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Posted October 09, 2019
i just upgrade os to catalina and some of my game doesn't work.
ex. Theme Park, Theme Hospital, Dungeon Keeper

what should i do?
are there any game update coming?
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Posted October 09, 2019
For the Windows equivalents of your Mac games your only hope is Crossover in the short term
https://www.codeweavers.com/about/blogs/ken/2019/10/3/crossover-for-catalina-progress-october-3-2019

I wouldn't expect the experience to be great and that will only allow you to run the Windows versions of your 32bit games, not the Mac versions.

If you want to run your Mac games the best bet is to dual-boot with the previous version of MacOS but really you're better off dual-booting with Windows. The games will be faster than before and you'll have more of them.
Post edited October 09, 2019 by DosFreak
Posted November 01, 2019
Yes, it's truly annoying. I really wanted to play Fallout 1 and other classic games but they won't work. God damn you, Catalina. Hopefully both Apple and GOG are able to find a fix to this.
Posted November 01, 2019
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Psykhophear: Yes, it's truly annoying. I really wanted to play Fallout 1 and other classic games but they won't work. God damn you, Catalina. Hopefully both Apple and GOG are able to find a fix to this.
Apple isn't going to fix it, and I doubt GOG has the libs needed to make the games work, nor the legal permission.

As far as Apple is concerned the boneheaded decision is working exactly as designed.
Posted November 01, 2019
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Psykhophear: Yes, it's truly annoying. I really wanted to play Fallout 1 and other classic games but they won't work. God damn you, Catalina. Hopefully both Apple and GOG are able to find a fix to this.
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Darvond: Apple isn't going to fix it, and I doubt GOG has the libs needed to make the games work, nor the legal permission.

As far as Apple is concerned the boneheaded decision is working exactly as designed.
That's true. Apple has made it clear that they're discarding 32 bit apps once and for all and making their OSs all 64 bit. And I always thought Windows would make this kinda mistake. I was wrong.

Guess this will mark the end of gaming for Mac users.
Posted November 19, 2019
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DosFreak: For the Windows equivalents of your Mac games your only hope is Crossover in the short term
https://www.codeweavers.com/about/blogs/ken/2019/10/3/crossover-for-catalina-progress-october-3-2019

I wouldn't expect the experience to be great and that will only allow you to run the Windows versions of your 32bit games, not the Mac versions.

If you want to run your Mac games the best bet is to dual-boot with the previous version of MacOS but really you're better off dual-booting with Windows. The games will be faster than before and you'll have more of them.
I am a neophite when it comes to "dual booting." How do I accomplish that? I have Catalina and I agree that this was a big mistake. My mistake was upgrading. I simply forgot that Catalina wouldn't work with 32 bit games. I could find no way to revert back, so I am stuck. Thanks!
Posted November 22, 2019
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tomshaia: I am a neophite when it comes to "dual booting." How do I accomplish that? I have Catalina and I agree that this was a big mistake. My mistake was upgrading. I simply forgot that Catalina wouldn't work with 32 bit games. I could find no way to revert back, so I am stuck. Thanks!
Use the Boot Camp Assistant app on your Mac (probably in the Other folder, but if you just press cmd+space for spotlight and search you'll find it) to set up a Windows partition, which you can then boot to by holding down alt/option at startup. You'll need to buy and download a copy of Windows first though.
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