Baldur's Gate 2

In 1999 I bought my first Mac. I had no money, just out of college, and wanted to make a career as a print designer. It was the closest thing I found to my passions, so seemed like a reasonable choice.

I recall a friend who worked in IT at the company I was at recommending I polish up familiarity with Macs because "designers use Macs." Not having one, I squeezed every last dollar together and got myself a top of the line G4 tower and massive 22 inch CRT monitor.

When I say massive, I mean the thing weight 80lbs.

When I say top of the line, we are talking the brand new, still using OS9, AGP sawtooth G4.

Armed with these tools, and pirated copies of Quark and Photoshop, I began my career. I also needed games, and back then, Mac was a desert when it came to games.

As luck would have it, my second favorite game on my aging Pentium Compaq, Baldur's Gate, came out with a version that ran on OS9 the following year. It was fun, but somewhat forgettable. I think that if Baldur's Gate 2 hadn't come out, it would sit in the same hazy space as Curse of the Azure Bonds.

Remembered and forgotten at the same time.