How to play Barbie Horse Adventures: Riding Camp on Mac

PlatformsPortable console

Game summary

Barbie Horse Adventures: Riding Camp is the fourth game of the Barbie Horse Adventures video game series based on the Barbie line of dolls by Mattel. The game was released on Microsoft Windows, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, and Wii in 2008. Gameplay: The player on the role of Barbie on an island which has been the victim of a storm. The game is freeform in a sandbox world, allowing the player a range of activities. The core gameplay is based around equestrianism: players tame, feed, groom, and train horses of various breeds. As Barbie, the player has the option of completing various quests given to her by the denizens of the island, such as finding lost items or fixing broken objects. Travel over the island is on horseback. Barbie can participate in timed horse races. Barbie can also buy diverse sets of clothing, enabling her to play dress-up.
First released: Nov 2008

Play Barbie Horse Adventures: Riding Camp on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)

The easiest way to play Barbie Horse Adventures: Riding Camp 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).

Barbie Horse Adventures: Riding Camp 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 Barbie Horse Adventures: Riding Camp like you would on any PC.
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