How to play Pokémon Adventures: Red Chapter on Mac

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Game summary

This hack is an adaptation of the Pokémon Adventures/Special Manga, in the eyes of Red. It follows the story of this trainer from Pallet Town, as he embarks on his own Pokémon Journey. The story of this hack is divided in Chapters.
First released: Oct 2020

Play Pokémon Adventures: Red Chapter on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)

The easiest way to play Pokémon Adventures: Red Chapter 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).

Pokémon Adventures: Red Chapter 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 Pokémon Adventures: Red Chapter like you would on any PC.
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🕹 Editor's notes

Pokemon Adventures Red Chapter 1 is one of the Pokemon Saga video game chapters. It is a ROM-hack game type where new features have been introduced.

It is a simple game where you go to find a legendary Pokemon while aiming to become the best Pokemon trainer. It follows the story of a young boy who is determined to prove to everyone that he is the best trainer in the world.

Plot

The story of Pokemon Adventures Red Chapter 1 is about a kid, Red, who hears tales of an old professor and his grandson being the best Pokemon trainers in the world. He is unconvinced of this fact and goes in search of the professor.

However, on his way to find the professor, he stumbles upon two people whose Pokemons have been battling each other. One of them uses Charizard, a legendary Pokemon, which astonishes Red.

In this story, we notice a change in Red from a boy to a responsible and intelligent Pokemon trainer. He helps Professor Oak recapture his Pokemons and also goes battling all the trainers in every town to become the best Pokemon trainer in the world.

In the first chapter, Red has to defeat the Elite Four, which he does with the help of friends he makes along the way.

Gameplay

Pokemon Adventures Red Chapter 1 is primarily a role-playing video game where you take the character of Red. You have to talk to other characters in the game, which will result in different situations.

The start of the game gives you a prologue of Red’s initial stages as a Pokemon trainer. Though you take the character of Red in this chapter, you can type in your name and use it for the entirety of the game.

Your first Pokemon is a Poliwag, whom you will have to use in the Indigo League. That is the first professional league where Red and Poli will face strong trainers and Pokemons.