The CD version also includes the floppy version with it, in the form of SShock.exe, for compatibility with older saves. The Enhanced CD is much the same as the original except for several key differences it had dialogue voice overs for logs and messages, four selectable resolutions instead of just 320x200, a new audio library called AI元 and many other changes. Their were two primary versions of System Shock for DOS: the original floppy release & the Enhanced CD Edition (not to be confused with the GOG Enhanced Edition which is a Windows native re-release with built-in mouse look). Hey, on the bright side you can still play the official Mac version through the Classic Environment.īefore we begin I'd like to give you some history on System Shock's versioning. An Intel Mac with at least a Core 2 sorry my TenFourFox brethren but System Shock under emulation is VERY demanding.
Although I'd like to recommend this to everyone, it can penalize performance.
First things first, you'll need, in addition to your copy of System Shock (should work on both legal and pirated I'm not here to judge your ethical choices) the following tools:
System Shock Enhanced Edition isn't available for OS X ( yet) nor is System Shock Portable, but that's ok cause I'm going to show you how to play the old DOS version on Mac.