How to play College Football USA 97 on Mac
Game summary
September is a wonderful time of year as the leaves start to change, the kids go back to school, and Christmas is only a few months away but it also means the college football season. Well, now you can stage your own college football season anytime you want thanks to COLLEGE FOOTBALL USA '97. Choose from 111 Division I teams and hit the gridiron for some hard-hitting football action as you try to lead your team to the national championship. There are eight different conferences in which you can compete ACC, Big 12, Big East, SEC, WAC, Big 10, Conference USA, and PAC 10 each with their own style of play. If you don't have time for a full schedule, customize your own tournament with up to 16 players! If you're ready to lead your team to the Promised Land of college football, then get your hands on COLLEGE FOOTBALL USA '97.
First released: Feb 1996
Play College Football USA 97 on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)
The easiest way to play College Football USA 97 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).
College Football USA 97 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 College Football USA 97 like you would on any PC.
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