Retro Rearview: Sharp X68000 |
Written by DarkTetsuya |
Wednesday, 12 May 2010 15:21 |
The X68000 was a home computer released by Hudson Soft in Japan, and had various versions (with upgraded RAM, processor, and HDD) released dating as far back as 1987. Perhaps the most interesting thing is that all the games managed to fit on a handful of 5.25" floppy discs! I'm sure you're thinking, "5.25 floppies?! I bet that thing only runs like Oregon Trail and Number Munchers... maybe Space Invaders if you're lucky!!" Au contraire, I say, as the X68000 had a pretty solid library of games, including some (damn near perfect) arcade ports:
Unfortunately, the X68000's last release was in 1993, while there had been one more updated version of it planned, for whatever reason it was cancelled and never released. Perhaps it had to do with the impending release of the Sony Playstation? The world.... may never know. Well, I hope you enjoyed my look back at the Sharp X68000... certainly one of the most amazing computer systems ever released on either side of the world. Tune in next week for yet another look into the annals of history for another classic videogame system from years past.
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 12 May 2010 19:58 |