Hello,
This question has probably been answered over and over again, but I need to know.
I bought a macbook with the MAC OS 9.0.4 installed on it. I downloaded the games from this website, uploaded them on the computer, and when I click on the icon, it asks for the CD to allow gameplay. Is there an easy software-related solution to this, or do I need to burn the "unzipped" game info onto a burnable disk to play it?
It depends on the game.
Some games can be played by mounting the CD image (.toast .cdr).
Other games are hardwired to check the actual physical optical drive for a CD of the correct title as proof of ownership.
So mount the disk image with Toast or
http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/virtual-dvd-romcd-utility.
If the game still asks you to insert the game CD in the drive then you will probably have to burn a physical copy of the CD. So run to your nearest Staples and get a 50 pack of whatever is on sale and a nice CD wallet.
Ok, so CD it is.
So do I burn the .sit file directly to a cd, or do I "unzip" it somehow beforehand? I'm having to download the files with my windows up-to-date file and then transfer it to the mac.
Decompress the .sit or .zip file on the Mac (unless you are going to use something like Imgburn on the PC) and then drag and drop the resulting .iso, .toast or. cdr file onto Toast and hit the Burn button.
I prefer to use Diskcopy, to create and then mount the CD image, (via a hard disk or a USB drive). However, as sfp1954 noted, that will not work with all games: Blizzard's Starcraft, for example, will check for a CD in the drive. (There are no-CD patches to get around that though).
Two games that I have been able to play this way, are Deadlock: Planetary Conquest and Summoner. I can confirm that Heroes of Might and Magic III Complete can also be played this way.
Alright. So if I use Imgburn on my PC to burn the .sit file onto a disc, then decompress the file on the Mac, will that disc be enough to "authenticate" an ownership?
BTW, thank you both for giving me options for playing these games. I appreciate it.
No. Wherever you burn the disk you must decompress the .sit file first.
Burning a .sit file won't do you any good.
You must create a CD that is identical to the original - so you must decompress first and then burn the resultant disk image.
Imgburn should be able to handle .iso files and probably .cdr files.
For .toast files you may need to use Toast.
I've had some success with mounting "mini images" of Mac OS games. Basically I copy out the first 1mb or so of the iso to a new file and mount that. In OS X you can do this with dd from the Terminal (dd if=original.iso bs=512 count=2048 of=mini.iso).
Takes up a lot less space that having to keep the full iso on disk. It probably won't work for all games.
That technique sounds amazing: which games did you get it to work with?
It seemed to work ok for Max Payne. I was able to run the game and load up a save file without hassle.
stuffit expander users claim it can expand .sit files on a windows computer. However, I don't think it would be a playable game until put on a mac.
