How to play Nintendo Puzzle Collection on Mac

Game summary

Nintendo Puzzle Collection is a compilation of three Nintendo-published puzzle games that were originally released on earlier Nintendo consoles. All the games support both single-player gameplay and competitive local multiplayer for up to four players simultaneously. In addition, Nintendo Puzzle Collection supports GameCube-Game Boy Advance connectivity, allowing the player to use a Game Boy Advance as a game controller. Downgraded versions of each game can also be downloaded and played independently on the Game Boy Advance. Each game is stored in the Game Boy Advance memory and will remain until the handheld is shut down Games in the bundle: -Dr. Mario (despite the name, it is a version of Dr. Mario 64) -Panel de Pon (a completed version of the cancelled Panel de Pon 64) -Yoshi's Cookie (a remake of the original NES Yoshi's Cookie) Games obtainable through the connection to the Game Boy Advance via Link Cable: -Dr. Mario (original NES version) -Panel de Pon (yet another different version of Panel de Pon, exclusive to this -compilation) -Yoshi's Cookie (original NES version)
First released: Feb 2003

Play Nintendo Puzzle Collection on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)

The easiest way to play Nintendo Puzzle Collection 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).

Nintendo Puzzle Collection 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 Nintendo Puzzle Collection like you would on any PC.
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