Saad
From NEC Retro
Heyo I'm Saad, hopefully this wiki gets as active as its sister sites because this is fascinating :p
If anyone stumbles upon this and thinks they can do a better job in any of the following sections, be my guest :p. This is only the page where i'm thinking out loud, i aint calling dibs on anything
Contents
Stuff for later
Main Stuff
PC-98 Hardware Documentation
Seems like a good place to start[1] [2]
Its gonna take a while to understand the hardware side wont it [3]
Getting more ideas on how to improve our hardware coverage [4] [5]
non-PC-98 Hardware Documentation
list of peripherals and accessories for the PC-8801 [9]
PC-98 Hardware Documentation 2: International Edition
[10] Chinese Versions of NEC home computers
- PC-100 ----> ZD-3100
- PC-9801 ---> ZD-3000/JH-3000B
- PC-8801 ---> ZD-2500
- PC-8001 ---> ZD-2000
and according to this [11], there's also ZD-1110, ZD-1220 units; perhaps they're the pc-6001 and 6001 MkII?
[12] The APC series on the American side, more N5200 than PC98; but still.
PC-98 Game Documentation
[13][14]Closest thing to a comprehensive list of games for the PC-98, the second link's probably more useful :p
[15] [16] [17] [18] Obviously compare it with the internal lists that are alr on here :v
[19] Doujin coverage is lacking, this fills that niche
[20] accidentally deleted this link from the list down under, it's been extremely invaluable as a jumping off point so lemme just put it back in here (its PC Engine focused but no one will notice)
Redistribution of Games
This one is a headache; some games were resold under many different brands including: APROS, CAV, SOFTBOX, and others i havent seen but were mentioned in this thread [21]..., and who knows when they were released. But they sure are within the scope of this wiki so wooooooo
The RPG Maker Program and their Games
ascii has like 5 different programs they made to allow people to make RPGs easily on NEC PCs, one of them was even released on the PC88 apparently! A lot of these games didnt get physical releases and were available through magazine releases or freely online, so yeah, another thing to keep an eye out for.
I've dedicated nearly an entire day to track another PC 98 RPG Maker game, and i managed to find another title that isn't corpse party, and trying to run it was a nightmare! 0 information anywhere on the internet :v, but still within the wiki's scope so hooray
[22] stuff related to RPG Maker, Doujins, Disc mags and so much more
EVERYTHING ELSE
Game Center CX
Floppy Vending Machines
So... [23], this will need to be covered on the wiki eventually, but there's so little docummentation anywhere, Takeru vending machines sold PC-98 games alongside other stuff and thats basically all i know at this point.
On this point again, I think i should probably mirror the issues Of Takeru Press/World on here, they're within the scope of the wiki if im not mistaken.
The Touhou Games
They're probably the most important games released on the PC-98, alongside stuff like Doukyuusei and Yu-No. Will most definitely take my time to cover them, and i'm surprised there were no pages about any of the games yet!
Unreleased games
Kisekae Set System
I've spent this entire day researching it and its fascinating, the origin of all those flash dress up games lies here! But it's a confusing subject to cover, so i'll leave it for when i get a better idea.
Project EGG
