Now you've get me all nostalgic!
Back in the days of the original Escape Velocity, I once had a really terrible toothache, and for some reason couldn't get to the dentist for a couple of days. I was taking everything I could think of, but nothing really had much effect. Except Escape Velocity. As long as I stayed at the keyboard playing EV I could forget about my toothache.
And at one time I had a plug in which provided voice audio from your escorts. It was great! The lump of lead in the pit of your stomach when you kept calling them during a battle and didn't get an answer.... Ah, yes! Gotta see if I can find that thing again.
Actually, all three have been available for OS X for several years. Sort of. The way it works is the OS X EV Nova engine is used for all three, but it does indeed work. More detail here:
http://www.insidemacgames.com/news/story.php?ArticleID=8210
Don't think that you have to give up on EV and friends just because you're running OS X. It ain't so!!
Escape Velocity: Classic Mac Gaming at its Best
Escape Velocity: Classic Mac Gaming at its Best