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Two classic RPGs are being ported to a 1980s Sharp PC – Yahoo News Australia
‘Ys I’ and ‘Ys II’ are getting their ultimate ports: to a PC platform from 1987, complete with 3.5-inch floppies.
Its not unheard of for game developers to support titles many years after launch, but Nihon Falcom is taking that to new extremes. As Kotakureported, the company has announced plans to port the original versions of Ys I and Ys II to the Sharp X68000, a Japan-only PC first released in 1987 and yes, theyll come on 3.5-inch floppy disks. ITMediaadded that youll see smoother in-game scrolling and wont need to swap in blank floppies to save your progress, but itll otherwise feel like a throwback to three…
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