How to play Xbox Live Arcade Compilation Disc on Mac

Game summary

Xbox Live Arcade Compilation Disc is a package of five Xbox Live Arcade games. The compilation was packaged with the Xbox 360 Arcade. The disc works by inserting it into the system just like any other game. However, rather than directly launching any of the titles, it adds five items to the Xbox Live Arcade menu with a small disc icon next to each name. It's also included demos for: -Marble Blast Ultra -3D Ultra Minigolf Adventures -Frogger -Viva Pinata -Surf's Up -Zuma -Soltrio Solitaire
First released: Oct 2007

Play Xbox Live Arcade Compilation Disc on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)

The easiest way to play Xbox Live Arcade Compilation Disc 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).

Xbox Live Arcade Compilation Disc 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 Xbox Live Arcade Compilation Disc like you would on any PC.
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