How to play SEGA AGES Sonic The Hedgehog 2 on Mac
Game summary
"Hailed as one of the most successful games for the Genesis (Mega Drive), Sonic The Hedgehog 2 garnered critical acclaim swiftly after its 1992 release. Follow Sonic and Tails (in his series debut!) as they team up against the nefarious Dr. Eggman in order to save the Chaos Emeralds from the clutches of evil."
The new drop dash from Sonic Mania has been added to this version of the game along with Super Sonic mode, the option to play with all the chaos emeralds from the start, and the 3DS versions Ring Keeper mode, only lose half the rings when damaged.
It also includes Knuckles version of the game, Knuckles the Echidna in Sonic the Hedgehog 2, that was original accessed by connecting Sonic the Hedgehog 2 with the Sonic & Knuckles cartridge.
First released: Feb 2020
Play SEGA AGES Sonic The Hedgehog 2 on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)
The easiest way to play SEGA AGES Sonic The Hedgehog 2 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 Sonic The Hedgehog 2 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 Sonic The Hedgehog 2 like you would on any PC.
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