How to play Aquanaut on Mac

Game summary

The Aquanaut team has been called in to investigate strange happenings around the Yendor Isles. And as the investigation continues, even stranger events come to light. Join Commander T.S. Williams and his team of top-notch Aquanauts in an assault on an underwater alien force who must be stopped! Too much is at stake to hesitate. In the Encounter at Shark Reef, you must fight through deadly jellyfish, swordfish, and sharks. Swimming through these waters is as dangerous as it can get, with every breath depleting your oxymix supply and every turn unveiling additional enemies. Then when you reach a fantastic alien craft, you've only got moments to plant the plasma bomb and get far enough away to escape injury when you detonate the explosive. In the Labyrinth, you will meet many blood-sucking waterbased aliens- each ready to send you to your maker! With careful blasting and clever strategic moves you just might get through it with some air in your lungs and your skin on your bones. But watch yourself in the underground city. One touch of a merman will fry your hide. Find the right devices and you might read into the story better. Tuck and roll around the merangels and splatter the hatchlings, grabbing weapons and information vital to your health- and the health of the captive population you realize you are there to set free. But not before the final battle with the master of the alien of the race. And he isn't very nice.
First released: Dec 1984

Play Aquanaut on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)

The easiest way to play Aquanaut 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).

Aquanaut 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 Aquanaut like you would on any PC.
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