How to play Heisei Inu Monogatari Bow: Pop'n Smash on Mac

Game summary

Heisei Inu Monogatari Bow: Pop'n Smash!! ("Heisei-era Dog Tales Bow: Pop'n Smash") is a video game adaptation of a 1993 comedic anime series (which in turn is based on a manga) about a bull terrier, Bow Wow, who is adopted into a Yakuza family. The game is a competitive two-player action sports game that plays similarly to a vertically-oriented version of Pong. The player takes on various opponents, taking advantage of the arena and power-ups spread around.
First released: Apr 1994

Play Heisei Inu Monogatari Bow: Pop'n Smash on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)

The easiest way to play Heisei Inu Monogatari Bow: Pop'n Smash 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).

Heisei Inu Monogatari Bow: Pop'n Smash 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 Heisei Inu Monogatari Bow: Pop'n Smash like you would on any PC.
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