How to play 3-D Ultra Pinball: Thrillride on Mac
Game summary
All the bells, whistles, and sirens of the pinball games of yesteryear come to the portable system with 3D ULTRA PINBALL: Thrill Ride. This colorful title takes all the fast action of pinball and combines it with features that only a videogame can provide. The full-sized table features multiple screens of action, with all of the staples of pinball intact. Bumpers, ramps, stoppers, and flippers litter the table, along with a variety of special bonus chutes that will take you to one of several special pinball challenges. 3D ULTRA PINBALL is highlighted by brightly colored graphics, with excellent detail on the board and its various parts. The game also features realistic ball physics and gameplay elements, so don’t bump too hard or you’ll get a "TILT"! 3D ULTRA PINBALL: Thrill Ride will test your skills and push your reflexes to their limits.
First released: Jan 2001
Play 3-D Ultra Pinball: Thrillride on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)
The easiest way to play 3-D Ultra Pinball: Thrillride 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).
3-D Ultra Pinball: Thrillride 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 3-D Ultra Pinball: Thrillride like you would on any PC.
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