Jun 27, 2012 Gaming on a Retina Macbook Pro. Discussion in 'MacBook Pro' started by Cypther, Jun 26, 2012. (native resolution). Does the game look blurry/fuzzy at 1440x900, 1650x1050 or 1920x1200 when it's not the native resolution? 10 of the Best iOS and Mac Apps of 2018. 7 Tips Every iPhone Owner Should Know!
Hi, I'm new to apple, so this may be an easy one (I hope). I have an iBook clamshell with os X 10.3.9 running. I want to play some older games, like Diablo 1, squirrel kombat, etc. What I can't find out anywhere is how to change the resolution for games. I know for older games (at least on PC) that there was a file that stored your settings, like sound card, resolution, etc. I can't find anything like that here. Diablo 1 says that it needs to have a minimum of 640 X 480.
I want to set it at 800 X 600. How do I do this? Thanks for your help! Update, it looks like Diablo is running in classic mode (I thought it would run in OS X) anyway, the question is still the same! The overall screen resolution setting in Mac OS X is in System Preferences.
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You can select it from the Apple menu. Then, go to the Displays pane. You should see a list of available resolution settings, on the Display tab.
NOTE: Games will often take over the screen, and change screen resolution to whatever is optimal for game performance. In that case, there may be a resolution setting in the game's preferences. In some games, you hold a key at startup (such as Option), to set the desired screen resolution for the game. I'm not sure about the CD issue. It works under Mac OS X, correct? You could run Extensions Manager, which is under Control Panels (in Mac OS 9). This is where you can enable and disable system extensions used by Mac OS 9.
When you use a System Folder for Classic (under Mac OS X), Mac OS X is handling most of the support functions so a lot (actually most) of the extensions can be disabled (including things related to the optical drive). When booting Mac OS 9 directly, you need those extensions to be enabled.
But, in this case, it seems like the external USB optical drive would not work either, but there may be something that is specific to the internal optical drive (that is currently disabled). NOTE: If you plan to use Mac OS 9 for both Classic and direct booting, you can have a separate copy of the System Folder for each function. For use as Classic, disable as many of the unneeded extensions as possible. For the System Folder used for direct booting, keep those extensions enabled, although there may still be some you can keep disable (such as Multiple Users and Voice Recognition, if you don't use those functions). The System Folder you use for direct booting should remain at the top (root) level of the hard drive volume. The one used for Classic can be stored anywhere you want.
The overall screen resolution setting in Mac OS X is in System Preferences. You can select it from the Apple menu. Then, go to the Displays pane. You should see a list of available resolution settings, on the Display tab. NOTE: Games will often take over the screen, and change screen resolution to whatever is optimal for game performance. In that case, there may be a resolution setting in the game's preferences.
In some games, you hold a key at startup (such as Option), to set the desired screen resolution for the game. I'm not sure about the CD issue. It works under Mac OS X, correct? You could run Extensions Manager, which is under Control Panels (in Mac OS 9). This is where you can enable and disable system extensions used by Mac OS 9. When you use a System Folder for Classic (under Mac OS X), Mac OS X is handling most of the support functions so a lot (actually most) of the extensions can be disabled (including things related to the optical drive). When booting Mac OS 9 directly, you need those extensions to be enabled.
But, in this case, it seems like the external USB optical drive would not work either, but there may be something that is specific to the internal optical drive (that is currently disabled). NOTE: If you plan to use Mac OS 9 for both Classic and direct booting, you can have a separate copy of the System Folder for each function. For use as Classic, disable as many of the unneeded extensions as possible. For the System Folder used for direct booting, keep those extensions enabled, although there may still be some you can keep disable (such as Multiple Users and Voice Recognition, if you don't use those functions).
The System Folder you use for direct booting should remain at the top (root) level of the hard drive volume. The one used for Classic can be stored anywhere you want. Ahh, after you mentioned how you could use multiple os9 system folders, I figured it out! I had someone online help me put together a system folder to be run as 'classic'. Apparently, it was stripped of almost everything, including the cd/dvd drivers. I copied the os9 folder to my user folder in os X, then I popped the missing drivers in from my original os 9 folder (I'm glad I made a backup), and then booted from there.
That works much better! I'll have to experiment with what I want to put back in, but your tip helped me get started! Apple Footer. This site contains user submitted content, comments and opinions and is for informational purposes only. Apple may provide or recommend responses as a possible solution based on the information provided; every potential issue may involve several factors not detailed in the conversations captured in an electronic forum and Apple can therefore provide no guarantee as to the efficacy of any proposed solutions on the community forums.
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