I had to duckduckgo this. Apparently, the X68000 is a Japan-only homecomputer from the 80s. Was that computer revived as a retro thingy? Is it still popular? Is this comparable to people still...
I had to duckduckgo this. Apparently, the X68000 is a Japan-only homecomputer from the 80s. Was that computer revived as a retro thingy? Is it still popular? Is this comparable to people still making games for the Commodore 64 and such?
I kinda need more context on that story, it sounds pretty weird!
This completely came out of left field for me as well, because I haven't heard of any retro computing scene in Japan before. This is an extremely niche product for a number of reasons. So much so...
This completely came out of left field for me as well, because I haven't heard of any retro computing scene in Japan before. This is an extremely niche product for a number of reasons. So much so that I don't know anyone in real life who would know anything about it if I were to bring it up casually.
The X68000 series of computers were high-end systems that were modeled after arcade hardware. They are named after the motorola 68000 CPUs they used.
The Ys games premiered on the NEC PC-88 series of computers, which were Z80 based systems that were originally designed for business use.
The difference in capabilities are rather dramatic across these machines. The best comparison would probably be that the PC-88 is like the original IBM PC with CGA and an adlib card, and the X68000 is more like an Amiga.
I had to duckduckgo this. Apparently, the X68000 is a Japan-only homecomputer from the 80s. Was that computer revived as a retro thingy? Is it still popular? Is this comparable to people still making games for the Commodore 64 and such?
I kinda need more context on that story, it sounds pretty weird!
This completely came out of left field for me as well, because I haven't heard of any retro computing scene in Japan before. This is an extremely niche product for a number of reasons. So much so that I don't know anyone in real life who would know anything about it if I were to bring it up casually.
The X68000 series of computers were high-end systems that were modeled after arcade hardware. They are named after the motorola 68000 CPUs they used.
The Ys games premiered on the NEC PC-88 series of computers, which were Z80 based systems that were originally designed for business use.
The difference in capabilities are rather dramatic across these machines. The best comparison would probably be that the PC-88 is like the original IBM PC with CGA and an adlib card, and the X68000 is more like an Amiga.
(by the way, I would appreciate if someone could correct the title; autocorrect doesn't like Falcom.)
Done.