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cmstar
February 25th, 2006, 04:21
It would be great if someone made a port of the PC88 Japanese computer so we could all play 'Super Mario Brothers Special'. :)

Any takers?
ron
February 25th, 2006, 12:39
Hello, I have ported Quasi 88 SDL to Dreamcast, but wouldnt be released until next MadriDC 4th March. Patience. Cheers
quzar
February 25th, 2006, 17:07
oh wow. i have also ported quasi 88 sdl =P good thing i didn't waste the time to get it working properly and stuff.
cmstar
February 25th, 2006, 17:29
Awesome and my hats off to both of you. I am just now returning to the DC scene after a few years (when it was still quite buggy and infantile). I did a quick search and didn't find any PC 88 emulators.

Great to hear it is being worked on. Thanks to both of you. I look forward to a release.
Starscream
March 2nd, 2006, 14:45
That's cool to hear, I'm a sucker for non-mainstream systems (in case they have some interesting software, which most have imho.).
cmstar
March 7th, 2006, 02:27
Any news on when either of these emulators will be released?
ron
March 23rd, 2006, 07:16
PC88QuasiDC is my port of Quasi88 to Dreamcast.

The emulator is not finished yet, and needs some work on.
I decided to release all what I have done and I invite to everybody to continue with the port ahead. My knowledge is not enough to carry it on. That's because I want to share and put in the hands of others, it's like a way to help in its complete port.

If you need more info, comments or whatever, feel free to post and ask for.

More info at DCIBERIA: http://www.dciberia.net/tiki-read_article.php?articleId=377

Ron.

Source and Bin are available to Download from DCIBERIA url.

Best Regards
fackue
March 23rd, 2006, 08:25
What's Quisi88?
ron
March 23rd, 2006, 08:47
Sorry , the Technical Info about Nec PC8801

NAME PC 8801
MANUFACTURER NEC
TYPE Home Computer
ORIGIN Japan
YEAR December 1981
BUILT IN LANGUAGE N88-BASIC, N-BASIC (PC8001 MODE)
KEYBOARD Full-stroke keyboard 67 key + 20 key numeric pad + 5 function keys
CPU uPD780C-1(Z80A compatible)
SPEED 4 MHz
RAM 64 KB (up to 576 KB)
VRAM 48 KB
ROM 72 KB
TEXT MODES 36/40/72/80 characters x 20/25 lines
GRAPHIC MODES 640 x 200 (8 colours), 640 x 400 (Monochrome)
COLORS 8
SOUND Beeper
SIZE / WEIGHT main case: 496W x 342D x 107H / 7.1 Kg
keyboard: 464W x 214D x 73H / 2 Kg
I/O PORTS 4 expansion slots
Tape recorder (600/1200 baud)
RS232C
CRT(MONO/DIGITAL), Centronics
POWER SUPPLY PSU built-in, AC100Vą10%, 40w-70w
PERIPHERALS Dual 5 (2x320 KB) or 8 (2x1 MB) floppy drive unit

Cheers
Starscream
March 25th, 2006, 22:50
What's Quisi88?

It's an emulator for one of many computer systems that were released only in Japan.
cmstar
June 14th, 2006, 14:38
Has anyone continued on this project? I was finally able to get a PC 88 emulator working correctly with Super Mario Bros. Special and I love it. I would sooo love to play it on the dreamcast though. This is truly the lost levels of Super Mario.