How to play Extreme Ghostbusters: Code Ecto-1 on Mac

Game summary

Extreme Ghostbusters: Code Ecto-1 (also released as Extreme Ghostbusters in North America) is the second of the Light & Shadow Production releases and was for the Game Boy Advance in March 2002. It commonly has been mistaken for Extreme Ghostbusters Video Game for GBC(Gameboy Color). The half-human/half-demon Count Mercharior has kidnapped Roland and Garett, two key members of the Ghostbusters team. The remaining team members, Eduardo and Kylie, immediately set off to find them, determined to capture the ghosts who have come to invade the city. The game was a combination platform and shooter game with some races, using a top-down perspective. There were 12 platform levels and four regions. It is especially interesting that the ghosts in the game can be either blasted by the proton gun or trapped.
First released: Apr 2002

Play Extreme Ghostbusters: Code Ecto-1 on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)

The easiest way to play Extreme Ghostbusters: Code Ecto-1 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).

Extreme Ghostbusters: Code Ecto-1 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 Extreme Ghostbusters: Code Ecto-1 like you would on any PC.
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