Converting a pc game to a mac?

[markceltic]

My friends have a ol' game called Bespelled in a pc version.Anyone know of the possibilties of being able to convert this to run on a mac.Or is there anyone out there who might already have the mac version? Of course if they even made one to begin with.

[davidbrit2]

Unless you have the source code to the game, your chances of porting it to Mac OS are pretty much nil. You can try using a PC emulator to run it, though. If it's an old DOS game, try something like Radnor.

[Zammy-Sam]

... or dOSboX (http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/23607)

[davidbrit2]

Yeah, Radnor is basically just DOSBox wrapped up in a nice OS X frontend.

[Damrod]

If it's a newer Game, you want to try something like VirtualPC. But, if it's a bit more advanced in terms of hardware specs, don't expect speed rushes. :)

If it's a DOS game, go with Radnor. The easiest way to install DOSbox on OS X.

[markceltic]

Thanks for the ideas guys,but unlike alot of you my knowledge of DOS could be put on a head of a pin :o . Also I can't see them forking over more cash for Virtual Pc either at this time.We googled around for some games but almost everything is a "shooter" for crying out loud.How about something that challenges your brain,a word game or two would be nice for a quiet change.:rolleyes:

[ktwdallas]

How complicated is the game? If it's a DOS game, what are the chances of just "reverse-engineering" it and creating an equivalent game without having the original source code? If it's just a word game, that doesn't seem that hard to do.

Is this the same game you're talking about?
http://zone.msn.com/en/root/deluxe.htm?code=11020713&genre=Word