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Everyone knows that Mac is not a gaming platform. It is a good tool for work. But when it comes to games - everything is quite complicated.
I have experience playing on Macs (Intel):- CSGO (Steam)- Half-Life (Steam)- Portal 2 (Steam)- Besiege (Steam)- Stronghold (GOG)... and about +/- 5-10 other games.
Even old-school games on minimum settings or lower - did not always meet the minimum requirements for gameplay quality.
After switching to m1 (MacBook Air, custom (16GB)), I tried to play CSGO for testing. The situation is a bit better (than with Intel), but not ideal. I uninstalled the game until it becomes a bit more optimized.
After that, I decided to play Stronghold. But the ports on Mac no longer work. That is, all games marked with an apple on GOG no longer suit me. The situation is roughly the same on Steam. Only some games have made ports/adaptations for m1. These are top games, CSGO, Dota2, and a few other titles.
I am not very picky about games. I am not a gamer. But sometimes I want to play something to distract myself from the hell around.
In this topic, I will collect games and options for launching them on mac m1. Judging by the threads on Reddit - this may be useful to someone
Щоб понастальгувати та пограти в 8-бітні ігри на mac з M1 - не треба дуже напрягатись.
По-перше треба встановити емулятор
По-друге знайти ROM потрібної гри та запустити
Для кращого експірієнсу - підключити геймпад. Але можна пограти і без ньго. Геймпади 8-бітної консолі мають небагато кнопок.
