How to play NBA Show Time: NBA on NBC on Mac

Game summary

Take on all of the action of two-on-two basketball with no rules in NBA SHOWTIME: NBA on NBC. Choose from all 29 NBA teams, featuring over 100 professional players then hit the hardwood and work on your moves in the Practice mode. When you want some competition, work your way through the Season to the Championship. If you don't want to bother with the Season, skip it, and leap right into the Playoffs. With over 30 different slam-dunk animations, you are going to see something new every time you play. If you can get a player to sink three buckets in a row, watch him light up the scoreboard while he is on fire. If you enjoy wild basketball action, you will love the action in NBA SHOWTIME: NBA on NBC.
First released: Feb 2000

Play NBA Show Time: NBA on NBC on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)

The easiest way to play NBA Show Time: NBA on NBC 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).

NBA Show Time: NBA on NBC 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 NBA Show Time: NBA on NBC like you would on any PC.
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