How to play beatmania for WonderSwan on Mac
Game summary
A portable version of Konami's Beatmania series. The game features falling blocks that you must hit in time with the beat when they reach the judgement line.
The game is played with the Wonderswan held vertically. A scratch attachment is included that you mount on the console to be able to trigger the scratch button more easily. Unlike the Game Boy versions of Beatmania, beatmania for WonderSwan features the original versions of the songs, instead of 8-bit renditions.
The game is played in rounds, with each round giving you a selection of songs, as you clear the round a new selection with harder songs is made available. There are 11 songs included in the game.
First released: Apr 1999
Play beatmania for WonderSwan on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)
The easiest way to play beatmania for WonderSwan 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).
beatmania for WonderSwan 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 beatmania for WonderSwan like you would on any PC.
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