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February 4, 2024 123 mins

We explore who caused the PC-FX to fail with a look at NEC's supposed Anime Directive, Hudson's approach to PC-FX Software, and SEGA's role in chipping away NEC's market share. The PC-FX Fan Club is a podcast and YouTube channel expanding the retro gaming community's understanding of NEC's successor to the PC Engine, the PC-FX.

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PC-FX Fan Club Discord

Umbrella Term’s Mahjong Goku Tenjiku Article

Rosewood Super Real Mahjong PV Article

Video Game Esoterica’s PC-FX on Steam Deck

Video Game Esoterica PC-FX Podcast

Team Innocent Reference Art Ko-fi Post

First Kiss Story – Image Song / Character Song CD Ko-fi post

Navigating the PC-FX Sales Mess Ko-fi Post

Ben’s Kira Kira Pop Princess VideoNext Generation Magazine Issue #3

Gamasutra Interview with Takashi-Meijin

Japanese PC-FX Wikipedia

Oji Hiroi’s 4Gamer Interview

Iramajiri Shouchiro Wikipedia (Most details sourced from “Honda Myth – After the founder”)

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Naoki Yoshida Famitsu Interview

Mark as Played

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