How to play ZADETTE on Mac

PlatformsPlatform, Computer

Game summary

ZADETTE is a parody of the 80s arcade games, where the heroes were muscular, where the graphics quality of a game was judged by the size of the sprites and where the strident music of the audio chips punctuated the levels. Despite its unique aesthetic, ZADETTE offers a real challenge. To complete the adventure you will need to familiarize yourself with its old-fashioned mechanics, get used to controlling a disproportionate character, and learn to take advantage of its lunar jumps and devastating sword strike. The adventure is 7 levels and 7 bosses long, all accompanied by music using the Yamaha YM2612 synthesizer (Sega Genesis' sound chip), to best reproduce the specific sounds of the melodies of the time. If you like the Ghosts'n Goblins series, old obscure arcade games such as Rastan and Altered Beast, the 16-bit era classics like Gods and Sword of Sodan… or if you are looking for a challenge… You will probably have fun playing ZADETTE!
First released: Mar 2021

Play ZADETTE on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)

The easiest way to play ZADETTE 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).

ZADETTE 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 ZADETTE like you would on any PC.
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