How to play SEGA AGES COLUMNS II: THE VOYAGE THROUGH TIME on Mac
Game summary
Columns II takes everything fans know and love about the original and dramatically increases the value. Not only is there an online versus mode, a Stage Select feature, and a tabletop mode that rotates Player 2’s screen 180 degrees for face-to-face battles, but the original Genesis version of Columns comes bundled in! There’s even an Infinite Jewels mode that lets you play virtually forever.
This version of the game adds:
- Stage selection for the 70 single player levels
- A stage clear record for the arcade mode with the round girls/boys unlocked based on your progress
- Online multiplayer
- Some custom options for multiplayer: no skull spawns, flipped screen.
- UI option for Columns or Columns II styles
- The Sega Genisis/Mega Drive version of Columns that was available as a DLC for Yakuza 0 has also been included with the game.
First released: Aug 2019
Play SEGA AGES COLUMNS II: THE VOYAGE THROUGH TIME on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)
The easiest way to play SEGA AGES COLUMNS II: THE VOYAGE THROUGH TIME 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).
SEGA AGES COLUMNS II: THE VOYAGE THROUGH TIME 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 SEGA AGES COLUMNS II: THE VOYAGE THROUGH TIME like you would on any PC.
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