![]() Testing this program with a 867Mhz G4, I found his statements to be true, as it was choppy at best. Users with older computers are going to experience some slowdown due to cycle-exact emulation, and the creator recommends at least 1Ghz for proper performance. The problem is that it isn’t entirely universal. Here’s a list of the NES emulators for the Mac:Īvailable at, this is the premier emulator for NES games on a Mac. Now, there are a variety of options, and there are a couple really top-notch programs available. This is the program that allows you to play the ROMs on your Mac. Don’t worry, as this section of the book will walk you through just exactly how you go about playing those NES classics on your Mac.īefore you even worry about stock piling ROMs for the hours upon hours you’ve freed to relive your youth, you’re going to need an emulator. But you’re a hipster with a Powerbook and a massive collection of CDs from indie bands. Sure, it’d be simple if it was on their PC. The eight-bit era had a profound impact on the videogame industry, and many people late at night, after downing that second glass of store brand whiskey and half of a leftover burger in the fridge, want to relive the so called “glory days” of gaming. ![]() In the end, there’s often a gap between what we want to believe and what we’re willing to live through.Make the switch without losing your Nintendo homebrews.Īh, the bastion of classic gaming for generation Y-the Nintendo Entertainment System. In spite of a number of technical hiccups during transitions, Patrick and Holly Crowley’s impressive set design dynamically shifts between private and public worlds.ĭirected by Derek Kolluri, the show places us right in the midst of the intimate awkwardness of flirtation and the painful realities of challenging relationships.īut LaBute forces a confrontation with discomfort - the stark truth that most people are afraid of difference, that most of us can’t quite live up to our own intellectual ideals. Stites is sickeningly smarmy and superficial - really capturing the overgrown frat boy attitude that infects life at the office. The fact that Vaughn really isn’t “that” big makes the production a lot more believable - both in terms of buying into the relationship itself and as a commentary on the way that cultural attitudes towards female body image are tremendously shallow and insidious.Īs Tom’s co-worker, Charles P. We believe his desire to be a better man and find ourselves surprisingly forgiving of the ways in which he falls short. Charmingly gutless and clumsily sincere, Hamilton delivers a powerful and convincing performance. With his default set to prevarication, Tom’s people-pleasing gets him ahead in the business world but doesn’t serve him well in his personal life. Suffice it to say that the show’s devotion to the uglier realities of life makes it a welcome departure from most romantic comedies. But if you don’t, then we’ll try not to spoil it for you. It follows an idiosyncratic love story between Tom, a handsome young businessman (Ryan Hamilton), and Helen, a charismatic but “overweight” librarian (Zena Vaughn).Īnd if you know anything about LaBute’s plays, you should have an inkling of how things pan out. 20 at the Off Center and produced by Theatre en Bloc, interrogates American culture’s emphasis on body image and the social pressures that fuel our collective neuroses.Īn honest, charming and intense play, “Fat Pig” is one of the best pieces of theater we’ve seen this year. Neil LaBute’s “Fat Pig,” playing now through Oct. They tell us that beauty is in the eye of the beholder and that we shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, but a quick scan of any American magazine rack tells us that in reality, beauty is standardized, uniform and profoundly superficial.
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