Spore on Mac question (system specs post 6)

The Last Gent

I hear Spore's available for the Imac. Is the regular release Mac compatible right out of the box, or do I need to track down a Mac version? Also, are there any finicky system requirements?

Belruel

my macbook pro plays it pretty okish, i have to turn down some of the settings, but once i did it plays pretty smoothly.

and the version out of the box is both mac and pc

Reckless

I can't run it on my older MacBook with the GMA 750 in here.

The Last Gent

Well, good that it's out of the box Mac compatible, if it wasn't I'd say screw it, I don't normally game on my mac, or track down mac games, but if its right there and compatible, why not. I have a Macbook running OSX Leopard I got about a year ago, that seem good enough? I'm really illiterate when it comes to system requirements, I didn't even PC game very much back in the day before I switched over (that was certainly a factor).

VisionOfClarity

Just check the requirements for the game and look at what you have on your computer.

The Last Gent

Okay, here's my system specs:
Model Name: MacBook
Model Identifier: MacBook3,1
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2.2 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 4 MB
Memory: 1 GB
Bus Speed: 800 MHz
Boot ROM Version: MB31.008D.B00
SMC Version: 1.24f2
Serial Number: W8743BP2Z63
Sudden Motion Sensor:
State: Enabled


And from wikipedia, the Mac system requirements:

Mac: Mac OS X 10.5.3 Leopard, Intel Core Duo, 1024 MB RAM, 4.7 GB of hard drive space, plus additional space for creations

So, am I reading that "hard drive space" thing incorrectly, or do I not have enough memory?

VisionOfClarity

From what I'm looking at you should be fine with memory. I can't imagine you don't have enough hard drive space unless you've got a small one.

Dman

Memory: 1GB = 1024 MB RAM

You didn't post how much hard drive space you have

Reckless

Like I said, I'd be worried about your video card. Which do you have?

Dark Moon

Reckless wrote: »

Like I said, I'd be worried about your video card. Which do you have?

Macbooks use the Intel Integrated GMA 3100 integrated graphics processor, which is specifically mentioned as acceptable in the official Spore requirements.

Basically, if you're on a third gen Macbook bought late 2007 or later, you're fine. First and second generation Macbooks use the Intel Integrated GMA 950 graphics processor and will not run Spore.

The Last Gent

Hmm, just to be sure, where do I go to check what my hard drive space is, then?

Casual Eddy

Dark Moon wrote: »

Reckless wrote: »

Like I said, I'd be worried about your video card. Which do you have?

Macbooks use the Intel Integrated GMA 3100 integrated graphics processor, which is specifically mentioned as acceptable in the official Spore requirements.

Basically, if you're on a third gen Macbook bought late 2007 or later, you're fine. First and second generation Macbooks use the Intel Integrated GMA 950 graphics processor and will not run Spore.

the integrated graphics will probably run sort of crappy though

definitely playable, but on the cruddy side I would imagine.

The Last Gent

So, can anyone here tell me how to check my hard drive space? That's my one remaining unknown, and I won't get the game unless i'm 100 percent sure its going to work, this is why I normally ignore PC/Mac games.

FF

The Last Gent wrote: »

So, can anyone here tell me how to check my hard drive space? That's my one remaining unknown, and I won't get the game unless i'm 100 percent sure its going to work, this is why I normally ignore PC/Mac games.

Highlight your hard drive icon (usually named "Macintosh HD" unless you've changed it), go to the file menu and choose "Get Info". It'll tell you how much space you have, how much is used and how much is left.

From the specs, I think you'll be fine, albeit a little bit slow. At some point you should look into upgrading the RAM.