How to play Balloon Pop on Mac

PlatformsPortable console

Game summary

The infamous Balloon Thief has stolen the Earth's precious seasons and sealed them away in his magical balloons. It is up to you to release the magic stored inside and bring life back to your planet one season at a time! Point at the screen to aim and link a series of balloons to create satisfying combos! Watch as the seasons change and bring the planet back to life, releasing different graphical elements to represent each month.
First released: Oct 2007

Play Balloon Pop on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)

The easiest way to play Balloon Pop 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).

Balloon Pop 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 Balloon Pop like you would on any PC.
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