How to play Famicom Mini: Super Mario Bros. 2 on Mac
Game summary
Famicom Mini Series: Super Mario Bros. 2 is a Game Boy Advance video game released in 2004 by Nintendo. It is a remake of the Famicom game Super Mario Bros. 2 (known as Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels in America and Europe), and little to no alterations were made on the game to stay faithful to the original title. The game was not released in America or Europe, and thus was exclusive to Japan. It was part of the Famicom Mini Series that re-released a variety of classic Famicom games for the Game Boy Advance.
First released: Aug 2004
Play Famicom Mini: Super Mario Bros. 2 on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)
The easiest way to play Famicom Mini: Super Mario Bros. 2 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).
Famicom Mini: Super Mario Bros. 2 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 Famicom Mini: Super Mario Bros. 2 like you would on any PC.
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