How to play Super Mario Bros. Mushroom World on Mac

Game summary

Super Mario Bros. Mushroom World is a coin-operated pinball machine released to commercial buyers in the U.S.A. It is the direct sequel of Super Mario Bros., which was released two months earlier. Unlike its predecessor, Mushroom World was more focused on commercial buyers, as it was given redemption features. Gameplay is based on the NES game Super Mario Bros. 3, as the cabinet displays the game artwork of the Koopalings and uses power-ups during gameplay such as Frog Mario and Raccoon Mario.
First released: Jun 1992

Play Super Mario Bros. Mushroom World on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)

The easiest way to play Super Mario Bros. Mushroom World 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 Bros. Mushroom World 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 Bros. Mushroom World like you would on any PC.
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