How to play Taiko no Tatsujin: Appare Sandaime on Mac
Game summary
The third home version of the long running drum game Taiko no Tatsujin (A series known as Drum Master in the west). It was the last game in the home series to feature Arcade, Battle and Survival Modes. Three new minigames were added as a bonus.
The game is played by hitting the red and blue circle that move from right to left as they overlap with the target market. The red circle signals that you should hit the centre of the drum while the blue means you should hit the rim.
The game features 39 songs, 5 of which are secret and needs to be unlocked by playing.
First released: Oct 2003
Play Taiko no Tatsujin: Appare Sandaime on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)
The easiest way to play Taiko no Tatsujin: Appare Sandaime 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).
Taiko no Tatsujin: Appare Sandaime 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 Taiko no Tatsujin: Appare Sandaime like you would on any PC.
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