Halo must like a L3 cache -- but it won't run on a Mac sold only LAST YEAR?!), 3GB hard disk space!!
No One Lives Forever II: G4/700
Alien vs. Predator II: G4/700
Nanosaur II: G4/700
So... as far as the Mac gaming industry is concerned, if you don't have the last G4/733 Digital Audio or newer, fuhgeddaboudit
(hey, that aint too shabby a list of Mac games! And that's only the heavy CPU hitters!)
Although I won't account for the graphic card requirements (higher requirements on that should be fair game), check out some minimum system reqs (I take any G3 compatibility with these particular titles with a hefty grain of salt):
Wolverine's Revenge: G4/733, 256MB RAM
Wakeboarding unleashed: G4/700, 256MB RAM, 580MB drive space!
Tony Hawk 4: G4/733, 700MB drive!. I do play the demo for this game on my G4/450/2GB/ATO Radeon 9000 Pro, albeit with fairly minimal settings.
Splinter Cel: G4/733 1.5GB of drive space!!!
Rainbow 6 "Raven Shield": G3/4/5/733MHz, 1.9GB drive
Tiger Woods 2003: G3/350 -- but the demo runs like hell on my G4/450.
Lord of The Rings: G4/800, 2GB drive (no bold text there... because I'm getting numbed by this high spec )
Jedi Academy: G3/500! That's very surprising, given how nice the game plays -- most of the time. On my G4/450, things jittery once in a while. And sometimes your character goes just nuts when in battle. Could be me, though. If you're a Star Wars fan, this game rocks! BUY IT! I did ( demo available )
Star Trek Elite Force II: G3/4/5/733MHz
Spy Hunter: G3/600 (Mac Addict found this spec optimistic).
Return To Castle Wolfenstein: a modest G3/500 -- and a Radeon card. I only list this one to say that I found the game-play and graphics to be really nice on my Sawtooth.
Nascar 2003: G4/733 -- but is dual processor savvy, and they say a dual dual G4/500 would be fine
Medal of Honor "Breakthrough" Pack: G3/733 (G4/1GHz recommended). I run the MoH Spearhead demo oooookay on my Mac.
Tomb Raider Angel of Darkness: 1GHz G4! (or 733Mhz or faster PowerPC with ATI Radeon 8500 or nVidia GeForce 3 and faster).
Kelly Slater Pro Surfer: G4/700.
Indiana Jones: G4/800 (kinda runs so-so on my Sawtooth. The demo has some screwy mouse sensitivity, though )
The Harry Potter games: G3/350 (buggy and artifact'd quality on my system)
Command & Conquer: G4/1GHz
Call Of Duty: G3/700.
Bloodrayne: G4/733 (Mac Addict said this was a demanding game)
Halo: G4/800 (1GHz G4 and Radeon 9000 recommended)
Unreal Tournament 2003: G4/700 (except 12" PowerBook manufactured in 2003... Halo must like a L3 cache -- but it won't run on a Mac sold only LAST YEAR?!), 3GB hard disk space!!
No One Lives Forever II: G4/700
Alien vs. Predator II: G4/700
Nanosaur II: G4/700
So... as far as the Mac gaming industry is concerned, if you don't have the last G4/733 Digital Audio or newer, fuhgeddaboudit
(hey, that aint too shabby a list of Mac games! And that's only the heavy CPU hitters!)