How to play CyberVirus on Mac
Game summary
CyberVirus is one of the most highly sought-after “lost” games for the Atari Lynx. Songbird acquired CyberVirus (along with Ultra Vortex and Mechtiles) from Beyond Games over two decades ago. Finally, a first person shooter game for the Atari Lynx!
CyberVirus puts you in the role of the last surviving member of the Demolitions Ops Guerrillas (or DOGs) of War. You’ve got to stop the horde of bio-mechanical nasties that are threatening mankind with extinction!
Features:
Sixteen brain-frying missions
Realistic 3D first-person perspective and motion, similar to BattleWheels
Multiple weapons, including laser, grenades, and mini-missiles
Wide variety of terrain, from the jungles of Central America to the deserts of Southwestern USA
Plenty of foes, including bio-robots, mutant spiders, land mines, turrets, and more!
NEW! Stealth armor
NEW! More cheats than you can shake a stick at!
Originally developed by Beyond Games, the title was abandoned due to the Atari Lynx lagging sales. The title's code and assets were later sold to Songbird Productions, who later completed and published the title in 2001, releasing the CinciClassic Edition in a limited 25 copies.
Later in 2018, Songbird released a wider release on the standard title.
First released: Oct 2018
Play CyberVirus on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)
The easiest way to play CyberVirus 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).
CyberVirus 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 CyberVirus like you would on any PC.
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