How to play Retro Classix: Wizard Fire on Mac

PlatformsComputer

Game summary

Wizard Fire, also known as Dark Seal II, is the sequel to Gate of Doom. The game is a classic cooperative multiplayer action RPG. It is set in the 4th century A.D., in the Empire of Aul, where the evil wizard Zenon plans to sacrifice one hundred and one innocent people to open the Dragon Shrine. With its power, Zenon plans to raise an army of the undead to conquer the land. In this fantasy themed isometric hack-and-slash arcade game by Data East™, the players can choose among 5 characters: the Knight, the Wizard, the Bard, the Dwarf and the Elf. Each character brings a unique set of skills, weapons and talents to the battlefield as you cut down hordes of skeletons, ghouls, kobolds and more. The game offers engaging, varied combat and epic boss fights. You can join the adventure as as solo hero or fight alongside a friend in two-player mode!
First released: Jun 2021

Play Retro Classix: Wizard Fire on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)

The easiest way to play Retro Classix: Wizard Fire 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).

Retro Classix: Wizard Fire 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 Retro Classix: Wizard Fire like you would on any PC.
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