Release Schedule showing differnet volume numbers and titles

SuperPlay · 09/15/2013, 08:53 AM

Hi

I am not sure if this has already been covered in the past? However I have been going through my PC Engine collection and came across this release schedule for the original PC Engine.

I have not noticed this previously but as you can see there are differences in titles and volume numbers:

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Release Schedule:

01 The Kung-Fu
02 Bikkuriman World
03 Shanghai
04 Victory Run
05 Necromancer (Jaseikin)
06 Youkai Dochuki
07 Kato and Ken Chan
08 ???
09 ???
10 R-Type I

Hudson Volumes as released:

01 The Kung-Fu
02 Bikkuriman World
03 Victory Run
04 Shanghai
05 Necromancer (Jaseikin)
06 Kato and Ken Chan
07 R-Type I
08 Yuu Yuu Jinsei
09 R-Type II
10 Sengoku Mahjong

As I do not read or speak Japanese can someone help identify the following games:

08 ????

The character sprite looks similar that of Makyo Densetsu. However nothing else matches!

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09 ???

Maybe Pachiokun Juban Shobu? Although the screen is similar the licensing information is wrong

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Otaking · 09/15/2013, 10:04 AM

Quote from: SuperPlay on 09/15/2013, 08:53 AMAs I do not read or speak Japanese can someone help identify the following games:

08 ????

The character sprite looks similar that of Makyo Densetsu. However nothing else matches!

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09 ???

Maybe Pachiokun Juban

008 title is Jungle something

009 title is Dynamite Ball

_Paul · 09/15/2013, 02:00 PM

Vol 8 Jungle King

SuperPlay · 09/15/2013, 02:09 PM

Thanks for the help folks :-)

Is there any further info on these titles / magazine screenshots etc? I have had a look on Chris Covell's unreleased page and these are not noted.

CrackTiger · 09/15/2013, 02:43 PM

They actually used the word "Tarzan" to describe Jungle King.

Apparently Legendary Axe and Alien Crush are a couple more games that came together pretty fast before being published.

They saved assets from Dynamite Ball for Devil's Crash.

I guess that they had to come up with a new theme after Hudson ditched the project. Certainly worked out for the best.

SignOfZeta · 09/15/2013, 06:04 PM

Yeah, Dynamite Ball looks pretty lame.

esteban · 09/15/2013, 11:47 PM

SuperPlay, nice find.

Quote from: SignOfZeta on 09/15/2013, 06:04 PMYeah, Dynamite Ball looks pretty lame.

Agreed. I was going to goof around and tell SuperPlay that he discovered TIME CRUISE (the original!)...but that was developed by FACE, if I recall correctly.

JUNGLE KING looks decent (I am a sucker for temples and jaguar beasts...). Goofy? Sure. But it is still intriguing.

Release Schedule showing differnet volume numbers and titles

SuperPlay

Otaking

_{_Paul}

SuperPlay

_CrackTiger

_SignOfZeta

esteban