Sega and the Sharp X68000

[@jackyack7850]

It’s amazing what they were able to do with a Motorola 68k based machine. The same cpu used in Amiga and the first Crapple Macintosh. Must’ve had some serious coprocessor power.

[@kathleendelcourt8136]

The X68000 was such a beast, even if it lacked real scaling dedicated hardware its beefy CPU could simply power through it in software. It's really hard to get your hands on a fully working system nowadays but fortunately emulation is pretty accurate and you can get a taste of its great library of games.

[@SegaLordX]

That beast CPU and the special hardware that allowed sprite manipulation really was something for a machine released in 1987. It had a boat load of RAM for the era too. An entire Megabyte in 1987 in the base units.

[@kathleendelcourt8136]

The closest in Europe and America was the Amiga 2000 also released in 1987. But it had a weaker CPU (stock), weaker sprite manipulation capabilities and a lower color palette. The sample based sound chip (Paula) was arguably superior though. And more importantly, games were made for the A500 base specifications.

[@yuvraj01]

@@kathleendelcourt8136 had the X68000 released in the west as well back in '87 I think it would have wiped the floor with the A500....games like Streetfighter 2 or even Afterburner never were of the arcade calibre that the X68000 gave, this coming from an ex-amiga owner, but having learnt about this system in recent years and the quality of the arcade ports, there is no denying that Sharp's machine would have given Commodore more of a run for their money than any other competitor at the time...

[@kathleendelcourt8136]

@@yuvraj01 The Sharp X68000 was clearly superior but it was also a lot more expensive.

[@Halbared]

@@kathleendelcourt8136 Yes the price would have made it a niche system. I had an Amiga 1000 myself but a quick look at wiki, I recall the 2000 box so am not sure now, but there's also a 3000 which I never knew about. :D

[@andrewglazier8940]

There were some great X68K games ported to the Genesis: Thunder Force 2, Final Zone, and Granada.

[@SegaLordX]

I used some of Granada's music in this episode.

[@Larry]

Surprising there was no OutRun or Power Drift, those would have been really impressive.

[@jasonlee7816]

Out Run had 2 x Motorola CPU or Power Drift had 3 x Motorola CPU wouldn't both have struggled to look impressive on Sharp X68000??

[@KGRAMR]

Apparently, AFAIK, OutRun was planned and listed in one of the issues of Japanese magazine Oh!X but i have yet to find it...

[@elementfreestyle3354]

Jason Lee Thunder Blade in arcades used the same hardware as After Burner II with twin 68000 CPUs. Look how impressive Thunder Blade is on the Sharp X68000. Out Run also had twin 68000s, but had less sprite pushing power. Out Run could've been really nice this computer. That said, Power Drift would've suffered more.

[@NIGH11]

Been waiting on this one ! Great job Segalordx!

[@SegaLordX]

Thanks bud. Glad you enjoyed it.

[@atolm1]

I was obsessed with that system back in the day, seemed the most amazing thing ever.

[@SegaLordX]

It was the stuff of legends in my circles. I even tried to convince a few friends to go in together to import it.

[@alexkidd_miracleworld]

X68Kの初期型にはGRADIUSが無料で付属されており、その完成度の高さに日本のゲーマー達は衝撃を受けました。 また、驚異的な価格にも衝撃を受けたのでした。

[@robertdavis4192]

Sega Lord your channel deserves a much larger following, thanks for the information you put out, keep it up.

[@PlumbDrumb]

Such an amazing machine at the time. The stuff dreams are made of.

[@SegaLordX]

At that asking price, dreams indeed.

[@yellowblanka6058]

It was definitely aimed at professionals, a workstation computer through and through. This was 1987 - monochrome/CGA/EGA graphics cards were still the standard on PC, and even VGA cards lacked hardware provisions to manipulate tiles/framebuffer etc. this was HUGELY more capable than most PCs where 2D graphics were concerned.

[@PlumbDrumb]

@@yellowblanka6058 I was thinking the same thing. That is far beyond a normal consumer's gaming budget! Even the Amiga was out of my reach, though these days I'm sort of glad we didn't spend the cash on one - the Genesis turned out to be a far superior (and affordable) gaming machine.