There's like, 500 titles over there that are related to NEC's Consoles and Home Computers, not including ones that were delisted; this is gonna take a while.
Diskmags
LOGIN Sofcom's issues were already alluded to in some other articles relating to the RPG Maker section somewhere above this, but there's many many more that need to be covered; Disc Station is the main one probably, but there's some wacky ones like this one for the PC Engine[26]. I think this counts as aftermarket? It was released in 2013 after all :p
On the Disc Station note, mirroring everything on here seems like a high priority[27], not only that, but this blog points out some details that are extremely useful [28], apparently they also jumped to a different blog later on so maybe some new info on here, havent checked yet [29]. Biggest shout out to Super! Lonely Terminal this is so much stuff that needs to be mirrored on top of other stuff that i already linked above[30]
ITS A NEVER ENDING ABYSS, Project EGG revived Disc Station for a bit and distrubted some games in a quarterly
basis[31]
Finish(ed) the NEC anniversary list
Fact check the release date first obviously, but a future to-do list of possible releases on each of the missing days
UPDATE:I guess this is a vague todo list now :p
| Name | Developer | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Bakuretsu Hunter | [32] | Jan 1st |
| ブルトン・レイ シナリオ集１ | システムソフト | Jan 2nd |
| にょきにょき | ＳＫＹＳ | Jan 11th |
| パワーダービー | コスモス・コンピュータ | Feb 4th |
| バクタ | 姫屋ソフト | Feb 4th |
| Saint Dragon | Jaleco[33] | Feb 6th* |
| はっちゃけあやよさん４ おまけディスク | ハード | Feb 13th |
| はっちゃけあやよさん４ セクシーオリンピック ＡＹＡＹＯ＇Ｓ ＬＩＶＥ ＡＦＦＥＣＴＩＯＮ | ハード | Feb 13th |
| 男の名はダイヤモンド (8 floppy disk) | Ｐｉｓ－ＴｏｎＳＯＦＴ | Feb 14th |
| 男の名はダイヤモンド (CD) | Ｐｉｓ－ＴｏｎＳＯＦＴ | Feb 14th |
| ぽわぞん ～６人の魔女～ | トラッシュ | Feb 14th |
| ジョーカー２ | バーディーソフト | Feb 14th |
| 花の記憶 第二章 | フォスター | Feb 14th |
| エクドラード ～鏡の中の王国～ | ブラックパッケージ | Feb 14th |
| １０１回目のアプローチショット | サンタ・フェ | March 7th |
| 官能教習 | テトラテック | March 7th |
| エリートプラス | マイクロプローズジャパン | March 7th |
| FUSHIGI NO KUNI NO TENSHI | ASIA SOFT LAB | March 10th[34] |
| 満開電飾 女の子データ集１号 | ＴＡＫＥＲＵソフト | March 10th |
| レッドコブラ | イリュージョン | March 10th |
| 笑ゥせぇるすまん３ | コンパイル | March 10th |
| 宝魔ハンターライム 第１０話 | サイレンス | March 10th |
| サイバノイドアルファ プレミアム | ディー・オー | March 10th |
| 全日本美少女麻雀選手権大会 ハートでロン！！ | ディー・オー | March 10th |
| 遊ディスクＶｏｌ．８ サイバノイドアルファ遊ディスク版 | ディー・オー | March 10th |
| シャムハト ザ ホーリーサークレット | データウエスト | March 10th |
| サナトス | バーディーソフト | March 10th |
| クレアスター | ボーステック株式会社 | March 10th |
| ワンパラウォーズ２ | ミンク | March 10th |
| レヴァリィ ～いざないの魔水晶～ | ライトスタッフ | March 10th |
| 七英雄物語 | 姫屋ソフト | March 10th |
| みさとちゃんの夢日記 (CD) | アクティブ | April 11th |
| みさとちゃんの夢日記 (5 Floppy Disks) | アクティブ | April 11th |
| カンパニー | ジーエーエム | April 11th |
| 宝魔ハンターライム 第１１話 | サイレンス | April 11th |
| カナン ～約束の地～ ＧＡＯＧＡＯ！４ｔｈ | フォア・ナイン | April 11th |
| イフ ３ | アクティブ | April 14th |
| タッグオブウォー | ザインソフト | April 14th |
| 失われた楽園 | シルキーズ | April 14th |
| スクールガールズ | スクープ | April 14th |
| 誘惑 | ティーツー | April 14th |
| 銀河英雄伝説 | ボーステック株式会社 | April 14th |
| 誰も知らない・・・ 失われた記憶の扉 | エクシィーズ | April 18th |
| ピンクソックス４ ＮＯＴＥ | ウェンディマガジン | April 18th |
| うきうきアイランド (Floppy Disk 7) | フェアリーダスト | April 18th |
| うきうきアイランド (CD) | フェアリーダスト | April 18th |
| 提督の決断 ＮＯＴＥ | 光栄 | April 18th |
| スペースインベーダー ジ・オリジナルゲーム (Wii) | バーチャルコンソール | May 3rd**** |
| 機動戦士ガンダム アドバンスドオペレーション | ファミリーソフト | May 6th |
| スーパージョシュア | パンサーソフトウェア | May 10th |
| 囲碁定石大将 | 昭代産業 | May 10th |
