How to play BS Dragon Quest on Mac
Game summary
BS Dragon Quest is a version of Dragon Quest released for the Super Famicom add-on peripheral Satellaview, via broadcast, in Japan. It was divided in chapters, that could be playable only for an hour, and consisted of four one-hour scenarios which players would download on a weekly schedule. It consists of four stories: "導入 (Introduction)", "ダンジョン特集 (Dungeons Collection)", "フィールド特集 (Field Collection)", "フィナーレ (Finale)". Players were tasked with leveling their character, collecting medals and completing scenario-specific conditions with special events designed to occur under specific conditions in real-time. It was compatible with the SoundLink add-on.
First released: Feb 1996
Play BS Dragon Quest on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)
The easiest way to play BS Dragon Quest 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).
BS Dragon Quest 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 BS Dragon Quest like you would on any PC.
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