[@yellowblanka6058]

@@PlumbDrumb - Yeah, I think the Amiga had a higher-clocked 68000 and higher potential onscreen colors in the rather limited HAMM mode, but it didn't have the gaming-specific graphics code/hardware provisions of the Genesis.

[@PlumbDrumb]

@@yellowblanka6058 It would have rocked for graphical design. Too bad I didn't really get into digital creation until a few years later, after Apple took over the scene.

[@mrgr8guy257]

Can't believe my parents got me an Amstrad CPC 464 with a green screen instead of this. I much would of preferred one of these. Great video btw.

[@MarkMifsud]

Great Video!! There was also a port of Panorama Cotton that had the LEDs on the keyboard flicker with the music.

[@SegaLordX]

Yeah, I've seen that. Gotta love cool touches like that.

[@angelriverasantana7755]

It was the original Cotton. Not Panorama

[@РогулинАлександр-ш6м]

Thank you for video. I’ve get my complete unit of X68000 PRO with all manuals and even with original box in 2014. So happy about this. This computer also has a lot of awesome exclusives along with the best arcade ports like Aquales, Etoile Princess, Castlevania, Die Bahnwelt etc.

[@SegaLordX]

Oh yeah. I'm thinking about doing a favorite games episode for the X68000.

[@dijabreu]

Is worth mentioning that Capcom used the X68000 as a basis for the CPS1 arcade board, with a few improvements like a revamped vdp for more sprites on screen. That's why CP used it as a workstation for developing games for CPS1.

[@HybridAngelZero]

The X6800 is wild in a way. While the TurboGrafix and NEO•GEO definitely felt unique and fun to a Super NES/Genesis kid like me, the X6800 is like peering into an alternate universe almost. I never knew it had gotten so much SEGA love

[@SegaLordX]

I almost wish that Sharp had made a consolized version of the X68000. It really could have expanded its market to give us less fortunate souls a chance at it.

[@HybridAngelZero]

@@SegaLordX That would be amazing. I suppose a company like Analogue could produce something, but I don't know if the demand would be strong enough

[@worsel555]

Thanks to growing up in the Air Force I actually had a neighbor who owned an X68000 after being stationed in Japan. I got to play Strider, Akumajō Dracula, and Final Fight on it which was amazing. I can only imagine how much it must have cost him to buy back then as they are still kind of pricey now.

[@SegaLordX]

Anyone that got to play this during its run has my ever lasting jealousy. I can't even imagine what it was like to have this thing in the 80s.

[@EricHostile]

I never heard of it until the GameSack episode but ever since then I am obsessed with this computer. Amazing.

[@acruz339]

Another great video. You really have some of the best Sega content on KZbin and should have way more subscribers. One subject I was always interested in was how capable the 32x really was. I feel like developers never had the chance to squeeze the full power of the add on. That would be an interesting video that I think only you could do justice.

[@SegaLordX]

So many cancelled games for the 32X. I don't think we'll ever know the full extent of what it could do.

[@TechnicolorDojo]

Fantasy Zone is one of my favorite arcade games. Most of my life I have been spoiled by MAME emulation. I am absolutely floored how 1:1 the X68000 port is, wow.

[@craiganderson7085]

Great video Sega Lord! I played a few games on the X68000, unfortunately just by emulator, but it was enough for me to see that this PC was ahead of it's time. I don't remember this system back in the day, I remember the FM Towns and Marty, but I played Akumajo Dracula on the X68000 recently and thought it was incredible, especially it's Midi soundtrack. I also think it's cool that Capcom used the tech in the X68000 to build it's CPS1 Arcade hardware.

[@dougr.8653]

This video I was really expecting for a long time. Thanks, Sega Lord.

[@SegaLordX]

No problem. Glad you enjoyed it.

[@sw1000xg]

WOW born in the 70s, owned a Mega Drive, Mega CD and Master System but this is the first time I've seen this beauty. Great vid guys.

