History of video games/Platforms/PC-FX

History Development NEC had previously attempted to enter the home console market with the TurboGrafx-16 line of consoles. Launch The PC-FX was launched on the 23rd of December, 1994.Feature: What NEC And Hudson Did Next: The Disasterous Story Of The PC-FX https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2015/05/feature_what_nec_and_hudson_did_next_the_disasterous_story_of_the_pc-fx 26 October 2020 Nintendo Life 9 May 2015OLD-COMPUTERS.COM : The Museum https://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=1&c=796 www.old-computers.com 13 February 2021 The PC-FX GA expansion card was made to allow the PC-FX games to be played on personal computers running the DOS/V operating system and a free ISA expansion slot.The Strange World of Console-Computer Hybrids https://www.pcmag.com/news/the-strange-world-of-console-computer-hybrids 26 October 2020 PCMAG enWhat did we do to deserve the PC-FX? (and the PC-FX GA) https://nicole.express/2020/what-did-pcfx-deserve.html nicole.express 13 February 2021 The final game for the PC-FX was released in 1998. Legacy The PC-FX is primarily remembered as a console that excelled in 2D and FMV performance, in an era dominated by demand for 3D gaming. Compared to other consoles of the era, the Japan focused library of games stands out. While many games for the system have aged poorly, they represent design trends that would shortly thereafter fall out of favor, making them an important window into 1990's game design trends. The system is also remembered for it's highly unusual industrial design. Technology Compute The PC-FX uses a 32-bit RISC NEC V810 CPU clocked at 21.5 megahertz.PC-FX System Info http://www.vgmuseum.com/systems/pcfx/ www.vgmuseum.com 17 November 2020Introducing: The PC-FX http://www.gamezero.com/team-0/articles/features/pc-fx_opinion/ www.gamezero.com 17 November 2020 The PC-FX had a performance of 20 million instructions per second (MIPS).Murnane Kevin From Pong To Playstation: The 40-Year Evolution Of Gaming Processing Power https://www.forbes.com/sites/kevinmurnane/2016/04/25/charting-forty-years-of-power-ratings-for-video-game-consoles-and-arcade-machines/#63dfddee2472 Forbes 26 October 2020 en The PC-FX has 3.25 megabytes (26 megabits) of RAM, split between 2 megabytes of system RAM, and 1.25 megabytes of Video RAM. Co-Processors The PC-FX had a number of subsystems designed to show video streams and other features without taxing the CPU. The most unusual chip, was the Huc6273 3D Accelerator chip, which was found only on the PC-FX GA and not on the PC-FX. Though underutilized, this chip allowed computers with a PC-FX GA to run some real time 3D software that would not be easily possible on a standard PC-FX console. Hardware The PC-FX CD-ROM drive is a 2x speed drive. The console could be linked with a PC-9800 computer via a special SCSI adapter to allow it to use the CD-ROM drive of the PC-FX, a useful feature in an time where such drives were quite expensive. The system contained 32 kilobytes of battery backed RAM for long term save game storage and could also accept a memory card in the form of the 128 kilobyte FX-BMP. The PC-FX GA emulated this hardware and stored save game data standard floppy disks, hard disks, or other DOS/V accessible storage instead. The system is noted for being hard to assemble.NEC PC-FX - The Successor to the PC-Engine / TurboGrafx - Hardware Overview and History https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKilVPhpdUU 11 October 2021 en Notable games 1994 Team Innocent: The Point of No Return Team Innocent was a launch title for the PC-FX that used an animated intro screen and sprites on predrawn backgrounds.Team Innocent: The Point Of No Return - Software - Game - Computing History https://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/31245/Team-Innocent-The-Point-Of-No-Return/ www.computinghistory.org.uk 17 November 2020Team Innocent: The Point of No Return for PC-FX (1994) https://www.mobygames.com/game/team-innocent-the-point-of-no-return MobyGames 17 November 2020 1995 Kishin Dōji Zenki FX: Vajra Fight A beat em up well known for its artful 2D presentation.Kishin Douji Zenki FX: Vajra Fight Retro Gamer https://www.retrogamer.net/retro_games90/kishin-douji-zenki-fx-vajra-fight/ 11 October 2021 www.retrogamer.net December 10, 2013 The game made good use of environmental storytelling in background details as well.Zenki FX: Vajra Fight - The Reason to Own a PC-FX - NEC PC-FX Review https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RIPcfKd_Fo 11 October 2021 en The gameplay is well regarded, but the game is notably short, especially for the era in which it was released.Kishin Douji Zenki FX: Vajura Fight – Hardcore Gaming 101 http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/kishin-douji-zenki-fx-vajura-fight/ 11 October 2021 Read more about Kishin Dōji Zenki FX: Vajra Fight on Wikipedia. Gallery Console PC-FXGA Controllers & Accessories Internals External Resources PC-FX List of PC-FX games PC-FX PC-FXGA Video Game Kraken - PC-FX page about the history of the console. Old Computers Museum - PC-FX Page with console history. LGR Oddware episode - On the PC-FX GA. References 2100%__NOTOC__