Vol numbers on games...

[shugs81]

Just wondering what the vol numbers are on some of the hu cards?

They mean anything?

[Necromancer]

It's just a number assigned to the game by the manufacturer (more than just Hudson did it).  They're presumably chronological based on when the project was started, some of which were delayed or canceled outright, so it's not exactly chronological by release date.

[Black Tiger]

They indicate the volume of data in the rom, rounded to the nearest megabit.

[Otaking]

I had the full set of all hucards and I have to admit they look really really awesome on the shelf when you got all the different volumes going chronologically.
That was an uber collectard statement I just made, but f*ck it it's PC Engine, I don't care I have to obey.

[shugs81]

Ahh... So its when they were started?

Cool..

I just wondered as a few of the cards I have, have the vol numbers...

Cheers for the geek tip!!

[xelement5x]

I had the full set of all hucards and I have to admit they look really really awesome on the shelf when you got all the different volumes going chronologically.
That was an uber collectard statement I just made, but f*ck it it's PC Engine, I don't care I have to obey.

The thing that would get me with something like the Hudson vols is that they're missing a couple Chronological entries.  The OCD of a missing number would probably make me loose my mind. 

[Otaking]

I had the full set of all hucards and I have to admit they look really really awesome on the shelf when you got all the different volumes going chronologically.
That was an uber collectard statement I just made, but f*ck it it's PC Engine, I don't care I have to obey.

The thing that would get me with something like the Hudson vols is that they're missing a couple Chronological entries.  The OCD of a missing number would probably make me loose my mind. 

If I recall correctly I think it was only the Hudson volumes that are missing some volume numbers. It's thought that when RPC Genjin never got released it messed up the chronology.
I wish I could go to my shelf and check all the different volumes from all the different manufacturers, but most of my collection went a few years back when I sold up. I did keep the full set of Hudson games though, but I've packed them away in storage at the moment.

[esteban]

Wow, I feel like we had someone, 10-15 years ago (it may have been a different forum, though) who had documented the Volumes for Hudson and other companies that copied Hudson (IREM, for example?)

[exodus]

I'm pretty sure it's when they were released, not when they were started.

[SignOfZeta]

Kato and Ken was Vol 6 and came out in 1987. Necromancer was Vol 5 and came out in 1988.

[Necromancer]

Hudson Vol. #s and release dates as culled from PCE Daisakusen:


#      Title                                   Release Date
1      The Kung                                11/21/1987
2      Bikkuri World                           10/30/1987
3      Victory Run                             12/28/1987
4      Shanghai                                10/30/1987
5      Necromancer                             01/22/1988
6      Kato chan & Ken chan                    11/30/1987
7      R-TYPE I                                03/25/1988
8      Yuu Yuu Jinsei                          04/22/1988
9      R-TYPE II                               06/03/1988
10     Sengoku Mahjong                         07/08/1988
11     Power League                            06/24/1988
12     Mashin Eiyuuden Wataru                  08/30/1988
13     Appare! Gateball                        12/22/1988
14     Sadakichi Seven                         11/18/1988
15     Dungeon Explorer                        03/04/1989
16     Nectaris                                02/09/1989
17     Susa No Ou Densetsu                     04/27/1989
18     Power Golf                              05/25/1989
19     Gunhed                                  07/07/1989
20     Power League II                         08/08/1989
21     Super Momotarou Dentetsu                09/15/1989
22     Doraemon Meikyuu Daisakusen             10/31/1989
23     Neutopia                                11/17/1989
24     PC Genjin                               12/15/1989
25     Blodia                                  02/23/1990
26     
27     Maniac Pro Wrestling                    05/25/1990
28     Be Ball                                 03/30/1990
29     Momotarou Densetsu Turbo                07/20/1990
30     Super Star Soldier                      07/06/1990
31     Power League III                        08/10/1990
32     Momotarou Katsugeki                     09/21/1990
33     Aero Blaster                            11/02/1990
34     Bomberman                               12/07/1990
35     Momotarou Densetsu II                   12/22/1990
36     Jackie Chan                             01/18/1991
37     Populous                                04/05/1991
38     Adventure Island                        04/19/1991
39     Power Eleven                            06/21/1991
40     Final Soldier                           07/05/1991
41     PC Genjin 2                             07/19/1991
42     Power League IV                         08/09/1991
43     Neutopia II                             09/27/1991
44     Raiden                                  11/22/1991
45     Super Momotarou Dentetsu II             12/20/1991
46     Doraemon - Nobita No Dorabian Night     12/06/1991
47     Ninja Ryūkenden                         01/24/1992
48     
49     Takahashi Meijin No Shinboukenjima      06/26/1992
50     Soldier Blade                           07/10/1992
51     Power League V                          08/07/1992
52     Honou No Doukyuuji Dodge Danpei         09/25/1992
53     Power Sports                            10/10/1992
54     PC Denjin - Punkic Cyborgs              11/20/1992
55     Momotarou Densetsu Gaiden Daiichi       12/04/1992
56     Bomberman '93                           12/11/1992
57     Battle Lode Runner                      02/10/1993
58     PC Genjin 3                             04/02/1993
59     Power Tennis                            06/25/1993
60     Power League '93                        10/15/1993
61     Bomberman '94                           12/10/1993



As you can see, they're roughly chronological but a bit out of order based on release dates.

Also, had the volume numbers not been assigned until release, there wouldn't be two missing volume numbers for presumably canceled titles.

[esteban]

Volume 26:
Blodia Special

 





Volume 48:
Paxanadu

 

[xelement5x]

I think Vol 26 is hypothesized to be Aoi Blink, I remember Tatsujin saying something about it.  Not sure if 48 was supposed to be Bonk RPG though.