[@UltraHealthyVideoGameNerd]

Damn the music in Super Hang On sounds almost exactly the same as the arcade version

[@AloanMoreira1]

asfaik, the Sharp 68000 had the YM2151 synth chip in it... YEP.. that IS the iconic Arcade synth chip present in many arcade games.. the other younger chip being the YM2203 - for me THIS and the Neo Geo WAS the arcade at home!

[@ghostofsparta291]

Bro love your videos, found your channel while i was doing cardio at the gym . Your videos got me back into sega i picked up a saturn that plays burned disks so i can actually get all the games i want , dreamcast, genesis and i even found an afterburner deluxe sit down arcade

[@bjraleigh1439]

fascinating bit of history. Was not at all aware of these ports.

[@SegaLordX]

Japanese gaming is full of these types of machines. Thinking about doing an FM Towns episode soon.

[@RetroGames4K]

Knowing that sharp x68000 was much more powerful than mega drive, games like hang on,columns, looks better at least for me in the mega drive...

[@MiguelRamirez-pj7qs]

Please get working on the much anticipated FIGHTERS MEGAMIX episode

[@michellesakura1]

That game kicks ass omg

[@Riz2336]

Those look like damn near perfect ports of those Sega games for that time.

[@SegaLordX]

Not far off. They really were something for 1987 hardware.

[@lightdark28]

The X68000 is quite fascinating as its one of the first computers I can think of that actually had high end games in mind. Of course computers like the C64 and Amiga could run some great games, but even they didn't seem quite as tailored to high end games as the X68000 (and the price reflected that I guess), it also wipes the floor with all the EGA PCs of the day. Galaxy Force would have been quite something to see on it

[@SegaLordX]

Galaxy Force and Outrun likely would have been killer releases.

[@lightdark28]

@@SegaLordX When you think about it, the X68000 wasn't that expensive given it was a full computer. At the time a 286 or 386 computer with EGA graphics a PC Speaker sound could easily cost 3000 dollars or more, about the same as the X68000.

[@Halbared]

A lot (most) of games were for the Amiga 500 (which was a few years old by this point) , but the Amiga 2000 was out at the same time as the Sharp, and games made for that took advantage of the later tech.

[@darthv72]

Wow, had no idea there were so many Sega properties supported. And I agree that Thubderblade is criminally underrated. When games like outrun and afterburner having multiple versions and poor TB only having a psudo sequel/reimagining on genesis.

[@SegaLordX]

That Genesis game should have been a lot better, too.

[@knightmare39]

Didn't the X68000 also have the definitive version of Thunder Force 2?

[@SegaLordX]

It did. The Genesis version holds up strong, but that X68000 color palette and sound chip beat it out.

[@retrosoul8770]

Yeah, Ray of Hope is amongst the very best of gaming music, esp on the X68.

[@PSYK0MANT1S]

2:25 HELL YEAH! Ive been looking at and have opportunities to buy an X68000. This system has intrigued me for years. Last year we saw one running in the flesh at a retro computer expo. It was a sight to behold. He had the lightup keyboard and all going on it with Cotton. These things are beasts.

[@Lightblue2222]

I'm impressed. Thanks for the lesson! Spot own. Especially love what it could do with their super scalers.

[@ElricSowrd]

This is one of those Consoles that I've never heard of during those times. It also has superior Versions of Ghouls'n'Ghost and Street Fighter IIs.

[@wiseonewizardry178]

Great video! I own an X 68k and I know it works but finding a monitor to play on with this machine is a pain in the ass to look for. Great computer system tho.

[@mostverticalproductions4808]

The Sharp X68000 is an awesome PC. It's really impressive how well it handled CPS1 and Sega titles. Space Harrier looks mighty fine on it, though I don't care much for the music on X68000. Outride a Crisis sounds sexy.

[@andresgallardo6400]

Excellent video. This system was amazing dude.

[@videogamesworld8391]

Man,your videos are very good even great. My honest appreciation you have.

[@araknair9605]

Great script and pacing as always. Please keep these obscure topics coming whenever you can.

