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Is a PC Engine a suitable substitute for PC98?
If so, what model should I aim to get?

>> No.3802493

Don't buy one, I don't want prices to go up for me

>> No.3802494

Not at all, no. It's better. Get a Duo R with no sound/soft sound and plan on recapping or having it done.

>> No.3802497

>>3802492
No. The pc98 is the only way.

Myst is the best pc98 game!

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The PC Engine has a decent number of PC-98 ports, though the OP image is an example of a game that didn't get a PCE port. (The first game did.)

>> No.3802650

Which has the better PC-98 port library, the PC Engine or the Saturn?

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>>3802650
Whichever has the most delicious dithering.

>> No.3802771

There is no real substitute.
The closest you'll get is an IBM compatible Windows computer but the ports often have butchered audio and graphics.
FM Towns, Sharp x68000 and IBM compatible computers running MS-DOS also have a number of ports but nothing compares to the mother lode.

>> No.3802794

>>3802771
How well emulated are the stuff available on Project Egg?

>> No.3803376

>>3802492
both have their separate good games worth playing.

Id say get a PC98 if you want PC98 games.

>> No.3803549

Does the PC-98 even have a significant amount of games that aren't ero-orientated?

>> No.3803569

>>3803549
Yes. Ero is maybe a third of the vast library.
Some genres like strategy have an even lower percentage.

>> No.3803620

>>3803569
How does it compare to the Sharp x68000s libraby?

>> No.3803728

>>3803620
It's merely a glimpse of a shadow of the PC98.

>> No.3803781

>>3803728
I don't believe you, what's the best emulator for it?

>> No.3803875

>>3802494
I heard that Duo Rs and Duo RXs have more savegame memory than regular Duos.

Is this true?

>> No.3803884

>>3803781
Neko Project 2 FMgen has been the standard for the past few years.
There have been promising new emulators released in the past months but I believe they're still dealing with some issues.

What's hard to believe when the large majority of the X68000's library are PC98 ports?

>> No.3804185

>>3803884
I just thought it was mostly known for ero, I tried Neko Project but it doesn't want to start any games, is there something else needed? Like a BIOS rom?

>> No.3804215

>>3804185
Some games may also require you to have a DOS system disk. There is supposed to be a BIOS.ROM in the np2 folder, but I don't remember ever having to download one separately.

>> No.3804220

>>3804185
Get this starter pack.
http://fullmotionvideo.free.fr/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1614

Game can be tricky to run. Sometimes they don't have the system files or autoexec.bat and you have to boot from another disk and swap there.
There's an effort to provide a uniform format for games that run out of the box but they're only up to H and might take another to complete.
http://fullmotionvideo.free.fr/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1621&sid=7a0b21def090022cb06965280081aeb4

>> No.3804773

>>3802794
Depends on the game, since D4 Enterprises generally has to update them individually with new, customized emulators. I've had very good experiences even with some of their older releases, though. Otherwise, regular emulators like Neko Project II FMgen work great.

>> No.3804810

Speaking of Neko Project II, does anyone here use the Mac version? How the fuck do you enable save states and change window size?

>> No.3805037

What's the best version of the turbografix? is the supergrafix backwards compatible?

>> No.3805184

PC-98 can't be beat. There's so much good shit on it.

>> No.3805313

Today I discovered that DLsite has a handful of PC-98 games that have been on sale there continuously for 20 years, from back when it was called Soft Island.
http://www.dlsite.com/home/work/=/product_id/RJ007314.html
http://www.dlsite.com/home/work/=/product_id/RJ007315.html
http://www.dlsite.com/home/work/=/product_id/RJ007316.html
http://www.dlsite.com/home/work/=/product_id/RJ007331.html
http://www.dlsite.com/home/work/=/product_id/RJ007334.html
http://www.dlsite.com/home/work/=/product_id/RJ007335.html
http://www.dlsite.com/home/work/=/product_id/RJ007313.html
http://www.dlsite.com/home/work/=/product_id/RJ007337.html
http://www.dlsite.com/home/work/=/product_id/RJ007336.html

http://www.dlsite.com/maniax/work/=/product_id/RJ007421.html
http://www.dlsite.com/maniax/work/=/product_id/RJ007420.html

Sure didn't sell much in all that time.

>> No.3805632

>>3805037
any except the LT and Shuttle ones, yes

>>3804220
I found a romset but Neko doesn't seem to like it, files are in FDD format while Neko only seems to accept other kind of files

>> No.3805714

To enjoy PC98 games it's smart to know Japanese.

>> No.3805786

What's the best PC-98 model to pick up off Yahoo Auctions?

>> No.3805851

>>3805786
Lots of people seem to have 9821Ce2 models. Might be one of the safest bets at the moment.

>> No.3806490

>>3803875
no

>> No.3806930

>>3805851
OK, cool. It's as cheap as any other PC-98 it seems, I'm going to be killed entirely by shipping. Pretty ugly, but they all are. If I could get one in an X86000 case, I would.

>> No.3807132

>>3806930
Beige boxes are a majesty to behold.
It's a shame they're no longer being made.