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==PC-88: History== | ==PC-88: History== | ||
The '''PC-8801''' was a [[wikipedia:Zilog Z80|Zilog Z80]]-based [[wikipedia:home computer|home computer]] released by the [[wikipedia:Nippon Electric Company|Nippon Electric Company]] ([[wikipedia:NEC|NEC]]) in [[Japan]], in the year 1981. The '''PC-8801''' was informally called the '''PC-88'''. It was one of the more popular 8-bit home computers in Japan right next to the MSX and Sharp X1. Some of the companies that produced exclusive software for the '''NEC PC-88''' included Enix, Square, Sega, Nihon Falcom, Bandai, HAL Laboratory, ASCII, Pony Canyon, Technology and Entertainment Software, Wolf Team, Dempa, Champion Soft, Starcraft, Micro Cabin, PSK, and Bothtec. Certain games produced for the PC-88 had a shared release with the MSX, such as those produced by Game Arts, ELF Corporation, and Konami. Many, many popular series first appeared on the '''NEC PC-88''', including Snatcher, Thexder, Dragon Slayer, RPG Maker, and Ys. | The '''PC-8801''' was a [[wikipedia:Zilog Z80|Zilog Z80]]-based [[wikipedia:home computer|home computer]] released by the [[wikipedia:Nippon Electric Company|Nippon Electric Company]] ([[wikipedia:NEC|NEC]]) in [[Japan]], in the year 1981. The '''PC-8801''' was informally called the '''PC-88'''. It was one of the more popular 8-bit home computers in Japan right next to the MSX and Sharp X1. Some of the companies that produced exclusive software for the '''NEC PC-88''' included Enix, Square, Sega, Nihon Falcom, Bandai, HAL Laboratory, ASCII, Pony Canyon, Technology and Entertainment Software, Wolf Team, Dempa, Champion Soft, Starcraft, Micro Cabin, PSK, and Bothtec. Certain games produced for the PC-88 had a shared release with the MSX, such as those produced by Game Arts, ELF Corporation, and Konami. Many, many popular series first appeared on the '''NEC PC-88''', including Snatcher, Thexder, Dragon Slayer, RPG Maker, and Ys. | ||