87 was the year the A500 dropped, but that was also $700, not $3,000. The X68000 was a workstation, the A500 a home micro.

Is this impressive, absolutely and blows socks off amiga. However agree huge price differential between this and the a500. Amazing machine regardless of price.

Nothing Japanese about the Motorola 68000 though

I loved & respect Sharp X68K for what it was at the time, but have you heard of PC's. They existed at this time in the US. DOS 3.0 came out in 84 and DOS 4.0 came out in 88 with CD support. You didn't have to buy micro computers. You could buy the real thing. Hell! The PCJr came out in 84. As far as micro computers go, there was the Atari ST in 85 for 1/3 the price, followed up by the 1040 and Mega STE models in 86, the TT in 1990 for half the price, the Falcon in 91 and Mk X in 92 and then licensed models like the FireBee and Eagle.

@@greymatter77 Dos PC's sucked in comparison for gaming for most of the 80's.

Yeah sega lord x failed to let us know .....

I was going to say something flippant about how could you not know about the x68000 but then I saw it’s a whole new mini product that I had no idea existed. It is really cool!

Been living under a rock??

​@@ConsoleCombat i thought the same thing. I was like how'd you not know about the x68000 but then it was a mini console version i had no idea existed and i felt stupid lol

Same, only just heard about this because of the video.

68k

What language are they written in? C? Java? I know C, VB and Python. I have minimal actual programming experience. I work in medical IT support right now but am looking to renew my security+ and my ceh and then hopefully acquire a higher level tech cert. I digress.

That's encouraging. I've been considering learning assembly through the 68k some year.

@@GOPSlayer I don't think Java, Python, and VB even existed back then

@@GOPSlayer Back then it would've been assembly, C, or a mix of the two. Anything higher level than that would've been too slow or memory-hungry for games.

It's pretty cool for what it is. Definitely needs some maturity, though.

I thought this was gonna be a Genesis type thing but it looks way too powerful. Except Atomic Runner looked lame compared to Genesis

There may have been a kid like that, one.

My older brother imported an FMTowns early on which I still have. The few games we had were quite impressive for their time anyhow.

gamefan was amazing, wow I loved that magazine. I remember waldenbooks too in Brooklyn New York kings plaza mall

That's odd, it looks like the original Cho Ren Sha 68K to me. I don't see anything particularly new. I'll need to go back and play the original again.

@@SegaLordX the og game does not have backgrounds for example

@@urokosakanabito6706 The way you said it was a bit misleading. Made it sound like the graphical effects for the shots & explosions & such were new.

Is this version of the game available for download anywhere?

Yeah the enemy sprites look like they have different shading and features. Very cool!! Hope they make it available more widely

Get ready to pay an exuberant price for it. It's not being targeted to general consumption, but to the niche, top of the hardcore Japanese PC retro enthusiasts.

@@kwizzeh It's not like the original hardware is getting any cheaper and has never been 'cheap' since it's release.

@@ActionGamerAaron Yeah for sure, the original is also difficult to service too. Better spending $275-$300USD for the 68kZ instead of dropping $2000USD for an original that might not even work and doesn't have all it's peripherals.

@Phantasm I'm pretty certain getting everything for a MISTer would cost even more than getting this assuming the price mentioned before was around $200 - $300. Besides, the whole point of getting this device is not just about the games, but the overall package. You get a sweet and detailed looking outer shell and a keyboard all to accurately depict the original machine. It's a collectors item. Although perhaps pricey, considering it's just a single console emulation box, I think the price is justified especially since this is a very niche console that many may not have heard about or perhaps even have interest in the first place. The makers gotta make a profit somehow with manufacturing this and since there probably won't be a lot of buyers, the higher price is unfortunately the only option unless they decide to go cheap and get crappy or inferior parts to make them.

What's interesting is that most of the arcade games that would be ported to this computer were made with this exact PC.

Capcom used the X68000 to program CPS1 games.

Thank you!

havent heard anything major for mister last time i tried the core was a mess

Yup. Glad you enjoyed it.

Not at all, but this one is a bit expensive.

Thanks, brother. Keep up the awesome content!

Yes, hopefully he responds to both your and my comment. Why didn't he address this in the video? Zuiki ran a Japan only crowd fund. How on earth did SLX get one? eBay? If so he must have paid through the nose. Maybe he knows someone in Japan who got one on his behalf. Is like to know because this is on my short list of must own consoles. Zuiki has been absolutely brutal about communicating with fans. They will not respond to English questions on social platforms, not will they say whether an international release is planned. I need answers!

I'll add it to the test list for episode 2.

Yeah when I saw this video, I immediately thought where's Final Fight lol

I really really wish double dragon was ported onto this sucker. the one from 1987 that lit up the arcades that summer. that game was on fire and everyone wanted it on their console!

It's still heavily used in fire alarm equipment and other real time applications.

@@poisonouslead85 it's a decent chip with lots of capabilities. No need to be on later hardware if something is sufficient. Interesting though, as this means it is probably still being manufactured

@@funstuffonthenet5573 Oh ya, it's still being made in large quantities. The plague caused a shortage of 68000's that resulted in a lot of building projects being bogged down because fire alarm installers couldn't get control boards for their fire alarm and sprinkler panels. Edwards Signalling is one manufacturer who comes to mind as being a heavy consumer of 68000's.

@@poisonouslead85 Damn, that plague really shut things down. Sad to see society freak out and come to a hault. World needs it's chips!

It was just under $400 if you backed it. Second hand, you'll pay twice that.

@@SegaLordX Premium pricing just like the original was... It certainly was boutique back in its day and you did get what you paid for.

@@SegaLordX Do you know if when they work everything out with it, if they are planning a larger official release?