How to play Super Mario 64 Land on Mac
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Game summary
Super Mario 64 Land is ROM hack/mod for Super Mario 64 inspired by Super Mario 3D Land's gameplay and aesthetics, featuring moves and power-ups (like Cat Mario and Tanuki Mario) not found in the original game and new mechanics (such as a ranking system).
First released: Nov 2019
Play Super Mario 64 Land on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)
The easiest way to play Super Mario 64 Land 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).
Super Mario 64 Land 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 Super Mario 64 Land like you would on any PC.
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