How to play Apocalypse II on Mac
Game summary
If you have blinding quickness and nerves of steel, Apocalypse II may be your ultimate test.
Challenge yourself with this Arcade Shooter from Europe. The Graphics Look Sharp and add to the Sci-Fi feel and theme. The game uses Mode 7 to scale the enemies pushing the hardware limitations of the Super Nintendo.
The game was going to be released in 1995, being already licensed by Nintendo, but ended up unreleased until 2015, when Piko Interactive published it.
First released: May 2015
Play Apocalypse II on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)
The easiest way to play Apocalypse II 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).
Apocalypse II 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 Apocalypse II like you would on any PC.
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