Name: Ed_Oscuro 2004-12-24 13:23
I'm split, myself. x68K is an earlier system and has a 68K processor allowing for pretty much direct arcade ports (or for x68K assembly gurus to easily port their stuff), and it got a lot of them.
FM Towns, on the other hand, has a much faster series of processors (386/586, MHz-wise) and can do more. The UX-20 is one of the best looking all-in-one PCs around, somewhat like a Mac in that regard. Plus instant win for ports of Raiden and Splatterhouse.
Other series:
NEC PC-series went on for a long, long time; from the early 80s at least until around 1994 or so. NEC's insistence on making new machines non-compatible with their others helped fragment the Japanese computing market and let DOS-V in...but when these systems were king they got pretty much every game there was (especially in the early days).
The MSX series - pretty good system right here, but I've always felt that you can usually exchange a Famicom for it (exceptions: Many Konami games...nevermind Contra, everybody's short and the game looks plain odd). Still, I've picked up a few games for this system.
FM Towns, on the other hand, has a much faster series of processors (386/586, MHz-wise) and can do more. The UX-20 is one of the best looking all-in-one PCs around, somewhat like a Mac in that regard. Plus instant win for ports of Raiden and Splatterhouse.
Other series:
NEC PC-series went on for a long, long time; from the early 80s at least until around 1994 or so. NEC's insistence on making new machines non-compatible with their others helped fragment the Japanese computing market and let DOS-V in...but when these systems were king they got pretty much every game there was (especially in the early days).
The MSX series - pretty good system right here, but I've always felt that you can usually exchange a Famicom for it (exceptions: Many Konami games...nevermind Contra, everybody's short and the game looks plain odd). Still, I've picked up a few games for this system.