This #PasokonSunday, it's time for PC-98 recommendations charts!
It's been forever since I promised these, but they're finally happening. 5 infographics, 84 selections, 12700069420 hours in MS Paint.
So many games you can pick up & try right now, listed with icons & quick info!
Pt 2: action, xRPGs, and shooters!
Quick facts on these reccographics:
•Nearly all games are SFW
•Most games require relatively little set-up thanks to pre-made images/emulators
•Twitter's crop changes probably messed up how these look—apologies in advance
Spread 'em around!
My usual emulation path:
•Windows users can buy some games from @project_egg & emulate that way
•RetroArch now has solid PC-98 emulation via Neko Project II—you’ll need to find ROM/font files and the games somewhere on Internet Archive
•Archive also has a Neo Kobe emulator pak
This part was hard just because of the scope of sims the PC-98 had, plus the dearth of less pervy ADVs. More work to edit, too, but it's all worth it in the end!
These will look real nice on my Carrd whenever that goes up.
"Gee, they're mostly in Japanese! How do I play 'em?"
There's also DeepL + OCRs and Textractor until said patches.
Pt 4: the wallflower corner, with doujin games, genre combos, and truly out-there stuff.
There's only more infographic after this! Care to guess what's featured in that one?
Shoutout to @Macaw45 for info on FEED and for streaming Zeta. And to @obskyr for Azusa 999's fan patch.
@Macaw45@obskyr Pt 5: a grand finale of games topping fans' translation shortlists! + a concluding addendum section
Feel free to RT & spread these around! I'd love to drop into a thread one day & see people referencing these reccographics, or for someone to improve on this format.
Updated Pt 5 to fix some mistakes, namely not having a pic of Corpse Party PC-98 in the appropriate place
This #PasokonSunday, let's de-stress with some Metal Force on PC-98!
This vertical STG from CHIME nails the bread-and-butter aspects of J-PC doujin shooters--more polished than usual.
-Great BGM from KID (of Final Crisis fame)
-Fun boost/weapon systems
-Smooth difficulty curve
YouTube longplay for Metal Force butchers its resolution/video quality, so I'll upload the lengthy intro here for now.
Though published by eroge firm Youentai, Metal Force's the work of a rather unknown studio called CHIME; its developers might have helped develop Final Crisis.
As KEYNES BLACK, a typical arcade sci-fi ace dude, it's on you to stop an enemy invasion of Earth.
Macross-like story aside, expect a robust vertical STG with audiovisuals pushing the PC-98's limits. Its composer, Daisuke Takahashi (KID), also worked on Final Crisis!