Doom II on Mac

[slayerS13]

Hello, I want to play Doom II on Mac, but for some reason when download the file from GOG.com, it comes as a .bin file instead of a .exe file. Is there anything I can do to try and circumvent this, or am I just screwed and can't play the wads I want?

[Redneckerz]

48 minutes ago, slayerS13 said:

Hello, I want to play Doom II on Mac, but for some reason when download the file from GOG.com, it comes as a .bin file instead of a .exe file. Is there anything I can do to try and circumvent this, or am I just screwed and can't play the wads I want?

Judging by Google, the bin's hold the data to extract and you need a GOG setup installer.

 

[slayerS13]

3 hours ago, Redneckerz said:

Judging by Google, the bin's hold the data to extract and you need a GOG setup installer.

 

So if I get this installer, I can use my extractor and put it in GZDoom to finally play the wads I've wanted to play for so long? Thanks a lot!

[Bald Cyberdemon]

OpenRCT2's quickstart for mac I think is a pretty good general tutorial for getting the files you need in a windows app:
https://openrct2.org/quickstart/extract-rct2-files/macOS

 

For me: I downloaded the "Offline Backup Installer" via GOG Galaxy and that seemed to get me a reliably usable executable for extraction

[Maximum Matt]

Just remember, Mac users in the mid-90's were considered extremely nerdy and most people didn't care about supporting them

[esselfortium]

8 minutes ago, Maximum Matt said:

Just remember, Mac users in the mid-90's were considered extremely nerdy and most people didn't care about supporting them

That's great, but this thread is about playing Doom in 2024...

 

On 2/15/2024 at 3:31 PM, slayerS13 said:

Hello, I want to play Doom II on Mac, but for some reason when download the file from GOG.com, it comes as a .bin file instead of a .exe file. Is there anything I can do to try and circumvent this, or am I just screwed and can't play the wads I want?

I recommend installing a source port such as DSDA-Doom or Chocolate Doom and pointing them to the WAD files that should have been included with your Doom purchase.

[MFG38]

On 2/15/2024 at 10:31 PM, slayerS13 said:

it comes as a .bin file instead of a .exe file.

 

.exe is Windows's executable format - it won't run in a Mac. From my limited understanding of Macs, .bin is what you want.

[esselfortium]

5 hours ago, MFG38 said:

 

.exe is Windows's executable format - it won't run in a Mac. From my limited understanding of Macs, .bin is what you want.

The first half of this is true, but Mac programs are .app, not .bin.

[mikeday]

There are a number of source ports available on Homebrew including DSDA, Crispy, Chocolate, Woof and GZDoom. 

[Shepardus]

5 hours ago, mikeday said:

There are a number of source ports available on Homebrew including DSDA, Crispy, Chocolate, Woof and GZDoom. 

While this is true and I recommend doing this, you would still need to get the IWAD from GOG's installation.

 

I don't know how GOG's installers work on Mac, but perhaps you can use GOG Galaxy to install the game for you. The GOG page for Doom II doesn't list macOS as a supported operating system, though, so that might explain why you aren't finding the files you need to install the game on Mac.

[slayerS13]

11 hours ago, MFG38 said:

 

.exe is Windows's executable format - it won't run in a Mac. From my limited understanding of Macs, .bin is what you want.

Yeah, but .bin doesn't work either. You need a program called innoextract to extract all the files within the .exe (.exe only), then you locate the .wad then put it in the source port.

 

19 hours ago, esselfortium said:

That's great, but this thread is about playing Doom in 2024...

 

I recommend installing a source port such as DSDA-Doom or Chocolate Doom and pointing them to the WAD files that should have been included with your Doom purchase.

Thanks, this worked! Big fan of your work btw!