How to play Mars Defender Lite: 3D Asteroids on Mac
| Platforms | Computer |
Game summary
As a pilot of Mars Defense, you will fly the best spacecraft of the 22nd century as you defend the Inner System from attack and then engage the enemy to the Asteroid Belt and beyond.
Mars Defender provides a retro-styled overhead 3D view, in the style of classic Asteroids games. It features beautifully modelled planets, moons, asteroids, space stations and 12 different spaceships, all in full 3D.
First released: Dec 2012
Play Mars Defender Lite: 3D Asteroids on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)
The easiest way to play Mars Defender Lite: 3D Asteroids 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).
Mars Defender Lite: 3D Asteroids 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 Mars Defender Lite: 3D Asteroids like you would on any PC.
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