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[PC-FX Discussion / PC-FX Exclusives and Multi-plats]

I'm considering doing a video or two on exclusives and multi-plats for the system. To that end I'm putting together a list that aims to categorize PC-FX games, and note differences from other ports. It's a wip, but I thought I'd post it here to get some more eyes on it. I welcome feedback.

PC-FX Console Exclusive PC Ports
Aa! Megami-sama!
Last Imperial Prince
Lunatic Dawn
Power Dolls FX

PC-FX Console Exclusive PCE Ports
Tenchi Muyou! Ryououki FX (half exclusive/half port from PCECD)
Hataraku * Shoujo: Tekipaki Working Love FX (remade to adventure game from raising sim)

PC-FX Console Exclusives (Non-ports)
Akazukin ChaCha: Osawagase Panic Race
Anime Freak FX Vol. 1
Anime Freak FX Vol. 2
Anime Freak FX Vol. 3
Anime Freak FX Vol. 4
Anime Freak FX Vol. 5
Anime Freak FX Vol. 6
Battle Heat
Chip Chan Kick!
Choujin Heiki Zeroigar
Comic Road
Cutey Honey FX
Farland Story FX
Ginga Ojousama Densetsu Yuna FX: Kanashimi no Siren
Kishin Douji Zenki FX: Vajra Fight
Kokuu Hyouryuu Nirgends
Makeruna! Makendou Z
Megami Tengoku II
Minimum Nanonic
Miraculum: The Last Revelation
Ojousama Sousamou
Pachio-Kun FX: Maboroshi no Shima Daikessen
Ruruli Ra Rura
Sparkling Feather
Super Power League FX
Team Innocent: The Point of No Return
Tenchi Muyou! Ryououki FX (half exclusive/half port from PCECD)
Tengai Makyou: Karakuri Kakutoden
Tokimeki Card Paradise: Koi no Royal Straight Flush
Tonari no Princess Rolfee!
Zen-Nippon Joshi Pro Wrestling: Queen of Queens

PC-FX Console Multi-platform
Angelique Special (PS/SAT/PC)
Angelique Special 2 (PS/SAT)
Angelique Tenkuu no Requiem (PS)
Arubarea no Otome (PS/PSN)
Blue Breaker: Ken Yorimo Hohoemi (SAT(PS?))
Blue Chicago Blues (PS/SAT/PC/LaserActive)
Boundary Gate: Daughter of Kingdom (PS)
Can Can Bunny Extra DX (SAT)
Cocktail Pack
Der Langrisser FX
Doukyuusei 2 (SAT)
Dragon Knight 4 (PS/SFC)
Fire Woman Matoigumi (PS)
First Kiss * Monogatari (PS)
Fushigi no Kuni no Angelique (PS/SAT/GBA)
Konpeki no Kantai (3DO)
Mahjong Goku Tenjiku (PS/SAT/SFC/3DO)
Pia Carrot e Youkoso!! (SAT) (Port of PC version including adult content not found on other console versions)
Return to Zork (PS/SAT)
Shanghai: Banri no Choujou (PS/3DO)
Sotsugyou II: Neo Generation (PS/SAT/3DO)
Sotsugyou R: Graduation Real (PS)
Super Real Mahjong PV FX (SAT/3DO) (Port of arcade version including adult content not found on other console versions)
Voice Paradise (PS)
Wakusei Koukitai Little Cats (PS)
Zoku Hatsukoi Monogatari: Shuugaku Ryokou (PS/SAT)

[PC-FX Discussion / PC-FX replacement foam]

FYI: I'm starting up a business, primarily an online store where I'm planning to carry a lot of video game collection related items such as protective bags, replacement cases and such. Would you guys be interested in replacement foam for big box PC-FX games? Specifically:

How many do you think you'd order?
What would you expect them to cost?

I'm also sizing resealable protective bags that the big box games can be "slipped" into. Is this anything you would be interested in?

Feel free to move this to the Sales forum if more appropriate. Thanks!

[Buy/Sell/Trade / Wanted PC-FX spine cards]

Anyone out there not collecting spine cards willing to get rid of a few? I only need three more to complete my collection.

Akazukin-cha-cha
Anime Freak FX vol. 5, and
Comic Road

Let me know what you want for them. Thx!

[PC-FX Discussion / PC-FX Society]

So I was doing a search on YouTube for PC-FX videos and I ran across this channel/site "ThePCFXSociety" http://pcfxsociety.blogspot.com/ The YouTube videos are promising. Not just intro videos like 90% of them, but some actual gameplay. However, in all honesty the blog site looks like web 2.0 style attempt at a affiliate or advertizing site. It features one of my video reviews in the blog section, and a link to PCEngineFX, and PC-FX Tome of Obey. It claims an official magazine is coming?

I don't necessarily think these things are bad per-se. It's the internet and these things are out there for the public to see and link-to/embed as they see fit. Heck, the more eyes on PC-FX stuff the better. Who knows, maybe it will create more PC-FX fans. It just seems a little...deceptive? What do you guys think? Anyone know the folks behind this?

[PC-FX Discussion / Video/audio skipping in Mednafen]

I've been willing to tolerate this up until now, but I'm curious if there is a way to solve my problem with PC-FX video on Mednafen. The video skips slightly, as does the audio, giving it kind of an echo. Does anyone else have this problem? Any easy fixes like some kind of config setting or something? Not like I can't just play the game on the real hardware, but it's hard to capture footage that way. BTW: You can hear it a little in the opening video for Minimum Nanonic (around 3:00).

[Localizations, Games, Apps, Docs / Esperknight and Filler's PC-FX Translation Projects]

Howdy! I'd just like to start by saying thank you for the support shown for the translation of Welcome to Pia Carrot that I worked on as translator. It was my sincere pleasure to have been able to work together with David Michel to release that patch for others to enjoy.

Being a big PC-FX fan I of course have a burning interest in translating additional PC-FX games. Reverse engineering enthusiast and fellow obscure Japanese gaming platform fan Esperknight and I have teamed up to start working on some more fun translation projects for the PC-FX. I normally hang around Romhacking.net but I wanted to post here in particular due to the nature of some of our projects so you guys can stay informed about the latest developments.

When Esperknight and I first began collaborating we started talking about the PC-FX. I love the system as I got to play a number of games on it in the mid-late 90's when it was contemporary and I was first learning Japanese. Esperknight had just been reading (watching?) Ah! Megami-sama so we decided to take a look at that first. EK was able to dump a script and start and initial script insertion. His work is really incredible.



I set to work on the script which is sitting at around 10% complete. Additional info about the Ah! My Goddess PC-FX translation project.

Additionally, EK started playing with Team Innocent. He even posted a great two part YouTube video on hacking Team Innocent detailing how he went about using Mednafen's debugging features to crack the games text handling.

I told you he's good. ;) Below is a shot of the awesome initial script insert that he succeeded in just the other day.



We haven't located all the text quite yet, but I've translated what we have so far. You can see more information about the Team Innocent PC-FX translation project here. NOTE: We may have a new page coming at some point if I ever finish it. I'm keeping some info on my projects page for now.

If you are still with me after all of that, I hope that at least some of you are looking forward to checking out the projects when they are done. I don't know if any of you follow translation projects ever, but they are normally a long affair. Script translations alone can take months to years to complete and the programming/reverse engineering is not easy. Bringing a project to completion takes hard work and dedication to the hobby. Not looking for sympathy, just trying to promote understanding.

We are actively looking at some other PC-FX projects but that's all I'm going to say for now.