I wish NEC wasn’t so fucking retarded with the PC-FX. I love the look, feel and unapologetic Japanese anime feel to it all but it just didn’t have the games or the power
It was a gen 3.5 consolelike how the Dreamcast was Gen 5.5
>>11484698At least Dreamcast came out with a two year head start. The PC-FX released in 1994 and was outdone by the 3DO in terms of power. It’s also a games issue as so many of the best PC Engine genres and franchises abandoned the PC-FX
I've recently learned that EGM had a report on PC-FX preview in January 1994, and they claimed that the console was capable of polygonal rendering! They also said that the initial price was gonna be around $500 though. If this is true, I can see NEC cutting all 3D rendering hardware from the final unit to reduce the price to something more reasonable, with intention to sell it later as an addon.
>>11484707>It’s also a games issue as so many of the best PC Engine genres and franchises abandoned the PC-FXtheres a rumor NEC didn't allow hudson to produce any games on it that weren't anime properties or animation basedit did get a power league game though so idk if thats true
>>11484751That’s Sega not allowing RPGs level of fucked if true.
>garbage nogaems system>garbage nogaems system, Japan
>>11484848Explains the rabid Bandai Playdia fandom.
>>11484848one has a cute Rolfee, the other doesn't
Official Rolfee figurine never
>>11484891>Rolf>Rolf, Japan
>>11484897Any fan made ones? I’d take anything
>>11484994Apparently there's a 1/8 model kit from 1995.
>>11484692You might try playing it, it does indeed have games, some translated even
>>11484897What's it all about, Rolfee?
>>11485048I did and they’re good games. Chip Chan kick is fun but there could’ve been more games in general. Rolfee’s game needs a translation
>>11484848It has anime girls, simple asAnother example is how Famicom kusoge with cute anime girls on the cartridges sell for more than the games withoutThe PC-FX has a worse library than the fucking Jaguar but weebs love staring at retro anime girls
>>11484692>I love the look, feel and unapologetic Japanese anime feelDeath of the English language etc.
>>11485150Case in pointA weeb and his money are soon parted
>>11485230That happened way before anon posted. English is basically just a naturally formed Esperanto.
I want to deflower Rolfee!
>>11485265Aaaaaaaah take my money scalper-san, I'll pay anything for a cartridge with a girl on the sticker!
>>11485347Very few of them are any good
>>11484848>>11484916>le woshit memeStfu zoomer
>>11485265That one was so fun
It's bizarre how it was even released at all. How did they think this was ever going to be successful without a single third-party signed up? Or even a recognisible ip? The three launch titles are an FMV game, a dating sim, and a corridor walking simulator. Every single market metric was screaming that this was going to bomb.
>>11485818I’m surprised it got games up until 1998. This screams stillborn launch. It lasted longer then lesser failures like the 32X and the Jaguar
>>11484707>The PC-FX released in 1994 and was outdone by the 3DO in terms of power.The NEC plans system debut on 1993 but delayed.
>>11485824>32X and the Jaguar>lesser failuresCan we have some numbers, because i strongly suspect these two generated far bigger debts for Sega and Atari. And let us not even talk about the brand damage caused by the 32x.
Hear me out, what if The 3DO Company partnered with NEC instead of Panasonic, and the partnership worked like Hudson and NEC on the PCE? The FMV focus of the 3DO and PCFX could have united the two libraries, and that huge head start on the 5th gen could have built up a sizeable install base before the Playstation arrived, if they could keep the price down. 3DO could have even handled the marketing in the west to build up momentum that NEC never had.It probably still would have been a failure, but if you put together the PCFX and 3DO libraries you get something worth playing and owning.
>>11485818>How did they think this was ever going to be successful without a single third-party signed up?Late PC Engine has a massive amount of computer game ports. Those devs were loyal to NEC and were willing to support the new platform. The problem was that their software wasn't interesting to a mass consumer.
>>11485864In terms of raw numbers it goes like this>32X 400,000>Jaguar 250,000>PCFX 100,000Debt and reputation may be worse for the former 2
>>11485942No dead of the brain FX
>>11485043VGH…
>>11486223PC-FX was 400,000+ (JP only)
>>11487489But Anon, the soulful 90s anime vibe!
>>11487501what about it?
>>11487502
>>11487489Both are "FMV Console, Japan", dumbjak.
>>11487504Disingenuous postThe Mega Drive and by consequence the Mega-CD were massive failures in Japan and nearly the entire library of FMV games for that console was made for western marketsBut you already knew that
>>11487489you remind me of my friend that loves DBZ so he claims its not anime because he doesnt want to admit he likes anime.
>>11487513It's not though. It's a completely factual post that isn't suffering from the yellow fever you claim to find abhorrent.At least pick an American designed FMV system like the VHS consoles, Tandy VIS or 3DO to shitpost with instead of some unpatriotic Japcrap, you filthy japlover.
>>11485150Cool cover art sells better in general. You can pretty much order rare games by aesthetics to find out which ones are the most expensive.
>>11485864>>11486223Jaguar actually made a bit of profit for Atari. They ultimately went bankrupt because their stopped producing their outdated computers, not because of the Jaguars.
>>11487502My wife Amy and her bunheaded best friend
>>11484692The PC-FX is such a fascinating relic. NEC went all-in on a vision that was, honestly, ahead of its time with the anime-centric focus, but they completely fumbled on the execution. The lack of a 3D-capable chipset when everyone else was embracing polygons was just baffling. It's like they thought people would buy it solely for the aesthetic and ignore the fact that it couldn't keep up with contemporaries like the PlayStation or Saturn.The library being mostly visual novels and FMV-heavy games didn't help. Sure, it has that unique charm if you're into '90s anime vibes, but the system was practically DOA outside Japan. NEC had the resources to create something groundbreaking, and instead, they made a niche product with zero global appeal. It's one of those "what could have been" consoles that make you shake your head in frustration.
