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Expanding the gaming community's understanding of the PC Engine's successor. https://linktr.ee/PCFXFanClub Run by @oculin.bsky.social‬ and @playongofantrans.bsky.social‬

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PC-FX Fan Club @pcfxfanclub.bsky.social · Aug 15

New video up!

Ben made a calendar of game releases on the PC-FX to better visualize the year-by-year trends of the system.

youtu.be/i2tTYYtiYjQ

Analyzing the PC-FX Release Calendar (1995-1998)

YouTube video by PC-FX Fan Club

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PC-FX Fan Club @pcfxfanclub.bsky.social · 16d

Pachio-kun spread its wings to other communities lol.

One day we will all know and love PC-FX Pachinko.

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PC-FX Fan Club @pcfxfanclub.bsky.social · 24d

Looking to buy some sealed PC-FX games?

@profbloom.bsky.social brought to our attention that Playasia still has PC-FX stock available to purchase (picture courtesy of Prof. Bloom)

You can find the full list of available titles here: www.play-asia.com/games/retro_...

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PC-FX Fan Club @pcfxfanclub.bsky.social · 25d

An inspirational message from the ending of Pachio-kun FX.

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PC-FX Fan Club @pcfxfanclub.bsky.social · Sep 3

Your childhood friend in Zoku Hatsukoi Monogatari asks you to read PC-FX manual & health information carefully.

Sit away from the TV, do not open the disc tray during gameplay, take a 15min break every hour, and consult a doctor about any muscle spasms or loss of consciousness.

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PC-FX Fan Club @pcfxfanclub.bsky.social · Sep 2

I'm not sure if this Tanuki wants to be here or is trapped in a Pachinko prison, forced to consume metal balls.

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PC-FX Fan Club @pcfxfanclub.bsky.social · Aug 27

Glad to see some HuneX rep!

Do you guys happen to have the special edition on Saturn?

Supposedly, there are two versions of the game according to the Japanese community, but I've had trouble finding a copy of the original release to check.

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SEGA SATURN, SHIRO! @segasaturnshiro.bsky.social · Aug 27

Ported from the PC FX by Success and published on #Saturn by Human in 1997, Blue Breaker is an RPG that features anime FMV scenes, lots of gorgeous still art, turn-based combat, side-scrolling progression… and love! Set in a world of floating islands, you are 17-year-old Kain.

#sega #BestOfSaturn

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PC-FX Fan Club @pcfxfanclub.bsky.social · Aug 22

The one consistent character is your childhood friend, who provides advice to help you get closer to others.

I haven't played it too much, but it sounds like part of the game is also managing your relationship with her, and as she gets older, she starts to get jealous.

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PC-FX Fan Club @pcfxfanclub.bsky.social · Aug 22

The characters you can fall in love with change as your classmates change, but each seems to also include a novelty crush with someone older than you, like your elementary school teacher.

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PC-FX Fan Club @pcfxfanclub.bsky.social · Aug 22

Zoku Hatsukoi Monogatari: Shūgaku Ryokō is about re-experiencing the feeling of your first love.

You can start as an elementary, middle, or high school student, with each story taking place on a school trip. In the final chapter, you're a university student.

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PC-FX Fan Club @pcfxfanclub.bsky.social · Aug 22

Whoops! Here's the updated link: archive.org/details/Ojou...

Ojousama Sousamou (Debutante Detective Corps) Character Sketch Book : Headroom : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Character sketch art for the mutlimedia franchise called Ojousama Sousamou. The game appears on the PC-FX and the anime is an OVA.

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PC-FX Fan Club @pcfxfanclub.bsky.social · Aug 18

I also was looking at the manual again and there's a couple pages dedicated to her, and one of them is advice from her on how to play the game.

PC-FX Fan Club @pcfxfanclub.bsky.social · Aug 18

Weirdly enough despite being not as emphasized as the other girls, her art has the most dynamic poses.

But I think she's suppose to come off as more cool and competent so might have made more sense to give her some strong poses.

archive.org/details/Ojou...

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PC-FX Fan Club @pcfxfanclub.bsky.social · Aug 18

One character that I haven't highlighted from Ojousama Sousamou is Narciss, who is a role model/mentor for the main character, providing advice on how to be a thief.

We also recently uploaded the character sketch book,
which has some art that I'll link below.

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PC-FX Fan Club @pcfxfanclub.bsky.social · Aug 17

Some of the other boards are a bit more static, but have some nice full screen art.

PC-FX Fan Club @pcfxfanclub.bsky.social · Aug 17

Unfortunately I can't recall if there's anything special about this board, but I do like the nice touch of the cherry blossom floating down the dot matrix display.

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PC-FX Fan Club @pcfxfanclub.bsky.social · Aug 17

This board largely stays the same when you enter a jackpot state, but a vaguely Indiana jones-esque theme starts playing.

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PC-FX Fan Club @pcfxfanclub.bsky.social · Aug 17

When you start playing this one the Tanuki opens his mouth for a split second and if a ball is in front of him, he'll eat it.

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PC-FX Fan Club @pcfxfanclub.bsky.social · Aug 17

I've been playing Pachio-kun recently and while Dream Fantasy is probably the most produced board, a lot of others has some nice art. I wanted to share some of the boards idle animations.

This board has you shooting balls in the demon zone to wake up the angel to start scoring.

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PC-FX Fan Club @pcfxfanclub.bsky.social · Aug 15

Originally, these were going to be for a social post about the last year of the system, but I was surprised how much jumped out at me once I laid the entire system library's life out.

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PC-FX Fan Club @pcfxfanclub.bsky.social · Aug 15

New video up!

Ben made a calendar of game releases on the PC-FX to better visualize the year-by-year trends of the system.

youtu.be/i2tTYYtiYjQ

Analyzing the PC-FX Release Calendar (1995-1998)

YouTube video by PC-FX Fan Club

youtu.be

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PC-FX Fan Club @pcfxfanclub.bsky.social · Aug 13

I was digging around an old Japanese PC-FX fan site and this one has cute little icons to represent the genres of each game.

www2s.biglobe.ne.jp/tetuya/FXHP/...

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PC-FX Fan Club @pcfxfanclub.bsky.social · Aug 12

Just realized I didn't really post any of the actual art at a decent size. It's all pretty low resolution, and I'm not sure if any higher quality versions are out there.

But here's a look at some of them captured off my PC-FX.

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PC-FX Fan Club @pcfxfanclub.bsky.social · Aug 12

Things get a little bit more all over the place later so its a bit harder to line things up. But they do represent the general direction that the OVA takes.

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PC-FX Fan Club @pcfxfanclub.bsky.social · Aug 12

Ojousama Sousamou has a bonus gallery with various pieces of art. The content doesn't relate to the game as much as the OVA released that same year.

While no particular piece lines up exactly, each one seems to connect with various scenes, like each girl's introduction below.

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