How to play Arcade Archives: GRADIUS II on Mac
Game summary
GRADIUS II is a shooting game released by KONAMI in 1988. Players will control the super dimension fighter 'Vic Viper' in order to protect planet Gradius from the Gofer special forces. This is the best title from the GRADIUS series and a title of fame in the shooting game history having won multiple awards! This product includes 3 Japanese versions, and the 2 oversea versions with 'VULCAN VENTURE.'
First released: Apr 2016
Play Arcade Archives: GRADIUS II on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)
The easiest way to play Arcade Archives: GRADIUS 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).
Arcade Archives: GRADIUS 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 Arcade Archives: GRADIUS II like you would on any PC.
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