How to play pop'n music 5 on Mac
Game summary
pop'n music 5 is a rhythm game. It is the 5th game in the Pop'n Music series and a part of Konami's BEMANI Franchise.
The game is played on a controller with 9 large coloured buttons, each button has a lane representation on the screen, along each lane similarly coloured icons (called pop-kun) move down the screen, when they reach the judgement line the player must press the corresponding button with correct timing.
pop'n music 5 is the first game in the series to have Internet Ranking, where a code is generated after play that can be submitted to Konamis leaderboards. It is also the first apperance of the difficulty level EX, which could only be played on EXtra stages.
All songs from before pop'n music 4 are not returning for this game. 25 songs returns from pop'n music 4 and are joined by 30 new songs for a total of 55 songs.
First released: Nov 2000
Play pop'n music 5 on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)
The easiest way to play pop'n music 5 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).
pop'n music 5 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 pop'n music 5 like you would on any PC.
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