SKC 🏳️🌈skc
Feb 4, 2026, 12:57 PMI guess I could try parallels or something on the Mac.
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- SKC 🏳️🌈skcFeb 5, 2026, 12:05 PM
CrossOver seems to work. And I was able to run ‘Pharaoh the new era’ on it fine. Haven’t tried the older game yet but I might give the remake a go first
- SKC 🏳️🌈skcFeb 5, 2026, 12:06 PM
Parallels was a bust, I don’t want to pay for Parallels and a Windows license. Not for this especially!
- SKC 🏳️🌈skcFeb 13, 2026, 6:42 PM
CrossOver seems to have been the right choice. It works with Battle.net too which seems to mean I could play all the PC games I’ve been meaning to. I need to finish up my Diablo 2 replay before I continue with Diablo 3. I need to finish Diablo 3 before I play Diablo 4.
And I want to go replay some Warcraft 1-3.
GOG works well and Pharaoh has been fun to decompress with low stress high-money cheat playing in my downtime 😎
- SKC 🏳️🌈skcFeb 13, 2026, 10:50 PM
Turns out Diablo 2 doesn’t run because of Rosetta 2 and some others have OpenGL 4.6 issues :(
Jer Clarkejerclarke@mastodon.socialFeb 4, 2026, 4:24 PM@skc I managed to get TF2 running on Parallels a couple years ago, so it would probably work. Stopped paying though, it’s a luxury-price solution for gaming 😅
- SKC 🏳️🌈skcFeb 4, 2026, 4:46 PM
@jerclarke yeah I’m not eager to have to pay for Parallels ongoing access to be able to play a fun game on the side to relax from the stresses of life (money, work, etc)
- Jer Clarkejerclarke@mastodon.socialFeb 4, 2026, 9:57 PM
@skc Never heard of airgpu before, but it seems you could play the HD remake on it https://clouddosage.com/games/pharaoh-a-new-era/
Pay as you go, $0.65/hour, is an expensive model if you game all day, but for a busy person with a few hours a week it seems like a very reasonable way to access games.
I’ve used GeForce Now before and it works but like Parallels is very expensive when I barely used it. At least GFN had monthly billing rather than anual-only.
David E. Smithuncledave@dobbs.townFeb 5, 2026, 1:44 PM@skc and it might not even have worked that well, I've heard the Windows equivalent of Rosetta isn't super performant
- Jer Clarkejerclarke@mastodon.socialFeb 13, 2026, 7:59 PM
@skc Sounds soothing!
I always want to play D2 and recapture my youth, but then actually playing doesn't hit the spot.
I know, of course, what would... but I will resist the WoW siren call until I'm dead!
(The cruel twist of fate is of course that WoW is one of the few games that never stopped working on macOS 😅)
- SKC 🏳️🌈skcFeb 13, 2026, 9:18 PM
@jerclarke I have played soooo many hours of WoW. I have so many mounts, toys, pets, transmogs. I’m not a top player but I did enjoy gathering things and completing content with my wife. But we both have limited time most of the year and don’t play often. I most recently played on my own when WoW remix was going on. I prefer remix gameplay because it helps me collect by expansion more easily.
- Jer Clarkejerclarke@mastodon.socialFeb 5, 2026, 6:12 PM
@skc Good to hear! Hope it's fun :)