How to play 1213: Episode 1 on Mac

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Game summary

1213: Episode 1 is the first iteration of Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw's 1213 series. The game follows an amnesiac man only known by his subject number 1213. He is locked inside mysterious facility where his captor runs terrible experiments on him. Then, for reasons yet unknown, 1213 is freed from his cell, just to find out something has gone terribly wrong inside the facility. Unlike previous games by Ben Croshaw, 1213 is an action-adventure game featuring Prince of Persia style platforming and 2D shooter mechanics.
First released: Dec 2005

Play 1213: Episode 1 on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)

The easiest way to play 1213: Episode 1 on a Mac is through Parallels, which allows you to virtualize a Windows machine on Macs. The setup is very easy and it works for Apple Silicon Macs as well as for older Intel-based Macs.

Parallels supports the latest version of DirectX and OpenGL, allowing you to play the latest PC games on any Mac. The latest version of DirectX is up to 20% faster.

Our favorite feature of Parallels Desktop is that when you turn off your virtual machine, all the unused disk space gets returned to your main OS, thus minimizing resource waste (which used to be a problem with virtualization).

1213: Episode 1 installation steps for Mac

Step 1
Go to Parallels.com and download the latest version of the software.
Step 2
Follow the installation process and make sure you allow Parallels in your Mac’s security preferences (it will prompt you to do so).
Step 3
When prompted, download and install Windows 10. The download is around 5.7GB. Make sure you give it all the permissions that it asks for.
Step 4
Once Windows is done installing, you are ready to go. All that’s left to do is install 1213: Episode 1 like you would on any PC.
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