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[[File:PC98RS.jpg|thumb|The PC-98]] | [[File:PC98RS.jpg|thumb|The PC-98]] | ||
| − | The '''NEC PC-9801''', also known as the '''PC-98''', | + | The '''[[wikipedia:PC-9800 series|NEC PC-9801]]''', also known as the '''PC-98''', were a family of computers made by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nec NEC] throughout 1982 to 2000. They were not released or marketed outside of Japan. It was useful for playing early Touhou games though. |
==Emulators== | ==Emulators== | ||
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! scope="col"|[[Recommended emulators|Recommended]] | ! scope="col"|[[Recommended emulators|Recommended]] | ||
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| − | + | |[http://www.yui.ne.jp/np2/ Neko Project II] | |
| − | + | |Windows, OS X <small>(PPC)</small> | |
| − | + | |0.86 | |
| − | + | |Mid | |
| − | + | |✓ | |
|- | |- | ||
| + | |[https://www.zophar.net/pc98/anex86.html Anex86] | ||
| + | |Windows | ||
| + | |e1 | ||
| + | |Mid or Low | ||
| + | |✓ | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | + | |[http://www.satotomi.com/sl9821/sl9821_dl.html SL9821] | |
| − | + | |Windows | |
| − | | | + | |0.2.4.0 |
| − | | | + | |High(?) |
| − | | | + | |✗ |
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| − | | | + | |[[MAME]] |
| − | | | + | |Multi-platform |
| − | + | |[http://www.mamedev.org/release.html {{MAMEVer}}] | |
| − | + | |Low(?) | |
| − | + | |✗ | |
|} | |} | ||
| − | + | ;Neko Project II:The best PC98 emulator out there that's still under active development. Its major drawback is the non-remappable controls. | |
| − | + | ;Anex86:Another decent PC98 emulator, but is older and less powerful. It allows key rebinding. | |
| + | ;MAME:It has drivers for various revisions but as of version 0.189, all of them are reported as <font color="darkred">Not Working</font>. | ||
==Playing Games== | ==Playing Games== | ||
| − | : | + | :<small>''Note: This tutorial was adapted from [http://46okumen.com/pc-98-emulation/ this resource.]''</small> |
The PC-9800 series of personal computers had floppy disk drives (FDD) and hard drives (HDD) which contained the actual games and software to be loaded. Besides the emulator, you'll need a set of floppy disk images (in the following formats: FDI, FDM, NFD, D88...) ''or'' a hard disk image (in the following formats: HDI, HDM, NHD...) | The PC-9800 series of personal computers had floppy disk drives (FDD) and hard drives (HDD) which contained the actual games and software to be loaded. Besides the emulator, you'll need a set of floppy disk images (in the following formats: FDI, FDM, NFD, D88...) ''or'' a hard disk image (in the following formats: HDI, HDM, NHD...) | ||
Revision as of 17:15, 15 September 2017
The NEC PC-9801, also known as the PC-98, were a family of computers made by NEC throughout 1982 to 2000. They were not released or marketed outside of Japan. It was useful for playing early Touhou games though.
Emulators
| Emulator | Operating System(s) | Latest Version | Accuracy | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neko Project II | Windows, OS X (PPC) | 0.86 | Mid | ✓ |
| Anex86 | Windows | e1 | Mid or Low | ✓ |
| SL9821 | Windows | 0.2.4.0 | High(?) | ✗ |
| MAME | Multi-platform | 0.265 | Low(?) | ✗ |
- Neko Project II
- The best PC98 emulator out there that's still under active development. Its major drawback is the non-remappable controls.
- Anex86
- Another decent PC98 emulator, but is older and less powerful. It allows key rebinding.
- MAME
- It has drivers for various revisions but as of version 0.189, all of them are reported as Not Working.
Playing Games
- Note: This tutorial was adapted from this resource.
The PC-9800 series of personal computers had floppy disk drives (FDD) and hard drives (HDD) which contained the actual games and software to be loaded. Besides the emulator, you'll need a set of floppy disk images (in the following formats: FDI, FDM, NFD, D88...) or a hard disk image (in the following formats: HDI, HDM, NHD...)
You'll need a font if you want text characters to display properly in most cases. Put it in the same directory as the emulator executable, and select it (on NP2: Emulate/Font, on Anex86: Config/Font).
You'll need to configure the emulator as well. In NP2's case, you want to go with the recommended configuration here:
- Emulate/Configure/CPU: Number of cores to something like 32.
- Emulate/Configure/Sound: Rate to 44k or 88k for better sound quality.
- Device/Memory: 13.6MB
- Screen/Screen Option: Check "Use skipline revisions", and change Ratio to 255. This gets rid of the existing scanline implementation, in case you want a better one with shaders from external programs. Keep in mind PC-98 games, more than any other system, are often graphically designed with scanlines in mind.
To play the games:
- If using a floppy disk based game: Plug the first disk (FDI) into FDD1, and the second disk (FDI) into FDD2.
- If using a hard drive based game: Plug the hard drive (HDI) into Harddisk/IDE #0 (if using Anex86, use the HDD1 and HDD2 fields and check the box HDD>FDD).
Then hit Emulate/Reset, and most games automatically launch from there.
Neko Project II's controls are not remappable. They're 2, 4, 6, and 8 on the numpad, arrow keys, enter, space, ctrl, z and x. For games using the mouse, hit F12 to enable or disable mouse input. Use programs like Joy2Key to rebind other keys.
