How to play Berlin 1948 on Mac

Game summary

West Berlin is held hostage by a nuclear device... ...and you've been sent to find it. You're Sam Porter, CIA agent extraordinaire. Or at least you'd better be. An atomic bomb is set to vaporize West Berlin and time's running short. Everyone says you're the best undercover man in the agency. Now you have to prove it! Divided Berlin isn't the easiest place to run a covert operation. A Soviet blockade ravages the city, while black marketers run rampant on the Ku'damm. Foreign agents are everywhere and the citizens don't trust strangers. You'll need help! Roam the war-torn street of West Berlin, stopping in bookstores, nightclubs and the cinema to try and unravel the plot that threatens world peace. Taxi through each sector, trading cigarettes, questioning suspects, making friends and enemies, and searching for the doomsday device - and the people who planted it. Viewing cinema newsreels is one way to find clues and enjoy the brilliant graphics in this dramatic adventure. Talk to citizens, trade with merchants and deal with Black Market leaders - they have the information you need! Taxi across town using an historically accurate map of 1948 Berlin. History's sights and sounds come alive with an audio cassette that syncs to your computer's graphic display.
First released: Dec 1990

Play Berlin 1948 on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)

The easiest way to play Berlin 1948 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).

Berlin 1948 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 Berlin 1948 like you would on any PC.
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