How to play Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Pokémon Shining Pearl Double Pack on Mac
Game summary
A double pack containing the Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Pokémon Shining Pearl games will be available for purchase as a packaged version or as a digital downloadable version. The packaged version includes 1 physical Pokémon Brilliant Diamond game and 1 physical Pokémon Shining Pearl game while the downloadable version includes digital versions of both the Pokémon Brilliant Diamond game and the Pokémon Shining Pearl game. Revisit the Sinnoh region and the story of the Pokémon Diamond Version and the Pokémon Pearl Version games Experience the nostalgic story from the Pokémon Diamond Version and the Pokémon Pearl Version games in a reimagined adventure, Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Pokémon Shining Pearl, now on the Nintendo Switch system! Adventures in the Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Pokémon Shining Pearl games will take place in the familiar Sinnoh region. Rich in nature and with mighty Mount Coronet at its heart, Sinnoh is a land of many myths passed down through the ages. You’ll choose either Turtwig, Chimchar, or Piplup to be your first partner Pokémon and then set off on your journey to become the Champion of the Pokémon League. Along the way, you’ll be able to encounter the Legendary Pokémon Dialga (in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond) or Palkia (in Pokémon Shining Pearl).
First released: Nov 2021
Play Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Pokémon Shining Pearl Double Pack on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)
The easiest way to play Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Pokémon Shining Pearl Double Pack 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 Brilliant Diamond and Pokémon Shining Pearl Double Pack 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 Brilliant Diamond and Pokémon Shining Pearl Double Pack like you would on any PC.
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