How to play HSX: Hypersonic Xtreme on Mac
Game summary
HSX: HyperSonic Xtreme is a futuristic hover sled racing game. Races take place on elevated tracks littered with speed boosts, shield power ups, and big jumps. There are several game modes, including a cup mode and slalom races, either of which can be played in two player split screen.
One of HSX's major features is it's built-in track editor. The full-featured track editor lets you create your own tracks, complete with flashy special effects.
First released: Feb 2003
Play HSX: Hypersonic Xtreme on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)
The easiest way to play HSX: Hypersonic Xtreme 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).
HSX: Hypersonic Xtreme 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 HSX: Hypersonic Xtreme like you would on any PC.
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