how do you download visuals novels on a mac?

[Rosie]

I need help! I dont understand how to download visual novels on a mac and Im a newbie at this..sorry..and I really want to download ushinawareta mirai wo motomete 

[Deep Blue]

I don't think this vn supports mac maybe using wine?

[Rosie]

Umm..I did download this thing called PlayOnMac and the wine thing you mentioned

[Deep Blue]

I was reading a few thread about installing games on mac and is not that easy, I don't know since I don't own a mac myself but many users recommended to install bootcamp to use a double boot but I think you should try using virtual box (it supports mac) and installing xp on a virtual machine https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads

It should be easy enough to configure and install, all the tutos I've seen are from 2009 so yeah I don't think they are very useful now..

[Orcka]

You can always install the Windows Operating System on a Mac computer:

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201468

 

[bigfatround0]

If you don't JP then you're out of luck. Just letting you know before you waste time downloading and installing stuff.

[Deep Blue]

22 minutes ago, Orcka said:

You can always install the Windows Operating System on a Mac computer:

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201468

 

wouldn't be much easier to install a virtual machine instead of doing a double boot and having to restart the pc everytime she wants to play a game? :/

this is nothing more than installing another app

@bigfatround0 there are a lot of users who read vns using ATLAS (ML)  and they are fine with doing that, maybe she wants to read it in that way or even knows japanese 

[john 'mr. customer' smith]

i'd be able to help you if it was linux, but there's some steam vns that work on mac

[Fred the Barber]

It's been a while since I looked at Mac virtualization, but the last time I looked I think Parallels was the best option: http://www.parallels.com/. Dual-booting is definitely annoying, so I'd avoid that route. You could try Wine, which seems to have a Mac install, but I expect it won't work as reliably as running a Windows VM in Parallels: https://wiki.winehq.org/MacOSX

[Down]

I can confirm that Parallels is the most convenient and efficient solution I've found. I've done dual-booting with bootcamp for a while, although it works perfectly fine and is pretty easy to set up having to reboot when you want to play is obviously a pain.

Wine works for some stuff but requires effort and being kinda tech-savvy. I think Parallels is really still the best. Or another virtual machine software but I haven't tasted many.

[CeruleanGamer]

The greatest sin committed here: Why did you buy a Mac in the first place?

[Rosie]

Ok. Thanks to everyone who commented! ^-^

[Silver95280]

I tried dual booting and Parallels. Eventually I just went "fuck it" and got a cheap windows tablet.

[Fred the Barber]

A valid point - I kind feel like a troll for saying "get a Windows machine", but it really probably is the best option in most ways. It's probably not even that cost-ineffective, given the cost of a Windows license (and also Parallels, if you go that route)... assuming you're not pirating, I guess.

[Down]

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assuming you're not pirating, I guess.

Yeah, w-who would do that

The advantage of Parallels is that you can use windows shit you need without ever having to connect a Windows to the internet. And also avoiding ending up with mandatory W10 and its spyware package.

Actually doesn't installing windows count as a installing malware?