[@Asterra2]

I discovered the X68000 only about a decade ago. It rocked my world to realize that arcade-perfect ports of circa 1990 games like Strider were theoretically available on a home platform. Until I made this discovery, I had considered the Amiga 500 to be the epitome of a platform years ahead of its time. Today, I regard the two different platforms to be about equal in capabilities, but with the X68000 enjoying the direct support of Japanese commercial gaming giants -- super critical in that era of gaming, compared to today -- which resulted in a notable disparity in the number of quality titles available for the platforms. Of course, knowing now that the X68000 was a $4000+ investment, compared to the Amiga 500's ~$700 pricetag, _really_ adds some important perspective.

[@davidvfx]

Looks like the Hang-On don't use scaling software; I see the jump of side of the sprites. Thunder blue is the most impressed.

[@Mr_x_19922]

Obscure computer, Sega knew what was doing and supported great systems. When I heard Sharp x6800 the first thing it comes to my mind is that great version of Castlevania, thankfully it came out on playstation in 2001 as Castlevania Chronicles (8 years after it's original release)

[@jeremybowers3181]

Wow man!! I had NO IDEA that piece of hardware even exsisted!! Awesome Video SLX!

[@SegaLordX]

Glad you liked the episode.

[@pferreira1983]

Wow when you said it was like Neo Geo you weren't kidding. These looked arcade perfect!

[@vidlink]

The Sarp X68000 was so ahead of its time and is still in my mind, the earliest definition of a true gaming PC that made the Brits mico computers cry and American PCs jealous. Thanks for sharing.

[@SegaLordX]

There was nothing else like it, I agree.

[@vtrip_]

Game Sack and Lord X uploaded on the same day! My night is now complete!

[@SegaLordX]

My stuff isn't in the same league as theirs, but glad you enjoyed the episode.

[@vtrip_]

Sega Lord X it’s good enough to binge on.

[@adamphillip5305]

I chose to watch this first

[@michellesakura1]

Sega Lord X content wise it totally is!

[@buckroger6456]

Oh yeah good old dos gaming days. Had a lot of fun with those games back in the mid to late 80s.

[@gtrzdaddy]

Amazing episode! Thank u SegalordX

[@SegaLordX]

No problem. Glad you liked it. :)

[@rustymiller9555]

Great old vid I just found. You are the best.

[@michellesakura1]

Super quality content once again, sidenote but I love your intro!

[@n0isyturtle]

This is the system I wanna get into if I ever start actually making enough money to have a hobby.

[@Halbared]

Lovely video. I had an Amiga 2000 myself (I had to check wiki for the model), loved it at the time (plus my 16-bit consoles).

[@Halbared]

@TrueSinister I'm commenting as a gamer from that time who had a system that was a competitor to the Sharp.

[@The90sGamingGuy]

Back when i got into retro video games again in 2009 i briefly considered buying a Neo Geo AES and maybe five games, also considering buying the computer featured in this video but due to known problems and cost of games i scrapped both those ideas. I simply don't have the money to put into these retro gaming devices. I know rely on ports of arcade games on modern consoles. Great video!

[@SegaLordX]

An understandable move. I tried valiantly to support the X68000, but simply did not have the patience and funds for it.

[@christophersavart5589]

Sega Lord X, you re like my Doc brown. You put me in your DeLorean and bring me back to my childhood. ❤️❤️❤️❤️. People wander why sega did so well in Europe during the mastersystem Era. Very simple, because each coffee shop, bars, pubs or cinema theatre were filled with sega arcade machines so when we were going shopping for a console and see titles like shinobi, afterburner, space harrier on a cartridge, the choice was already made for us. 😉😉.

[@SegaLordX]

Glad to hear that. Helping everyone remember why Sega was so awesome is my mission statement.

[@hjalmarjohnson5846]

I actually got to play with one of these very briefly at an FAO Schwarz back in the day. My young little mind was completely blown.

[@SegaLordX]

I wasn't aware it was ever sold outside Japan.

