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Add PC-98, Sharp x68000, and FM Towns as console options

Anonymous 3 years ago 0

While technically the PC-98, Sharp x68000, and FM Towns are "computers," and you could say the games should go under "PC Games, " they don't really belong there. This is because the games that work on the Sharp x68000 may not work on any other system, and likewise for the others.

Taking a specific example then, "My Eyes!" (which can be seen on VNDB here: https://vndb.org/v8980, or here on Moby Games: https://www.mobygames.com/game/my-eyes), was released ONLY for the x68000, FM Towns, and PC-98. There is no version that could be purchased and run on a modern computer, you would need one of those 3 systems specifically (Or an emulator but that's beside the point).

While there isn't thousands of games that are completely exclusive to those systems like that one, I personally believe they fall under the same category as systems like the MSX and Amiga, which are also both technically "Home PCs." The x68000 was even built with some of the same hardware in arcade cabinet machines of the time, it was very obviously meant to have the graphic capabilities for gaming specifically.

All three of these systems are also very popular and have huge game libraries that are bought, sold, and traded frequently. I think it would be very nice to see that information and also allow collectors (such as myself), to be able to have their full collections in one place, rather than having to use other sites for some systems.

All that said, I understand the can of worms argument with which systems should or shouldn't be included as their own categories. If not separating them specifically, maybe there could be another way to slice up the "PC Games" category so that everything doesn't fall under that very, very large umbrella.

Thank you for considering my request, as well as all the hard work put into the site!