| 野球道 データブック＇９０ | 日本クリエイト | May 10th |
| 闘神都市２ | アリスソフト | May 19th |
| ＤＯＲ Ｐａｒｔ ２ | ディー・オー | May 19th |
| パチンコパッケージ＃１ | エムズ・アン・ティーズ | June 9th |
| アリスの館３ | アリスソフト | June 9th |
| 時空査察官ハヤテ ＩＮＳＰＥＣＴＯＲ | アルテシア | June 9th |
| 三国武将争覇 | イマジニア | June 9th |
| 鳳凰の如く ～乱世の覇者信長～ | イマジニア | June 9th |
| ベルズアベニュー１２３ | ウェンディマガジン | June 9th |
| リングアウト！！ | ジックス | June 9th |
| ローグアライアンス | スタークラフト | June 9th |
| 花の記憶 | フォスター | June 9th |
| 今日もキャンパス花乱満 修学旅行編 | コンピューターブレイン | June 13th |
| 太平洋の嵐２ シナリオ集 史実戦パック | ジーエーエム | June 13th |
| 宇宙海賊キャプテンハーロック | ファミリーソフト | June 13th |
| パパラッチ | ユーミソフト | June 13th |
| 野球道ＰＬＵＳ ９２年度バージョン | 日本クリエイト | June 13th |
| キャンペーン版大戦略２ ユニット改造パック | システムソフト | June 14th
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| トゥルーラブ 純愛物語 | ソフトウェアハウスぱせり | June 14th |
| キャンペーン版大戦略２ ユニット改造パック | 総合ビジネスアシスト （ABA） | June 14th |
| デンジェル | ミンク | June 14th |
| 文化祭 | ユーコム | June 14th |
| キャンペーン版大戦略２ ユニット改造パック | 総合ビジネスアシスト （ABA） | June 14th |
| JINMU DENSHŌ | WOLF TEAM / BIG CLUB | June 20th[35] |
| 大戦略３＇９０ 拡張エディタディスク | ＴＡＫＥＲＵソフト | June 20th |
| パペットショーＰＡＲＴ１ | グレイト | June 20th |
| ガナール星系史 | マイティークラフト | June 20th |
| 信長の野望 戦国群雄伝 ＮＯＴＥ | 光栄 | June 20th |
| シュヴァルツシルトＥＸ 鉄鎖の星群 | ＮＥＣホームエレクトロニクス | July 18th |
| ウルティマ４ アバタールの伝説 | ポニーキャニオン | July 18th |
| ウルティマ４ アバタールの伝説 | ポニーキャニオン | July 18th |
| ＤＯＲＡＤＯＲＡエモーション ～聖牌伝～ | カクテル・ソフト | July 21st |
| ローマは一日にしてならず | アートディンク | July 21st |
| 大海令 南海の死闘 | アートディンク | July 21st |
| ピンクソックス３ | ウェンディマガジン | July 21st |
| プリンセスクエスト マージャンソード | シンクロニシティー | July 21st |
| ファーランドストーリー 神々の遺産 | テイジーエル | July 21st |
| デジャヴ ～引き裂かれた記憶～ | パック・イン・ビデオ | July 21st |
| バトルチェス | パック・イン・ビデオ | July 21st |
| Ｊリーグプロフェッショナルサッカー１９９５ | ビクター・エンタテイメント | July 21st |
| レモンエンジェル | フェアリーダスト | July 21st |
| 銀河英雄伝説４ ＥＸ Ｋｉｔ | ボーステック株式会社 | July 21st |
| 銀河英雄伝説４ ＥＸ ｓｅｔ | ボーステック株式会社 | July 21st |
| ウルティマ５ Ｗａｒｒｉｏｒｓ ｏｆ Ｄｅｓｔｉｎｙ | ポニーキャニオン | July 21st |
| 項劉記 | 光栄 | July 21st |
| ＳＵＰＥＲ野球道２ １９９５版 | 日本クリエイト | July 21st |
| ショーダウン | ペパーミント・Ｋｉｄｓ | Aug 14th |
| ピンボール・ピンボール２ | 日本ソフテック | Aug 14th |
| Ｄ．Ｐ．Ｓ ＳＧ | アリスソフト | Aug 15th |
| クレセントムーンがぁる | アリスソフト | Aug 15th |
| 大魔界村 (PS3) | ゲームアーカイブス | Aug 18th**** |
| 戦国麻雀 | ドリームライブラリ | Aug 18th**** |
| パワーリーグ | ドリームライブラリ | Aug 18th**** |
| 桃太郎伝説外伝 第１集 | ドリームライブラリ | Aug 18th**** |
| 対局 三連星 | 日本囲碁ソフト | Aug 22nd |
| 現代大戦略ＥＸ アドバンスマップ集３ | ＳＫＹＳ | Sep 2nd |
| サティア | アーヴォリオ | Sep 2nd |
| 美少女雀士ムウ | 塚本吉彦事務所 | Sep 2nd |
| グランプリサーカス２ | ウエストサイド | Oct 8th |
| ヌーク２ レミーの逆襲 | ボンびいボンボン！ | Oct 8th |
| エンジェルハイロウ (Floppy Disk 5) | アクティブ | Oct 17th |
| エンジェルハイロウ (CD) | アクティブ | Oct 17th |
| グレイストンサーガ外伝 動乱の魔都 | ペガサスジャパン | Nov 3rd |
| ＶＩＰＥＲ－Ｆ４０ | ソニア | Nov 7th |
| ドラゴン創世記 | バショウハウス | Nov 7th |
| 極 定石集 | ログ | Nov 7th |
| Ｓｕｐｅｒ Ｄ．Ｐ．Ｓ | アリスソフト | Nov 14th |
| [36] | ? | Dec 30th |
| ? | ? | Dec 31st** |
- *(does this count? its part of a compilation and released on the switch)
- **I'm not confident i'll find anyting on this day
- ***still havent looked
- ****rerelease on a later console
Some Notes
- Anything on that list that cites pcengine.co.uk is probably wrong date wise
- 機動戦士ガンダム アドバンスドオペレーション: May 6th or Feb 24th, i cant possibly confirm either one.
List of Days Finished:
- Nov 14th
- Jan 2nd
- Sep 19th
- Sep 2nd
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- Oct 17th
- June 14th
- May 10th
- March 7th
- March 10th
- Nov 7th
- Nov 14th
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- Dec 30th
- Dec 31st
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