Well, you notice how they all run on PowerPC? that means they're ported.
Aside from the few Cider games (released in the last month), every game is either a port, a game developed simultaneously on multiple platforms (Blizzard and several smaller developers do this), or Mac-only game (no really).
Whether a game is a port or emulation, what does it matter? if it says it works on your Mac then you have a reasonable expectation that it works properly and with reasonable performance.
My biggest complaint with gaming on the Mac is that there is no Steam client for OS X, as there are several Steam games that run on the Unreal engine (such as Red Orchestra) that would work just fine on the Mac.
They're ported under license from the original publisher all titles on the Mac that didn't come from the original PC/Console publisher are licensed.
There is now an emulation layer called Cider that is like an emulation layer, but some work has to be done. Heros Of Might & Magic V is the first such game. Cider is Intel only, so if a title runs on PowerPC on the Mac, it was ported. x86 emulation on PPC is way too slow for playing games.
Just browse the news articles on sites like Inside Mac Games, or try a search.
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Well, you notice how they all run on PowerPC? that means they're ported.
Aside from the few Cider games (released in the last month), every game is either a port, a game developed simultaneously on multiple platforms (Blizzard and several smaller developers do this), or Mac-only game (no really).
Whether a game is a port or emulation, what does it matter? if it says it works on your Mac then you have a reasonable expectation that it works properly and with reasonable performance.
My biggest complaint with gaming on the Mac is that there is no Steam client for OS X, as there are several Steam games that run on the Unreal engine (such as Red Orchestra) that would work just fine on the Mac.
They're ported under license from the original publisher all titles on the Mac that didn't come from the original PC/Console publisher are licensed.
There is now an emulation layer called Cider that is like an emulation layer, but some work has to be done. Heros Of Might & Magic V is the first such game. Cider is Intel only, so if a title runs on PowerPC on the Mac, it was ported. x86 emulation on PPC is way too slow for playing games.
Just browse the news articles on sites like Inside Mac Games, or try a search.