How to play Sonic the Hedgehog: The Next Level on Mac

Game summary

Sonic the Hedgehog: The Next Level is a overhaul modification of Sonic the Hedgehog developed by MarkeyJester. This time around Sonic explores a new otherworldly zone- for that's exactly what it is! It seems Dr.Robotnik has grown tired of the same shtick and is now trying to conquer the Gust Planet! He has trapped the Animals of the planet in his new models of badnik and has managed to collect a Chaos Emerald! He's used this emerald to power his new machine the Reality Bender! Sonic soon catches on to Dr. Robotnik's scheme and makes his way over to the Gust Planet Zone himself to put a stop to his evil scheme!
First released: Oct 2015

Play Sonic the Hedgehog: The Next Level on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)

The easiest way to play Sonic the Hedgehog: The Next Level 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).

Sonic the Hedgehog: The Next Level 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 Sonic the Hedgehog: The Next Level like you would on any PC.
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