How to play The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker on Mac
Game summary
An entry in the Legend of Zelda series of action-adventure games in which Link, a boy living modestly on a small island in the Great Sea, sets off on a sailing adventure after his sister is kidnapped by a giant bird, but is eventually thrust into the same position as the Hero of Time told in legend, and has to face Ganondorf, the reincarnated villain of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1998).
First released: Dec 2002
Play The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)
The easiest way to play The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker 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).
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker 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 The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker like you would on any PC.
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