BEEP announced today that it will be releasing three more classic Nihon Falcom titles on the vintage Japanese computer known as the Sharp X68000. Lovers of antiquated hardware (and the frankly incredible packaging that Japanese role-playing games tended to come in during the era) should take notice.
To be clear, these are not remasters or rereleases for current hardware; these are old games that are being republished on floppy discs for the X68000 computer. In a world increasingly moving to digital distribution, however, it’s encouraging to see projects such as this. It’s one way to preserve physical media.
First up for release will be Xanadu 68K, followed by Sorcerian and Dinosaur.
These games are the fourth, fifth, and sixth titles respectively in the Falcom revival project BEEP is undertaking.
Xanadu will include 2 floppy discs and a manual and will retail for 9,680 yen.