How to play Boulder Dash-XL 3D on Mac
Game summary
In this the sequel to the 1984 classic action-puzzler, players set forth as Rockford or Crystal and mine their way through a variety of hazardous, yet stunning, three dimensional caves while avoiding crushing boulders and an eerie menagerie of killer creatures.
Features:
- Dazzling 3D Graphics glisten on Nintendo 3DS
- 4 Varied Gaming Worlds (Ice, Ancient, Reactor, Space)
- 5 Game Modes (Arcade, Puzzle, Zen, Score Attack and Retro)
- Over 150 All New and Exciting Caves to Conquer
- New Scoring mechanics provide an exciting challenge for high score hunters.
- Share unlocks and high score with your friends via StreetPass
First released: Oct 2012
Play Boulder Dash-XL 3D on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)
The easiest way to play Boulder Dash-XL 3D 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).
Boulder Dash-XL 3D 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 Boulder Dash-XL 3D like you would on any PC.
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