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La-Mulana (2005) for the Mac!

On January 20, 2014   /   CrossTies, Mac Platform Games   /   Leave a comment

As a start for today I have created a CrossTie for the free game: La-Mulana (2005)! La Mulana is a old fashion like platform game, which looks quite simular as Kings Valley 2. The developers of the game wanted to bring the good old gameplay back to the PC, and now also for the Mac.  The game works great using Crossover! Use the Crosstie on the gamepage to let it automaticly download and install the game into crossover. Watch the video below to catch up good old times! Enjoy!

La-Mulana is a free-roaming platformer game designed to look, sound, and play like a classic MSX game. The game is huge, with many different areas to explore and dozens of items and weapons to find. Each area has a large variety of puzzles and traps (many of them quite fiendish) and you need to solve the puzzles in each area to discover the Ankhs and Ankh Jewels, which allow you to fight the eight Guardians of the ruins.

Check out the new game page up here…

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Wine 1.7.11 Released!

On January 20, 2014   /   Wine   /   Leave a comment

Wine 1.7.11 is released last friday! Altough my primairy focus is not Wineskin anymore but Crossover, Wine is still the sourcecode where it is all about and will be iplanted in Crossover soon as well. And if you have of games and want to see if there are some improvements with the latest WineEngine then this news might be worthwhile. The wine version will be buildt in an engine and will be available in “Winery“. Winery is a program where you can build wrappers with, and is available on the Wineskin website. I used Winery to buildt all my wrappers for this website. Because the new Wine is just released, the engine itself is not available yet in Winery, but will be added soon by Doh123 (Wineskin developer). Main focus has been especially fonts fixes/improvements. Besides that there are some more d3d improvements as well.  See more details below and on Winehq.

The Wine development release 1.7.11 is now available.

What’s new in this release:

  • Uniscribe support in the RichEdit control.
  • Support for condition variables and Slim Reader/Writer locks.
  • More D3D command stream preparation work.
  • Optional Start Menu in desktop mode.
  • Improved support for vertical fonts metrics.
  • Various bug fixes.
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Final Fantasy VIII for the Mac!

On January 18, 2014   /   CrossTies, Gamersgate Games, Mac RPG Games   /   Leave a comment

On request: Final Fantasy VIII!! The 8’th episode of this very famous game series! This game is available on Gamersgate and works great using Crossover! Use the Crosstie on the gamepage to let it automaticly install the game into crossover. Watch the video below for the gameplay! Enjoy!

It is a time of war. Galbadia, a Global Superpower, has declared war on Dollet, a country whose training academy is home to two personalities: the hot-headed Seifer and the ‘lone wolf’, Squall Leonhart. Both are equally at conflict with each other as their country is with Galbadia; to others, Squall appears lacking in team spirit, while Seifer lacks the discipline of his rival. However, a chance encounter with the free-spirited Rinoa Heartilly turns Squall’s universe upside down; having thrived on discipline, Squall find the carefree Rinoa fascinating. He also begins to dream that he is Laguna Loire, a Galbadian army soldier…

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Alien Breed + Tower Assault for the Mac!

On January 17, 2014   /   CrossTies, GOG.com Games, Mac Action Games   /   Leave a comment

Another golden oldie! The year is 2191 and the galaxy stands on the brink of war. Only the Interplanetary Corps maintain an uneasy peace. This is bound to change in Alien Breed + Tower Assault.  This game is still available on GOG.com and works great using Crossover! Use the Crosstie on the gamepage to let it automaticly install the game into crossover. Watch the video below to catch up good old times! Enjoy!

Alien Breed features a classic arcade shooter gameplay with hordes of aliens that are trying to kill you and a huge arsenal of weapons to defend yourself.In Alien Breed: Tower Assault levels are connected in multiple ways and there is no predefined path so you can freely chose where to go next, making each pass a unique experience. In addition, both titles can be played in cooperative mode adding further to the already impressive re-playability value of these games

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Sid Meier’s Covert Action released for Mac

On January 16, 2014   /   GOG.com Games, Mac Action Games   /   Leave a comment

GOG.com released a Mac version of  Sid Meier’s Cover Action on their website. In my eyes it is a game not that popular and too old that it needs a separate game page. To comply to the games who do like these old games I will do a blog post of this game.  This way you are at least informed about this Mac game release on GOG.com. Enjoy!

