How to play Arthur's Absolutely Fun Day! on Mac

Game summary

Based on the PBS children's cartoon, ARTHUR'S ABSOLUTELY FUN DAY offers up a ton of fun for fans of the show. In this single-player game for Game Boy Color, you play as Arthur, who wants to go to the ultimate amusement park, Wonder World. There are over 15 mini-games in Arthur's neighborhood (including air hockey, shooting hoops, cooking pancakes, and a whole lot more), each with its own style of gameplay, from simple timing exercises to mild puzzle solving. You get stars for completing them and once you have enough, you will earn a free pass to Wonder World, where all the mini-games are available for you to play whenever you like. ARTHUR'S ABSOLUTELY FUN DAY is an ideal choice for a younger gamer.
First released: Oct 2000

Play Arthur's Absolutely Fun Day! on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)

The easiest way to play Arthur's Absolutely Fun Day! 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).

Arthur's Absolutely Fun Day! 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 Arthur's Absolutely Fun Day! like you would on any PC.
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