How to play Thunderbirds on Mac
Game summary
In the future, combat pilots do battle in the air, under water, deep within the earth and far into outer space! Are you tough enough to join the Thunderbirds, the world's elite fighting force? If you're a red-hot gun, you'll find dozens of secret weapons and special power-ups! War zones of the future include explosive volcanic deserts, deadly ocean depths, and the stark terrors of space. Five different fighter craft to choose from. Lots of cool enemies, including poisonous space scorpions, fire-spitting volcanoes, mutant sea worms, and dozens more!
First released: Dec 1989
Play Thunderbirds on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)
The easiest way to play Thunderbirds 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).
Thunderbirds 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 Thunderbirds like you would on any PC.
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