Award-winning game designer Sid Meier takes us around the globe with special agent Max Remington to challenge international threats, and neutralize shadowy schemes of terrorism, smuggling, and extortion. Tap phone lines, crack complex codes, defeat computerized defense systems. Track suspects around the globe as you put together the pieces to a worldwide criminal plot. A seasoned veteran of modern, high-tech undercover operations, Remington always obeys the two main rules of Covert Action: 1. Use your intelligence. 2. If Rule One fails, use your other weapons.

Go to the specific GOG game page up here…

Covert_Action_Capture

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Settlers & Settlers 2 Gold for the Mac!

On January 16, 2014   /   CrossTies, GOG.com Games, Mac Strategy Games   /   Leave a comment

Two more Settlers games are added to the Paulthetall.com catalogue now! I already ported Settlers 2 – 10th Aniversary, Settlers 4 and Settlers 5, and now to make it more complete I added the first (free) Settlers and the GOG.com version of Settlers 2 Gold! Those 2 awesome strategy games brings you back in time where you have to expand your kingdom and conquer your enemies. Check out the trailer below for the Settlers 2 Gold game. Enjoy!

Build your kingdom with the help of hunters, soldiers, shipbuilders and more at your command. Develop elaborate settlements from a variety of over 25 different building types. Face the challenge of 49 different maps or use the easy-to-use map editor to create your own additional new worlds with dense forests, mighty volcanoes, vast mountains and more. Construct a fleet of ships, to explore uncharted waters and supply provisions to new islands.

Go straight to the specific Settlers game pages: here… and  here…

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Capitalism Plus for the Mac

On January 15, 2014   /   CrossTies, GOG.com Games, Mac Simulator Games   /   2 Comments

As you may have hoped, another game port today! Capitalism Plus will let you embark in the world of money and business. This game is still available on GOG,com and works great using Crossover! Use the Crosstie on the gamepage to let it automaticly install the game into crossover.Watch the video below to catch up good old times! Enjoy!

Play the strategy game of money, power and wealth. Monitor your business performance against competitors, plot your strategy, even engineer hostile take-overs. Deal with the kind of events that keep real CEOs on their toes – riots, disease, technological breakthroughs and more. Create your own scenarios as you play through unique historical and futuristic levels.

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The Banner Saga released for the Mac!

On January 15, 2014   /   Mac RPG Games, Native Mac Games   /   Leave a comment

There is a new game released for the Mac today called: The Banner Saga! It is a RPG/Strategy game with loads of extras and with its own unique gameplay. The cool thing is that every decision you make in travel, conversation and combat has a meaningful effect on the outcome as your story unfolds. Check out the trailer below to learn more.

Live through an epic role-playing Viking saga where your strategic choices directly affect your personal journey. Make allies as you travel with your caravan across this stunning yet harsh landscape. Carefully choose those who will help fight a new threat that jeopardizes an entire civilization. Every decision you make in travel, conversation and combat has a meaningful effect on the outcome as your story unfolds. Not everyone will survive, but they will be remembered.

Check out the game page up here…

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Domination (Risk Board Game) for Mac!

On January 15, 2014   /   CrossTies, Free Mac Games, Mac Strategy Games   /   Leave a comment

Two or maybe more things for today! Lets start with this free game Domination. Domination is a free java based “Risk” board game. It is normally also available for Mac, but I couldn’t get it working easily because all the actions you have to do on the Mac. When using the the CrossTie in Crossover, it will auto install and create a shortcut. in the menu, so that is much easier. So thats why I thought let’s make a CrossTie for that game as well. Its free, so why not ;). Enjoy!

Domination is a game that is a bit like the well known board game of Risk or RisiKo. It has many game options and includes many maps. Written in java it includes a map editor, a simple map format, multiplayer network play, single player, hotseat, 5 user interfaces and many more features.

Get the Crosstie on the new game page up here….

Domination Mac Screenshot

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Spelunky for the Mac!

On January 14, 2014   /   CrossTies, Free Mac Games, GOG.com Games   /   Leave a comment

Today I have 2 games for you guys and girls. The free original Spelunky game from 2008, and the Spelunky 2013 Remake! For both games there is  a CrossTie available for Crossover on the paulthetall.com game page!  Check out the trailer below to get an idea of the remake game! Have fun!

Spelunky is a unique platformer with randomized levels that offer a challenging new experience each time you play. Journey deep underground and explore fantastic places filled with all manner of monsters, traps, and treasure. You’ll have complete freedom while you navigate the fully-destructible environments and master their many secrets. To stay or flee, to kill or rescue, to shop or steal… in Spelunky, the choice is yours and so are the consequences!

Check out the new game page with the CrossTies up here…

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