Sims 2 on M1 and M2 Mac via Parallels

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  • Опубліковано 5 сер 2024
  • I finally managed to launch Sims 2 on my m1 mac! And I'm happy to share my graphic settings with you 💖
    Download Parallels: www.parallels.com/
    Sims 2 Installer: github.com/voicemxil/TS2-Star...
    Graphic settings (sgr files): simfileshare.net/folder/201600/
    Learn about clean templates: meetmetotheriver.tumblr.com/p...
    Sims2RPC Launcher by Lazy Duchess: modthesims.info/d/648220/sims...
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  • @prettyfart
    @prettyfart 2 місяці тому +1

    oh my gosh!!!! thank you so much!! over a year ago I tried getting this to work on my mac for so long but could not find a solution and I gave up. I'm so glad I found this because it finally worked!

  • @whydoineedaname1814
    @whydoineedaname1814 11 місяців тому +9

    this worked perfectly!!! so easy to follow. i tried so many things before i managed to find this video. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!

  • @mamamurphy6518
    @mamamurphy6518 Місяць тому

    Amazing, worked like a charm on my iMac 24'' 1M. I got stuck trying to find the graphic rules to drag to the folder, but I realised you linked to the files for download. Thanks a lot!

  • @touvppz
    @touvppz 10 місяців тому +3

    This worked so nicely, was going crazy after a fix. Thank you so much! 😊

  • @MercilessCult00
    @MercilessCult00 15 днів тому

    This is fantastic. Thanks a million for sharing these detailed instructions!

  • @peterberning
    @peterberning 8 місяців тому +2

    you are a life saver!! I have been trying to get this to work for months. thank you!!!!!!

  • @orrickclayment9312
    @orrickclayment9312 8 місяців тому +8

    Dear Natalie, I am so happy I don't even know how to thank you. I've been looking for this exact solution since the beginning of M1 in 2020. You are the best and I can now relive my childhood game

    • @natalietinker
      @natalietinker  8 місяців тому

      I'm so happy! This comment is the exact reason I made this tutorial as a mac user myself ❤ Enjoy!

    • @GamerAnime200
      @GamerAnime200 6 місяців тому

      ​@natalietinker Hello Natalie, did you see my comments on your Sims 2 download video, if not look, and comment back please 🙏😊?

  • @jasilove4396
    @jasilove4396 2 місяці тому

    Thank you so much ❤ - I was always sad that i could never play again sims2 and you saved my life 😂

  • @jackclifford4270
    @jackclifford4270 8 місяців тому +6

    Thanks so much! as a Mac user I'm so happy that I can finally play the full Sims 2 game with all expansion packs 🥰

  • @SamE-mh4ki
    @SamE-mh4ki 3 місяці тому

    Worked perfectly! Thank you so much!

  • @dreamisimzzz
    @dreamisimzzz 8 місяців тому +1

    It works! as a thank you I subscribed

  • @nakexoxo
    @nakexoxo 9 місяців тому +1

    Thanks a million! gfx settings files fixed my game

  • @thamyhelaysa
    @thamyhelaysa Місяць тому

    worked pretty well on air m2, tnks

  • @bakaniomakase
    @bakaniomakase 9 місяців тому +5

    thank you a lot!!! i was banging my head against the wall figuring graphic rules for this out >.<
    btw i dont recommend sharing mac folders to windows user folders. Sims 2 has a hard time reading shared parallels documents folder, so its better to use the local parallels one

    • @natalietinker
      @natalietinker  9 місяців тому +1

      oh, interesting, I didn't know that!

  • @darkbutlerr
    @darkbutlerr 3 місяці тому

    girl! u saved my life!! thank u!

  • @AlexDurand1996
    @AlexDurand1996 4 місяці тому

    works perfectly for me! thank you very much :)

  • @caitlinryan
    @caitlinryan Місяць тому +1

    amazing tutorial!! only thing is definitely DONT mirror mac and windows folders bc it caused some bugs for me (and wasn’t able to install any lots and were missing some folders in my documents folder). It took me ages to figure out why i was missing the LotCatalog file, then i unmirrored it regenerated the document files and it was all working!!

  • @joannabajena
    @joannabajena 11 місяців тому +2

    It worked thank you!

