The DOS/V operating system enabled IBM clones to display Japanese text by using a software font only, giving a chance for global PC manufacturers to enter the Japanese PC market. īy 1990, average CPUs and graphics capabilities were sufficiently improved. Global PC manufacturers, with the exception of Apple, had failed to overcome the language barrier, and the Japanese PC market was isolated from the global market. In addition, Japanese computer manufacturers marketed personal computers that were based on each proprietary architecture for the domestic market. IBM clones lacked graphics capabilities to handle complex Japanese writing systems. NEC succeeded in attracting third-party suppliers and a wide range of users, and the PC-98 dominated the Japanese PC market with more than 60% by 1991.
The range of the series has expanded, and in the 1990s it was used in a variety of industry fields including education and hobbies. The PC-98 was initially released as a business-oriented personal computer which had backward compatibility with the successful PC-8800 series. While NEC did not market these specific machines in the West, it sold the NEC APC III, which had similar hardware as early PC-98 models. The platform established NEC's dominance in the Japanese personal computer market, and, by 1999, more than 18 million units had been sold. The PC-9800 series ( Japanese: PC-9800シリーズ, Hepburn: Pī Shī Kyūsen Happyaku Shirīzu), commonly shortened to PC-98 or 98 ( キューハチ, Kyū-hachi), is a lineup of Japanese 16-bit and 32-bit personal computers manufactured by NEC from 1982 to 2000. Doukyuusei is a series of dating Visual Novels (which basically created the gameplay for the modern VN) also made by élf for those unaware.October 1982 39 years ago ( 1982-10) (PC-9801) Q: Is that joke at the end really in the Japanese script?Ī: Yes it is, élf had a sense of humor. As for SFW games, I've wanted to play/translate Tengai Makyou: Fuun Kabuki Den for PC-Engine CD for awhile, but again do not have the tools. I am also interested in working on Dragon Knight I, II, and III for PC-98 in some form. As for other eroge, L Elle also by élf remains high on my list, and the PC-98 version should be editable for translation.
Q: Will you translate any other versions? Any other eroge? SFW games?Ī: Not promising anything, but I personally would like port this script to the Windows XP/PC-FX remakes of Dragon Knight 4, but I do not have the tools at this time. Disk C is the big exception, and has different data, hence why I skipped it for now.
The HDI contains folders that are mostly identical to the floppy files themselves, for example, Disk A has the same data as Folder A, and so forth. I should clarify that due to file size differences, I am only able to edit the HDI (internal hard disk installation files) at this time, not the floppy disk files themselves. I was originally going to simply upload that as a GameFAQs guide, but now that the earlier mentioned Juice tool exists, I am putting that text into the actual game files. (UPDATE: Finished E, onto F.)In addition, I have a translated script that goes far longer into the game. I have completed Disks A, B, and D, and currently working on floppy E. Do not ask me more than once a month about this.Ī: The main game is 12 3.5 floppy disks long, all with varying lengths of text files.
Q: When will this be project be finished?Ī: Very rough estimate: UPDATE January-June 2022. This video should meet Utreon's standards. It has has plenty NSFW, but is also plot heavy. It has a very distinctive art style and sound style, and is also notable for a large amount of eroge (NSFW games).ĭragon Knight 4 is an ESRPG (Erotic Strategy Role Playing Game) with some Visual Novel elements. Potential FAQ: What is the NEC PC-98? Dragon Knight 4?Ī: In layman’s terms, the PC-98 was a Japanese computer line that could run MS-DOS/early Windows, but did not conform to the IBM PC standards of the time. This footage was reocrded on the Emulator NekoProject21nt (FMGEN pack), but I can confirm it also works on DOSBox-X and real hardware (specifically my PC-9821 Cx S3.) If you want to know more about said tool, join the PC-98 Discord, and post in the fan-translation channel. This project was made possible by Tomyun’s Juice tool, which is able to extract text from élf Corporation games for editing. After over a year of translating, brushing up on Japanese, learning about hacking old Japanese computer files, I think It's finally time I show a snippet of my labor to the world.