How to play Backyard Hockey 2005 on Mac
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Game summary
Backyard Hockey returns for 2005 with a new lineup of NHL kids and new 3d gameplay. This year you can draft from 30 backyard kids and 14 NHL Stars. You can also create custom players that improve with experience. All 30 NHL teams are included along with favorite backyard teams from earlier editions.
The game features three modes: Quick play, Season Play and Exhibition. The games can take place in nine different rinks including Sharkbelly Shores, Ice Castle Arcade and street hockey areas. As you progress you can unlock secret NHL players, rinks, bonus music etc.
The game keeps stats of players and teams throughout the season. Also a bonus Air Hockey Mini-Game is included.
First released: Oct 2004
Play Backyard Hockey 2005 on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)
The easiest way to play Backyard Hockey 2005 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).
Backyard Hockey 2005 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 Backyard Hockey 2005 like you would on any PC.
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