# How may I play old Mac games on my PC?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 22, 2004, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-may-i-play-old-mac-games-on-my-pc/260940 "2004-08-22T04:07:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![PaulFitzroy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/2acd7d/32.png) [@PaulFitzroy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PaulFitzroy)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2004, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-may-i-play-old-mac-games-on-my-pc/260940/1 "2004-08-22T04:07:02Z")

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I recently stumbled across a large uploaded archive of “world builder” games. These were text-and-still-image-based role playing games for Macintosh from the early 90s, I believe; some examples include Another Fine Mess, Swamp Witch, Zoony, Enchanted Scepters and Karth of the Jungle. These were very fine games despite their primitiveness and offered hours and hours of fun.

Unfortunately I do not have access to a macintosh, only PCs. I’m running Windows XP and have an older laptop with Win-98. I want to emulate Mac-OS to play these games; I want a downloadable, preferably free emulator I can use. I want advice from all. Thanks.

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**Author:** ![EhhMon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ce73a5/32.png) [@EhhMon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EhhMon)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2004, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-may-i-play-old-mac-games-on-my-pc/260940/2 "2004-08-22T04:19:25Z")

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[Google](http://www.google.com/search?q=mac+emulator&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8)

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**Author:** ![PaulFitzroy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/2acd7d/32.png) [@PaulFitzroy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PaulFitzroy)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2004, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-may-i-play-old-mac-games-on-my-pc/260940/3 "2004-08-22T04:25:52Z")

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Google doesn’t work on my computer due to a trojan or the work of some insane wizard; despite my best efforts and high-quality trojan-removal software it can’t be corrected. Just give it to me straight, bartender.

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**Author:** ![FyreFiend](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/919ad9/32.png) [@FyreFiend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FyreFiend)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2004, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-may-i-play-old-mac-games-on-my-pc/260940/4 "2004-08-22T04:34:33Z")

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I’ve used basiliskII under Linux before with some pretty good results. The biggest problem is you need an image of the Mac ROM for it to work. I was able to do it the legal way because I owned a few old macs at the time. Anyway there’s a Windows version of it [here](http://www.nic.fi/~lpesonen/BasiliskII/)

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**Author:** ![wheelie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b4bc9f/32.png) [@wheelie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wheelie)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2004, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-may-i-play-old-mac-games-on-my-pc/260940/5 "2004-08-22T18:08:49Z")

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Here’s a site w/several emulators: [http://mes.emuunlim.com/](http://mes.emuunlim.com/)  
You’ll likely need a copy of a Mac OS, Apple has older software for free: [Official Apple Support](http://www.info.apple.com/support/oldersoftwarelist.html), scroll down about halfway and look for “System Software Downloads”

I’d like to try out PearPC myself, but my PC is (still) broken, besides, I can’t find it (how do you lose a big beige box in a 2 bedroom apt.? 😕

P.S. Check out Jag’s House for classic Mac stuff:[http://www.jagshouse.com/](http://www.jagshouse.com/)