  • @TheEwansG
    @TheEwansG 4 місяці тому

    Thank you its working, amazing :)

  • @mishimayuki
    @mishimayuki 4 місяці тому

    THANK YOU

  • @iammilk9675
    @iammilk9675 2 місяці тому

    Thank you too much!!

  • @Amichiefy
    @Amichiefy 7 місяців тому

    Thank you SO much for the tutorial! I was able to run the game on my M1pro in windowed mode, however it gives me a DirectX 9 error if I try to run it normally (in full screen). Do you know what might be causing this? 🤔

  • @raffymytaffy
    @raffymytaffy 5 місяців тому

    Question! I did everything and got it all downloaded thank you! Having an issue, when im making a lot and saved it, it's not saved everything is gone, is there a way to fix that?? It’s hand you make a costom lot in your new city

  • @wdbruine
    @wdbruine 5 місяців тому

    hi, i have a question, why m1 macbook do you have? I have macbook air 2020, would i be able to play the game on that, i have around 290 gb of free space?

  • @oviiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
    @oviiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii 5 місяців тому

    can i save the game to my external hard drive? im asking bc i would prefer to keep my game in the hard drive since it has more space than my mac... thanks for the vid!

  • @malinzetterberg05
    @malinzetterberg05 Місяць тому

    Each time I try to open the game it says "Failed to find any DirectX 9.0c compatible graphics adapters in the System". I don't know what to do I tried to download DirectX 9.0c but a notification always would pop up and say try again later. Help me please = (((((((((

  • @oviiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
    @oviiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii 5 місяців тому

    can this work on non m1 and m2 models? im using bigsur and the processor is 1.4 GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i5

  • @gihjgDIJSDGA
    @gihjgDIJSDGA 6 днів тому

    I have a Mac late 2014 and i want play so bad the sims 2. This tutorial is gonna work for me??

  • @khymfong625
    @khymfong625 2 місяці тому

    I love you thank you

  • @user-bd5bc1fd7b
    @user-bd5bc1fd7b 17 днів тому

    does this come with all the expansions?

  • @savsings
    @savsings 7 місяців тому

    hi natalie! thanks so much for this video, it helps a bunch! i have a question: for the blinking pink graphics, i don’t see a graphics folder where i copy and paste those files into the folder (around 2:37). am i doing something wrong? i have an M2 chip

    • @natalietinker
      @natalietinker  6 місяців тому

      hi! download the files from the link in the description (simfileshare)

  • @diogo3442
    @diogo3442 10 місяців тому +1

    Oh wow, i've been waiting so long for this! Small question, did you have to pay for parallels? And does the game perform well with this method?

    • @natalietinker
      @natalietinker  10 місяців тому +4

      Yes, I was playing regularly through Parallels and the performance is great! Now my trial has expired, and I am still deciding if I want to buy it... But it turned out that you can get a new trial if you uninstall Parallels and download it again! You just have to back up your *.pvm file with a Windows virtual machine. I guess I'll keep doing it for now :)

    • @diogo3442
      @diogo3442 10 місяців тому

      @@natalietinker Thank you for the reply!! I was researching it and apparently they do sales on Black Friday, so maybe if they do a good price I might consider getting it.

    • @natalietinker
      @natalietinker  10 місяців тому +1

      @@diogo3442 black friday sale sounds like a great idea, I'll consider it too!

  • @pewpew9626
    @pewpew9626 5 місяців тому

    Can this work for sims 3 as well on origin?

  • @vladzozulia
    @vladzozulia 2 місяці тому

    is EA Sims 2 ultimate collection working on m1?

  • @DatgirlRick
    @DatgirlRick 22 дні тому

    Thank you so much I haven’t played this in years and have been trying to for so long 🔥💯🩷

  • @jboao
    @jboao 6 місяців тому

    hello, i’m not seeing the video cards folder to paste over for the pink soup fix, just the graphics rules maker. any tips? (macbook M1 pro here)

    • @natalietinker
      @natalietinker  6 місяців тому

      hi! what do you mean by video cards folder? you need to download two sgr files from the link in the description and paste them to the folder \Fun with Pets\SP9\TSData\Res\Config\ :)

  • @user-dc6xl5mi7z
    @user-dc6xl5mi7z Місяць тому

    In principle it worked for me, but there is one big BUT, the game does not allow me to change the resolution under any circumstances, the choice is only 1 -600*400

  • @emmaandersson9838
    @emmaandersson9838 7 місяців тому +1

    I don’t have or can’t find the two Previously downloaded files “Graphics rules” you put in the folder, so I’m stuck with the pink soup.
    I also didnt get the “graphics” folder under “Icloud drive(Mac)” please lmk if you know why that is happening and thank you 🙏

    • @savsings
      @savsings 7 місяців тому

      i’m having this same issue!

