How to play Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner Special Box on Mac

Game summary

Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner Special Box is a rerelease of the original 1995 Devil Summoner fixing bugs. It was packaged with Devil Summoner: Akuma Zensho and a mini disc including interviews and music relating to the game. The first 32-bit Shin Megami Tensei game, Devil Summoner, made its way to the Saturn to Japan in 1995. It was never released in the US. In 2005 the game was Re-Released on the PSP and again only in Japan. Abandoning the post-apocalyptic themes of the original series, the story takes place in modern Japan. The player character is an unnamed college student who is attacked by demons along with his girlfriend; they are saved by the timely appearance of a suave demon-hunter named Kyouji. Shortly thereafter, Kyouji is found dead under suspicious circumstances. The protagonist is then trapped inside of a warehouse and murdered by a deranged killer named Sid. Rather than stay dead, the player finds himself in the reanimated body of the slain Kyouji, and escapes from the morgue. With the help of Kyouji's voice, which guides the player from inside his head, the main character joins up with Kyouji's female partner Rei in order to save the life of his girlfriend, who is still in danger.
First released: Aug 1996

Play Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner Special Box on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)

The easiest way to play Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner Special Box 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).

Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner Special Box 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 Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner Special Box like you would on any PC.
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