How to play Dig 'em on Mac

Game summary

Dig 'em is a 1-player Dig Dug clone for the Apple II. The player needs to shovel their war through the dirt, and defeat the monsters which are found underground. Prohibiting this are two separate monster types, who will continually chase the player around. The player carries an air pump, which can be used to inflate the monsters to the point where they explode. Furthermore, rocks are scattered throughout the earth, which can be used to squash monsters. If the monsters do not find the player for several seconds, they will eventually get turned into ghosts, which are able to walk through the earth. They are invincible and cannot be killed. The player advances by killing all monsters on the level. The player has a total of 4 lives, and it's game over when all are lost.
First released: Dec 1982

Play Dig 'em on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)

The easiest way to play Dig 'em 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).

Dig 'em 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 Dig 'em like you would on any PC.
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