How to Download Games to MacBook Computers
MacBook computers are not only good for basic computing needs, like surfing the Internet and word processing, they can also be used to play a number of games. Like any Mac computer, most MacBooks have powerful graphics cards that can support beautiful game environments. If you want to download games onto your MacBook you can do so quite easily as long as the games have a Mac version. Luckily, there are many downloadable games that are made exclusively for Mac or have a Mac version readily available.
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Instructions
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Navigate to a game site
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Open your Web browser on your MacBook.
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Find a website that has games for Mac computers. Apple's website has many games that are for Mac computers (see resources).
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Find a game you would like to download.
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Check the game's system requirements and compare them to your MacBook. You can check your MacBook's status by selecting 'About this Mac' from the Apple menu. If you do not meet the requirements for a game, it will not work on your MacBook.
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Click the 'Download' button to download the game onto your MacBook. The game's DMG file will mount on your desktop.
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Open the DMG file and follow the installation instructions.
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Play the game on your MacBook.
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Tips & Warnings
If the game is not freeware you will have to pay for it either before you download it or after you have installed the game, if it comes with a free demo version.
Some popular games for MacBooks are: Call of Duty 4, Age of Empires II and Guitar Hero III (ref 1).
Be sure the game you download is compatible with Macs. If the file you download is an EXE file you will not be able to open it on your Mac. EXE is a Windows file extension.
