How to play Buzz Lightyear of Star Command on Mac

Game summary

Buzz Lightyear of Star Command is a Windows PC game created by Travelers Tales with Disney Interactive and PIXAR in 2000. The game consists of multiple planets, each with a villain on it. In each level the player races the villain to his/her getaway destination. Then the player engages in a one-on-one battle the villain, which usually requires destroying an energy shield surrounding the villain.[1]
First released: Sep 2000

Play Buzz Lightyear of Star Command on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)

The easiest way to play Buzz Lightyear of Star Command 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).

Buzz Lightyear of Star Command 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 Buzz Lightyear of Star Command like you would on any PC.
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