Any shmups for the PC-98??...

dave4shmups · Post by **dave4shmups** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 2:59 am

OK, so the PC-88 has the original Thunder Force...does the PC-98 have any shmups?

The only screenshots of PC-98 games I've seen make the thing look like a porn machine!

DarkWolf7 · Post by **DarkWolf7** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 4:17 am

Here's what I know of.

Commercial shooters:

Gaplus - Namco - port of arcade game (unofficial?)
Metal Force - Chime
Rude Breaker - Compile - on DiscStation vol. 9
Steam Hearts - Giga - ero-shooter with later console ports to PC-Engine & Saturn with reduced adult content

Doujinsoft:

Burning Dragon - Wiz - Raiden-like shooter
Carax 92 - Bio 100%
E.S.P - A-Inn
Garudius'95 - CO2-Pro - Unofficial Gradius game
Hell Ogre - Zigo Watt
Kotsujin - CO2-Pro - A high quality vertical shooter; I believe there is a X68000 version as well
Markadia - Bio 100%
Net Guardian - Moguraya Soft
NyaHax '93 - Bio 100%
Owl-Zoo - Bio 100%
Stardust Chaser - Bio 100%
Super Depth - Bio 100%
Super Depth 2 Finalty - Bio 100%
Touhou Reiiden - Highly Responsive to Prayers - ZUN - 1st in Touhou series, not really a shooter but an Arkanoid-like game
Touhou Fuumaroku - the Story of Eastern Wonderland - ZUN - 2nd in Touhou series
Touhou Yumejikuu - Phantasmagoria of Dim.Dream - ZUN - 3rd in Touhou series, similar gameplay to Twinkle Star Sprites
Touhou Gensoukyou - Lotus Land Story - ZUN - 4th Touhou game
Touhou Kaikidan - Mystic Square - ZUN - 5th Touhou game, last game in series for NEC PC-98xx series
Weapons Free - ABA - Polygonal vertical shooter with multiple, selectable viewpoints; I'm sure most people here are familiar with the maker

Cthulhu · Post by **Cthulhu** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 6:42 am

Are the old Touhou games worth tracking down? I'm kinda curious how they are, since all the Windows ones are great. From what I hear the windows ones are considerably more detailed, however.

Kaspal · Post by **Kaspal** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 12:21 pm

if you can find them, GET THEM, those ggames are AWESOME ... it has some kinda primitive graphics, but they are fun as hell, and worth playin, i specially like Touhou 04 and Touhou 05 ...

BrianC · Post by **BrianC** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 1:03 pm

Tohou 3 sounds similar to the latest Tohou, Phantasmagoria of Flower Lane.

dave4shmups · Post by **dave4shmups** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 4:15 pm

ALL those run on the PC-98! Wow, and a Compile game to boot!