PC-8800 series emulators
- For emulators that run on the NEC PC-8800 series, see Emulators on PC-8800 series.
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| Developer | NEC Home Electronics |
|---|---|
| Type | Home computer |
| Release date | 1981 |
| Discontinued | 1989 |
| Predecessor | PC-6000 PC-8000 |
| Successor | PC-9800 |
| Emulated | ✓ |
The PC-8800 series, also known as the PC-88, were a family of computers made by NEC starting in 1981. The last models of the PC-88 were released in 1989, though it is unknown when they were discontinued. The PC-88 was released in America and Japan.
Emulators
[edit | edit source]| Emulator | Platform(s) | Latest version | Libretro | RetroAchievements | License | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| x86 | |||||||
| M88改+ (M88 Kai Plus) | 
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2.21a | ✗ | ✗ | ? | ✓ | ✓ |
| ePC-8801 |
|
1/1/2026 | ✗ | ✗ | GPLv2 (Copyleft) | ✓ | ✓ |
| XM8 |    
|
1.70 | ✗ | ✗ | ? | ✗ | ✓ |
| M88 for OS/2 | 
|
2.15 α7[N 1] | ✗ | ✗ | ? | ✗ | ✓ |
| PC88EM |
|
4.35 | ✗ | ✗ | ? | ✗ | ~ |
| MAME |
|
git artifacts[N 2] 0.289 |
✓ | ✗ | GPLv2 BSD-3-Clause |
✓ | ~[N 3] |
| QUASI88 quasi88_libretro |
|
libretro core 0.7.4 |
✓ | ✓[N 4] | BSD-3-Clause (Permissive) | ✓ | ~ |
| X88000 |
|
1.5.3 | ✗ | ✗ | ? | ✗ | ✗ |
| Excite88 |
|
0.1.5.0 | ✗ | ✗ | Proprietary | ✗ | ✗ |
| M88 (retropc.net) |
|
2.2.1a | ✗ | ✗ | ? | ✗ | ✗ |
| PC88WIN |
|
1.14 | ✗ | ✗ | Proprietary | ✗ | ✗ |
| W88 |
|
0.05 | ✗ | ✗ | Proprietary | ✗ | ✗ |
| P88SR |  [N 5]
|
1.00 | ✗ | ✗ | Proprietary | ✗ | ✗ |
| ARM | |||||||
| QUASI88 quasi88_libretro |
|
libretro core 130609 |
✓ | ✓[N 4] | Proprietary | ~[N 6] | ✓ |
| XM8 |
|
1.70 | ✗ | ✗ | CC BY-NC-SA | ✗ | ~ |
| M88 | 
|
Handheld 0.06 Pocket 0.04 CE 0.06[N 7] |
✗ | ✗ | Proprietary | ✗ | ✓ |
- ↑ Versions 2.15 α7 and its source code (2.15s) are currently lost. The latest version downloadable is 2.10 α6 along with its source code (2.10s).
- ↑ CI-Windows CI-Linux CI-Macos
- ↑ As of Version 0.251, NEC PC-8801MA, NEC PC-8801MH, and NEC PC-8801mkIISR, and the clones: NEC PC-8801FA, NEC PC-8801MA2, NEC PC-8801mkIIFR and NEC PC-8801mkIIMR have been promoted to working status and is considered playable. However, emulation is still incomplete.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Use this modified version by the RetroAchievements team.
- ↑ Only compatible with NEC PC-9800 series computers running MS-DOS, which are not IBM PC/AT compatible.
- ↑ lr-quasi88
- ↑ Must compile from source.
Models
[edit | edit source]The PC-8801 was released in 1981 and had a NEC µPD780 at 4 MHz with 64KB of RAM and 48KB of VRAM.
The PC-8801mkII model 10 was released in 1983 and had the same specs as the PC-8801 but with new sound components.
Same thing as the PC-8801mkII model 10 but with 1 5.25" floppy drive.
Same thing as the PC-8801mkII model 10 but with 2 5.25" floppy drives.
The PC-8801mkII SR model 10 was released in 1985 and had new sound components.
Same as the PC-8801mkII SR model 10 but with 1 5.25" floppy drive.
Same as the PC-8801mkII SR model 10 but with 2 5.25" floppy drives.
The PC-8801mkII TR was released in 1985 and was the PC-8801mkII SR model 30 but had an additional 300 bps modem with it.
The PC-8801mkII FR model 10 released in 1985 was a cost reduced version of the PC-8801mkII SR model 10.
The PC-8801mkII FR model 20 released in 1985 was a cost reduced version of the PC-8801mkII SR model 20.
The PC-8801mkII FR model 30 released in 1985 was a cost reduced version of the PC-8801mkII SR model 30.
The PC-8801mkII MR was released in 1985 with 192KB of RAM and the same amount of VRAM.
The PC-8801 FH model 10 was released in 1986 and had a new NEC µPD70008 at 8 MHz with 64KB of RAM and 48KB of VRAM.
The PC-8801 FH model 20 added 1 5.25" floppy drive.
The PC-8801 FH model 30 added 2 5.25" floppy drives.
The PC-8801 MH was released in 1986 and had 192KB of RAM and the same amount of VRAM.
The PC-88 VA was released in 1987 with a NEC V50 CPU at 8 MHz with 512KB of RAM and 256KB of VRAM.
The PC-8801 FA was released in 1987 with a NEC µPD70008 CPU at 8 MHz with 64KB of RAM and 48KB of VRAM. Stereo sound was added.
The PC-8801 MA was released in 1987 with 192KB of RAM and 48KB of VRAM.
The PC-88 VA2 was released in 1988 with a NEC V50 CPU at 8Mhz with 512KB of RAM and 256KB of VRAM.
The PC-88 VA3 was released in 1988 and added a 2TD FDD.
The PC-8801 FE was released in 1988 and had a NEC µPD70008 at 8 MHz with 64KB of RAM and 48KB of VRAM. It only had Mono sound.
The PC-8801 MA2 was released in 1988 and had a NEC µPD70008 at 8 MHz with 192 KB of RAM and 48 KB of VRAM.
The PC-8801 FE2 was released in 1989 and had 64KB of RAM and 48KB of VRAM. Only Mono sound was on this model.
The PC-8801 MC model 1 was released in 1989 and had 192KB of RAM and 48KB of VRAM.
The PC-8801 MC model 2 was released in 1989 and had a CD-ROM drive.
