Author Topic: Couple of questions regarding NEC and their systems. (Read 1563 times)

esteban · « **Reply #15 on:** June 06, 2005, 11:29:53 AM »

Quote from: "akamichi"

Actually, Shanghai and BikkuriMan World were the launch titles. Kung Fu didn't come out until a month after and was the 3rd game released.

Awesome, did you find that on the Hudson.co.jp game database? I ask because I would like chronological list of all releases hudson did for PC Engine.

akamichi · « **Reply #16 on:** June 06, 2005, 06:07:52 PM »

Quote from: "stevek666"

Awesome, did you find that on the Hudson.co.jp game database? I ask because I would like chronological list of all releases hudson did for PC Engine.

Actually, I have some books and "all soft catalogs" I regularly refer to. Also, I was living in Japan when the PCE came out, so I was lucky enough to witness the launch.

However, the Hudson site has a nice database. It's probably the best place to find the list you're looking for.

twor2005 · « **Reply #17 on:** June 07, 2005, 03:43:56 PM »

Quote from: "akamichi"

Quote from: "stevek666"
Awesome, did you find that on the Hudson.co.jp game database? I ask because I would like chronological list of all releases hudson did for PC Engine.

Actually, I have some books and "all soft catalogs" I regularly refer to. Also, I was living in Japan when the PCE came out, so I was lucky enough to witness the launch.

However, the Hudson site has a nice database. It's probably the best place to find the list you're looking for.

So what was the last Hucard? Was it the baseball game previously mentioned? 1993 seems early. Also what was the last CD? Last ACD?

I guess the SCDs are sort of ongoing. We've had Dead of the Brain (last Japanese I guess), Implode, Meteor Blaster, and more on the way

KingDrool · « **Reply #18 on:** June 08, 2005, 06:07:16 AM »

I've never heard of Dead of the Brain. What's that?

twor2005 · « **Reply #19 on:** June 08, 2005, 09:49:15 AM »

Quote from: "jlued686"

I've never heard of Dead of the Brain. What's that?

Never played it, but its a digital comic/adventure game. Came out in the late nineties in Japan only.

dj898 · « **Reply #20 on:** June 09, 2005, 02:13:46 PM »

and very expensive...
even in Japan you'd be lucky if you can find complete mint one under 10000 yen...

Black Tiger · « **Reply #21 on:** June 14, 2005, 03:18:57 PM »

Quote from: "nodtveidt"

I'm still a little confused as to why they called it the "PC Engine" but the thought I have is that it was because they used an architecture that was at the time very common to use in personal computers (Apple and CBM both used the 6502 line extensively and 6502's were very common in industrial computers and especially robotics controllers, largely replacing Z80's).

It's like how the Famicom was like Family-Computer and Sega had their Mega-DRIVE.

The PC Engine was supposed to sound like a hotrod. Like those PC's nowadays designed specifically to play games. No fooling around with applications, just hardcore gaming.

Plus we're dealing with Japan's super-fun-happy love of the American language.

Keranu · « **Reply #22 on:** June 14, 2005, 10:05:24 PM »

The "PC" part of the name I assume comes from NEC's PC-88 computer, which was popular in Japan. How they got "Engine," I really have no idea. I guess what Black Tiger said is the most logical reason.

GUTS · « **Reply #23 on:** June 15, 2005, 09:19:05 AM »

I always thought Mega Drive and PC Engine were the two coolest game system names ever. It's a shame we didn't get them over here in the US, although Genesis was a damn cool name also so I'd be hard pressed to choose between the two (turbo grafx was cheesy even back then, I always hated the name).

Keranu · « **Reply #24 on:** June 15, 2005, 11:05:01 AM »

Actually I totally dig the cheesy Turbo Grafx 16 name - it's ultra 80's. PC-Engine, Megadrive, and Genesis were badass names as well. Famicom is a decent name too now that I think ab00t it.

esteban · « **Reply #25 on:** June 15, 2005, 01:27:05 PM »

I concur, MegaDrive, Genesis, PC-Engine -- very kool names for consoles.

TurboGrafx-16... besides being a mouthful, this is pure 80's, as Keranu correctly pointed out. I never really cared for this name back in the day... BUT NOW, 16 years later, I love the cheezy name.

and it wasn't just the name, the friggin' logo, with flourescent green and orange, is sooooooo 80's. It's awesome, dude!

Keranu · « **Reply #26 on:** June 15, 2005, 01:34:30 PM »

Gotta love the other Turbo product names out there too.

Turbo Express
Turbo Vision (the TV tuner)
Turbo Duo

The 80's rule.

Liquid Snake · « **Reply #27 on:** June 16, 2005, 03:03:03 AM »

Quote from: "jlued686"

I've never heard of Dead of the Brain. What's that?

Snatcher (gameplay) + Night of Living Dead (story) = dead of the brains

I'm quite like it but never finish the game.
Music is very repetitive in few areas though......quite annoying.

Keranu · « **Reply #28 on:** June 16, 2005, 01:24:28 PM »

Man I really want to play Dead of the Brain sometime. An English translation for that would rule, along with tons of other digital comics.

Black Tiger · « **Reply #29 on:** June 19, 2005, 11:38:05 AM »

Quote from: "Keranu"

Man I really want to play Dead of the Brain sometime. An English translation for that would rule, along with tons of other digital comics.

Ranma 1/2 is totally beatable without any japanese knowledge and super high quality.

All the commands are symbols.

Its fairly straightforward too.

Author Topic: Couple of questions regarding NEC and their systems. (Read 1563 times)

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