    • @emmaandersson9838
      @emmaandersson9838 7 місяців тому

      After some more research and more tutorials I gave up and settled with the super collection hah, let me know if you figure it out though!

    • @iammilk9675
      @iammilk9675 2 місяці тому

      The link in the description to sims file share has the 2 files!!

  • @dwayne7626
    @dwayne7626 7 місяців тому +1

    This is great but I’m not seeing how to get around the DirectX 9.0c error. Any help appreciated

    • @ellarose4133
      @ellarose4133 3 місяці тому

      Same, did you find a solution?

    • @caitlinryan
      @caitlinryan Місяць тому

      go into the sims 2 rpc settings and change it from full screen to boarderless!! should work then :)

  • @joaopauloalvarez9151
    @joaopauloalvarez9151 4 місяці тому

    how do I get out of parallel? lol

  • @ellarose4133
    @ellarose4133 3 місяці тому

    I tried this and the game wont load, i get a prompt saying that i dont have directx 9 compatible drivers, is there a way around this?

    • @caitlinryan
      @caitlinryan Місяць тому

      hi!! i’m not sure if you found the fix already but go into the sims2 RPC settings and change it from full screen to boarderless! no idea why but it fixed that problem for me

  • @haritos90
    @haritos90 10 місяців тому +1

    Much appreciate the guide! The link to download the .sgr files doesn't work though...

    • @haritos90
      @haritos90 10 місяців тому +1

      ah sorry, found the space :D

    • @natalietinker
      @natalietinker  10 місяців тому +1

      ​@@haritos90 yes, unfortunately, youtube doesn't allow the addition of clickable links for the new accounts. :(

  • @iammilk9675
    @iammilk9675 2 місяці тому

    does any one know where can I find the graphics folder?

  • @respise
    @respise 8 місяців тому

    Спасибо большое!)

  • @hiphopzakaya
    @hiphopzakaya 9 місяців тому +1

    Don’t you have to pay for Parallel?

  • @cuteawareness
    @cuteawareness 4 місяці тому

    боже СПАСИБО!

  • @zxsohvet5203
    @zxsohvet5203 Місяць тому

    So wait is this ultimate collection??

  • @Guillaumeflt
    @Guillaumeflt 9 місяців тому +1

    Hi, the links are broken :(

    • @natalietinker
      @natalietinker  9 місяців тому

      Hi! The links contain spaces because youtube doesn't allow me to paste clickable links now. Just remove the spaces :)

    • @Guillaumeflt
      @Guillaumeflt 9 місяців тому

      oki, I downloaded the 64 bit but at the graphic setting part when I have to locate the folder, which I did . It doens't allow me to save my setting ? is it normal@@natalietinker

    • @natalietinker
      @natalietinker  9 місяців тому

      @@Guillaumeflt you mean it doesn't allow you to replace the files?

    • @Edood
      @Edood 8 місяців тому +2

      @@Guillaumeflt that's because you need to run the program as an administrator!

    • @Guillaumeflt
      @Guillaumeflt 7 місяців тому

      @@Edood oki

  • @gr1lled_cheese
    @gr1lled_cheese 5 місяців тому

    Somehow the only resolution I have is 640x400 :( M1 Pro

  • @kayliehanguyen9076
    @kayliehanguyen9076 7 місяців тому

    Its does not work for my Mac M3

  • @notildlm_msn
    @notildlm_msn 2 місяці тому +1

    unusless because sims2 is on the App Store on mac.

    • @jasilove4396
      @jasilove4396 2 місяці тому +1

      but for 40€

    • @caitlinryan
      @caitlinryan Місяць тому +2

      it doesn’t have half the expansions lmao, and playing on mac can cause corruption

  • @LincolnSims1
    @LincolnSims1 4 дні тому

    DO NOT DO THIS! It is piracy by downloading the file!!! You can get up to 10 years in prison for it!

  • @moonlovers7
    @moonlovers7 Місяць тому +1

    im stuck in windows 11 step. it won't allow me to change settings!:( im trying to shutting down multiple times but it doesn't work. help