Mac OS X: Classic Game Slows or Stops Responding When Changing Video Resolution or Color Depth

Certain 3D-accelerated Classic games, including Rune and Madden NFL 2000, may appear to stop responding if a high video resolution or color depth is selected from within the game's preference screen.
Symptom

After selecting a higher video resolution or color depth within a 3D-accelerated (OpenGL) Classic game, the game may seem to stop responding (the game actually is still working, but not responding as rapidly).


Certain 3D-accelerated Classic games, including:

Solution

Use a lower video resolution (such as 800- by 600-pixels) and/or lower color depth (such as 16-bit, "thousands of colors").

If you are not sure how to change the game's settings back, refer to documentation that came with the software, or contact the publisher for assistance.

The more VRAM that is available on your graphics card, the higher the video resolution and color depth settings you can use.

Information about products not manufactured by Apple is provided for information purposes only, and does not constitute Apple's recommendation or endorsement. Please contact the vendor for additional information.

The following document can help you search for a particular vendor's address and phone number:

Document 17159: "Locating Vendor Information"

Published Date: Feb 17, 2012