Thread by @rdbaaa

Ever see something neat that barely anyone talks about? You know people have it, so you wonder why it hasn't been available, but don't want to shout into the void? And you realize you gotta do it yourself?

Yeah, me too. Here is Suikoden for Windows 95. archive.org/details/Suikod…

And the Korean version, for good measure. archive.org/details/Suikod…

If you're wondering about II: Konami's Shanghai branch ported it in 2003 with hi-res sprites. Chinese only. It's not really on my radar since it's findable, but scans of the official packaging would be nice (L: someone's copy with the Chinese ver. of 1, which I haven't found)

Today: Tokimeki Memorial Taisen Puzzle Dama, the hit arcade game now on your desktop! And yes, screen savers!! archive.org/details/Tokipa…

Frontier Brain, a rare original PC title from Konami, but not a super original idea: a mech programming/battle sim that's basically their version of Carnage Heart. Wonder if any former CH staff were involved though. WARNING: NO SCREEN SAVERS!!! archive.org/details/Fronti…

The developer (based on the splash screen anyway) was "MTS." who I don't think I've seen in anything before so that's partly why I wonder if they came off CH

Powerpro '96! Released in (checks notes) 1997! OK well, this is one of few Win ports of an SFC/SNES game (many were based on Mega Drive versions). Plus if you love seeing SNES emulation in HD widescreen then you'll love, uh... one baseball game in 640x480 archive.org/details/Powerp…

Polyco Gal, a sort-of-game more in line with contemporary hits like Petz, only you monitor the life of a schoolgirl. Also an early example of Mine Yoshizaki working with Konami (e.g., the Twinbee manga before this, Otomedius later) archive.org/details/Polyco…

It's a twofer! Tokimeki Memorial Typing 1 & 2. The first one is like most typing games (type word good! Girl like!) but the second integrates typing fragments of dialogue as if you're playing a real Tokimemo!
1️⃣archive.org/details/Tokime…
2️⃣archive.org/details/Tokime…

miraculously, tokimemo-type.com is still up

Ending this week of Konami with Eisei Meijin, their shogi game that has more numbered entries than Gradius AHEM ANYWAY archive.org/details/EiseiM…

A day after I called Vandal Hearts "elusive," it showed up! This isn't as unique as Win95 Suikoden; it's a straight port w/ emu-ish options (resolution, filtering) and mouse control but still rules

archive.org/details/Vandal…

Also the Taiwanese release: archive.org/details/Vandal…

Here's some of what I'd call "backfill" (i.e. my own updates to things already out there):

♋️Added disc+manual scans to Gradius Deluxe Pack. I agree, exciting. Wanted the box tho... archive.org/details/Gradiu…
💀Rescan/reup of Henry Explorers (Crypt Killer): archive.org/details/HenryE…

oh for god's sake

More backfill: 🔔Rescan/reup of TwinBee Paradise: archive.org/details/TwinBe…

🀄️Mahjong Master, another Nintendo 64 transplant with a lot of content. Didn't get the box with this, but it took its sweet time to show up, so whaddyagonnado archive.org/details/Mahjon…

Not my doing but I have a good update: someone has recently been putting up lots of Chinese-language PC games, including Suikoden and the aforementioned Suikoden II:

archive.org/details/genso-…
archive.org/details/genso-…
archive.org/details/genso-…

Reviving long dead ultra-connected card-based Japanese arcade games isn't the most popular preservation activity, but luckily Konami put out a decent PC demo of one of theirs, 2002's Monster Gate II: archive.org/details/Monste…

🌳For a lazy Sunday, here's all of the Tokimeki Memorial Screen Saver releases, which of course also have wallpaper, clips, desktop accessories and... yes... wait for it... MORE!!
archive.org/details/Tokime…
archive.org/details/Tokime…
archive.org/details/Tokime…
archive.org/details/Tokime…

In what is probably the best bookend to this whole endeavor, here is the biggest of the voids in Konami PC history, filled: Tokimeki Memorial: Oshiete Your Heart, the seldom-seen Windows version of the also-seldom-seen arcade game. archive.org/details/Tokime…