How to play NHK Academy: Space School - Math 4th Grade Part 1 on Mac

Game summary

Educational software released in Japan on the Family Computer with a custom cartridge that requires a Konami QTài, Q太, adapter to function. 1 of 7 games known to use the adapter. It is supposed to be used alongside a textbook to answer the questions given in parts of the game.
First released: Dec 1989

Play NHK Academy: Space School - Math 4th Grade Part 1 on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)

The easiest way to play NHK Academy: Space School - Math 4th Grade Part 1 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).

NHK Academy: Space School - Math 4th Grade Part 1 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 NHK Academy: Space School - Math 4th Grade Part 1 like you would on any PC.
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