How to play Golden8bits on Mac

PlatformsComputer

Game summary

Golden8bits is a minimalistic game and Fantasy console. The game includes the possibility of creating graphics, levels, animations and we are working to add music / sound creation too; all in the same environment. No programming knowledge is needed. We always wanted to have a comprehensive tool to channel our ideas in a fast and fun way without having to resort to several softwares, from there the idea of ​​golden8bits was born. A development environment for everything. We do not aim to compete with big development engines, but give the possibility to quickly create a sketch, mockup of a pixelart 8bits style game. Create a video game entirely without touching a line of code!
First released: May 2018

Play Golden8bits on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)

The easiest way to play Golden8bits 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).

Golden8bits 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 Golden8bits like you would on any PC.
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