Cider
TransGaming's Cider™ Portability Engine is a proprietary technology that allows PC games to be enabled on Apple's Intel Macs without the traditionally expensive and arduous need to redevelop a game from the ground-up. Cider acts as a "wrapper" around the PC game dynamically translating PC API calls to the Mac OS X operating system. As such, games can be enabled with Cider in a matter of days to weeks as opposed to the typical man years that traditional development takes.
Cider is an extremely powerful technology that allows games to be released day and date with their PC counter-parts giving publishers significant upside revenue potential and leveraging marketing and branding initiatives. Cider also allows publishers to release either dedicated Mac versions of their games or PC/Mac hybrid versions (i.e. both versions of the game in a single box).
TransGaming's Cider product is licensed to developers and publishers. Cider has ignited a Mac gaming revolution with the largest and most successful game publishers continuing to adopt Cider to bring their top titles to the Mac. With Cider, more top tier games have been released for the Mac in the last two years than ever before and Cider today is creating a paradigm shift, giving Mac users access to some of the biggest and best games. If you are a game publisher or developer and are interested in finding out more information, please send an e-mail to cider@transgaming.com.
frequently Asked Questions
A list of frequently asked questions about Cider is available here.
Who's Using Cider?
Cider Powered Games
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Spore Creature Creator (Mac)Maxis, makers of The Sims, present the next big bang - SPORE. Start your Spore adventure with the Spore Creature Creator. In just a few minutes, you will easily make incredible animated creatures using a simple drag-and-drop interface. How do you feel about tentacles? Why only two eyes? With a truly unprecedented level of flexibility, Spore Creature Creator lets you make a limitless number of fun creatures. Bring those creatures to life - see how they dance, strike a pose, and much more. Then share your favorites with friends using simple built-in snapshot and video tools. Visit the SPORE website and look at all the other cool creatures your friends and people all around the world are making - and then pull them into your SPORE Creature Creator and play with them! What you create is entirely up to you - with SPORE, the only limit is your imagination. |
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The Lost Cases of Sherlock Holmes (Mac)Match wits with the notorious Sherlock Holmes and his trusted friend, Dr. Watson, to solve a series of mysteries in Victorian London! To be successful, you'll need to use your powers of observation and logical reasoning, skills Holmes famously demonstrates himself. Thoroughly examine crime scenes and carefully search for clues to narrow down a list of suspects in order to implicate the actual criminal. Players solve crimes at different locations in London such as the Egyptian wing of the British Museum, a charming neighborhood pub, luxury train cars, a famous Piccadilly theater, a Chinese tearoom, a tropical greenhouse at Kew Gardens, and many more! The graphic style will romantically recreate the late Victorian England time period down to the smallest details. The clever storylines, intriguing characters and spot-on dialog will evoke the essence of the ever-popular short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and will bring out the detective in you! |
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The Tuttles: Madcap Misadventures (Mac)The Tuttles: Madcap Misadventures is an arcade adventure game that can be fun for the whole family! |
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Puzzle Quest (Mac)Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords is a unique combination of classic RPG elements and fun puzzle mechanics. Create your own character and venture off in the world, listening to rumors, taking on quests, fighting monsters, and unraveling the mysteries to be found in the world of the Warlords. |
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City of Heroes Mac Special EditionIn 2004 City of Heroes® was launched, bringing the world of comic books alive in the first massively multiplayer game of its kind, and winning numerous awards. In 2005 City of Villains® arrived representing the dark side of the struggle between good and evil, and again received heavy critical acclaim. Today the battle continues. Players have created millions of unique heroes and villains and set off to fight crime in Paragon City™ or become infamous villains in the Rogue Isles™. City of Heroes® Mac Special Edition includes both award-winning titles in one box, along with a set of exclusive in-game items! The only question is whether to protect Paragon City as a crime fighting hero or help Lord Recluse™ bring it to its knees! |