>>11485043Something tells me your crawlspace looks a lot like that figurine bag.
>>11484698wouldn't PC-FX be 4.5? wiki says it's fifth generationAre you confusing it with PC Engine?
>>11488068PC-FX=PCE=SuperGrafx=PC-88 is what I've from reading /vr/ posts.
>>11487513
>>11488068Ya I was oops
>>11487903I’m wondering if they thought 3D was some kind of fad? But there first tech demo was a 3D fighter called VX fighter so that couldn’t be right
>>11488642People sometimes question, why would Sega design Saturn as a 2D system if they had cutting edge 3D in the arcades? The answer is the cost. They knew that 3D was the future, but they thought that it was too expensive to bring to homes right now, so they wanted to wait a few years for chip production to catch up.I guess NEC was in the same boat. They wanted 3D but did not believe that they could it on budget, so they bet on FMV for a while, presumably with intention to expand PC-FX's 3D rendering in a few years. Then PlayStation came out and gamers wanted full 3D action in 1995. To add insult to injury, Sega had managed to capture NEC's loyal "otaku" fanbase, leaving them with no audience by 1996.
>>11485818>without a single third-party signed up?it had 3rd party...but shit onesmasaya pumped out a langrisser port
>>11488915>Koei is on board>0 historical strategy games>4 Angelique games insteadI mean, I get it, theming fits and Angelique was a money printer for a moment, but still... No Koei strategies?
>>11487489No argument
>>11487489The sega CD is actually good.....
>>11489008>but still... No Koei strategies?i always wondered how the nobunaga ports on pce compared to the snes/md versions
>>11487520your friend has a valid pointamerican DBZ is so completely different from japanese DBZ, let's not even get started on the movies which have grunge and nu-metal soundtracks
I love the old anime aesthetic so fucking much.Please post more ads and waifus.
>>11485356One of hidden gem that should’ve added to switch online
>>11484692NEC needs to come back and make another Otaku-centric console, because the current generations aren't catering to us anymore :(
>>11487489Because the maker wasn't by your usual /qa/ shitter.
>>11487520Your friend is 100% a Pokemon fan who watched the first season. All of them watched DBZ at one point too or YYH. These types just love to disown it from japan and assume it's a western invention .
>>11492648Did you buy Nutaku console?
>>11485818PC Engine at the end was basically just ADV slop. I imagine they thought "ADV slop but with better graphics" was a viable strategy.
>>11492648Aye!
>>11488642looks like it was a fad, because look at best selling games today. a lot of them look like fucking snes games, outdated
>>11484692>>11487903Seriously why the fuck is there no 3D capabilities for this thing, was NEC fucking stupid?
>>11494615yeh
>>11494615NEC plan one codename called Tetsujin
>>11484897>>11485043She can be easily added super smash bros fighter pass.
>>11494971Anon, I don't know who you are but I love your running gag in all threads whenever Rolfee is mentioned. Even if it is complete non sequitur.
>>11492775>PC Engine at the end was basically just ADV slop1993 was the last year the pc engine was a "normal" consoleit got great games in 94/95 like the snk fighters and the xanadu games, but with tokimeki memorial in 94...the ADV slop transition was terminal
Rolfee is cute
>>11495109I am just simply anon wanted see Rolfee get spotlight.
>>11495472>>11495378>Kazuko Tadano, an Toei animator, was also in charge of the design, and the voice actor was Oono Marina, who was a newcomer at the time.In charge. He also released a game with this character as the main character, and the age in the game is 12~13 years old. The full name is 'ロルフィー・リリアン' (Rolfee Lillian)
>>11494874NEC codenames:*HuC62*Project Tetsujin / Tetsujin*Iron Man>Hudson Soft - AKA “Hudson’s 32-Bit Prototype System” board for what later was believed to have been redesigned to become the PC-FX. Created by the same designers as the PC-Engine, the “IronMan” was sold to NEC HE in the early 1990’s, and shown to the public in 1992.>The prototype board had a 25MHz RISC processor and a custom developed chipset, a HuCard type port in the front, another port beside that for some other device, Left/Right Audio jacks, and video hookups. To the rear of the board, a video cord is connected to another video output, and to the right of that, a control port which fits the PC Engine control pad is connected. Then, to the right of that, is what appears to be some sort of expansion port. Three other connections are also found in the back which are unknown for what they are used for. The dimensions of the "IronMan" were approximately 12x12in.>This was the last piece of hardware that Hudson Soft’s hardware team developed (with previous designs being the PC-Engine line of systems and the Sharp X6800).
>>11494615>>11488642>>11488831https://files.catbox.moe/4qjoeb.jpeghttps://files.catbox.moe/0ypmae.jpeghttps://files.catbox.moe/1vsnxn.jpeghttps://files.catbox.moe/gbtn2h.jpeghttps://files.catbox.moe/fbaxqf.jpeg
>>11492686Wasn't that a joke?
>>11492648Giving NoA more sovereignship on western and generally global releases was one of the worst made decisions NCL ever made.
>>11492648If they do that, It'll get a super cucked US release anyways.>just import itand they'll just BAAAAW at the big banks whenever they see their gentile livestock buy Loli Pantsu Quest XVII+Oji-san's Fury unfrugally.
>>11497174No. /vr/ posts.
>>11484707Considering ps2 was weakest of its gen, n64 was 64 bit while ps1 was 32 bit, I'm not sure that power even matters much to success. But yeah it also had like 3 games
>>11484916You dare mock the daughter of a rice farmer?
>>11495109>>11494971For smash bros!
>>11485150>I'm mad that people like art styles I don't likeur a faggot
