Episode 108 – The NEC PC-FX

In 1994, video game system manufacturers were just starting to shift into the realm of 3D-based video game consoles thanks to the fifth generation. But one company decided to continue building upon the legacy of 2D in the mid-90s with their final console release: NEC. The PC-FX was host to 62 games which utilized 2D animated content, with a focus on Japanese animation being highlighted in many of them. With a combination of redbook audio and the same sound chip that was in the PC-Engine (Turbo Grafx-16 for us North Americans,) the PC-FX was host to some incredible musical content. On this episode, Justin schools Mike on “swords and boards,” resident obscure game nerd Nick Carney stops by for a quick call and the boys chat about the wild and wacky world of eroge games! Join Mike and Justin as they analyze just some of the PC-FX’s tunes on the 108th episode of XVGM Radio!

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TRACK LISTING:

Intro – Tokimeki Card Paradise – Koi No Royal Straight Flush (PC-FX, 1996) “Track 8” Target Labratory, Yusuke Takahama, Satoshi Nagano, Michihiko Shichi

1 – Battle Heat! (PC-FX, 1994) “Track 2” Minoru Endo

2 – Chip Chan Kick! (PC-FX, 1996) “Stage 3” Yoshio Furukawa

3 – Kishin Dōji Zenki FX: Vajra Fight (PC-FX, 1995) “Track 6” Aya Tanaka, Minoru Endo

4 – Miraculum: The Last Revelation (PC-FX, 1996) “Music-30” Kenji Ikeda

5 – Power Dolls FX (PC-FX, 1996) “Track 15” Hiroto Saito

6 – Chōshin Heiki Zeroigar (PC-FX, 1997) “Zeroigar-29” Hideo Shimazu

7 – Wakusei Kōgekitai: Little Cats (PC-FX, 1997) “Track 12” Toyo Kusanagi, Michiko Tomita

8 – Angelique Special 2 (PC-FX, 1996) “Mountain Road” Chinatsu Kuzuū

9 – Team Innocent: The Point of No Return (PC-FX, 1994) “Track 4” Kenji Kawai

10 – Farland Story FX (PC-FX, 1995) “Track 04” Tomoo Kasahara