[@hjalmarjohnson5846]

Schwarz had a display with one of those, and a weird early VR system I've never been able to figure out what exactly it was (lawnmower man/ starfox level graphics). I'd never seen one in the wild (and to this day never have again), but apparently they'd order and import one. I still want to know what the heck VR I used back then, too. FAO Schwarz was a mecca of toy insanity. Incidentally, they were also the first American retailer for the NES back in '85. It very well could have been a different system, that was 30 years ago and I was quite young, but the gameplay images and the case design look awfully familiar. More research had me thinking it *might* have been an NEC PC-FX, but there's a few problems there as well (timing doesn't seem right relative to release, and it's another Japan exclusive). I might never get to the bottom of exactly *what* those weird and wonderful toys were that day I went to "the toy store from 'Big", but I'll always be thankful my mom was as big a kid back then as I still am today. Sorry for the long, oft-edited response, I'm simply trying to frame the memory in the proper context as a fleeting, three decade old experience.@@SegaLordX​

[@baraksha1]

First time I learned about the Sharp X68000 was last/this year I believe . When I stumbled upon a Sonic The Hedgehog fan game that was made all the way back in 1993 called "Mini Sonic The Hedgehog" and for a Sonic Fan Game it is not as bad as I though it would be and kind of impresive for what it is even tho it has only 1 zone. the guy who made it apearantly went on since then to make a platforming series that is apearantly succesful but I dont recall its name.

[@cabbusses]

The devver of Minic was Kiyoshi Sakai, who would go on to make Umihara Kawase. Unfortunately, I don't recall the X68000 version of Minic ever leaking (It was ported to Playstation via Net Yaroze, and that is the most likely way anyone knows of it), so the only known footage of it running on that hardware is on Kiyoshi Sakai's own KZbin.

[@KGRAMR]

@@cabbusses Mini Sonic The Hedgehog for X68000 was released online by Sakai not too long ago...

[@cabbusses]

@@KGRAMR oh ohhh! Igotta go grab it.

[@MaidenHell1977]

Great episode, Im super intrigued with the X68000 but know full well I'll never acquire one. That being said, luckily most of the games I would want for it are readily available on most other cost effective platforms, though I wish stupid Konami would do a port of Nemesis 90 Kai on the Playstation or something so I can add it to my Gradius collection.

[@SegaLordX]

Try out some of its games on an emulator. They play pretty well there.

[@axeliguzman9137]

Saludos desde Michoacán México viva sega

[@MikeRox83]

I always wanted an X68000 just for CastleVania. I look forward to you investigating SEGA in Europe on the Micros in the near future ;)

[@SegaLordX]

I'm looking into the Amiga and C64.

[@MrSEA-ok2ll]

Back in about 1988 I entered the 16 bit world of the Atari ST and the Amiga 500 computer after moving away from my 8 bit Atari computer. The Sharp was, as far as I know, a pretty much Japanese gaming computer, so it was not advertised at all in North America. It was and is a sweet piece of tech, but the price was super steep back in the day and still expensive and quite limited...I should have attempted to purchase a unit about 10 years ago, when I first discovered its existance. Also, I am surprised that the unit received as much development support for games since it was so very expensive. A fantastic video and piece of hardware. One would think that the Sega CD addon would have permitted as good or even better visuals and audio considering the specifications, but this of course would be another 5 years after the X68000 was introduced.

[@SegaLordX]

Yeah, the X68000 was primarily a Japanese machine. I do not think it had an official release any place else. The price would likely have limited its potential incredibly.

[@jasonz7788]

Great work Sir thank you

[@cuddlycard9059]

Simply amazing, awesome video!

[@SegaLordX]

Thank you. :)

[@onetwo6039]

When the x68000 mini releases, I hope these games are on it.

[@videogameobsession]

8:09 Super Hang-On on the 68K is definitely a bit smoother, but the riders/bikes are quite a bit smaller. I'm not sure which I like better TBH. Music sounds better on the 68K, but it's still very good on the Gen. I also enjoyed having the Original Mode on the Genesis version. It made sense for a home port and gave it a lot of added play value.

[@SiincereARC]

Again, youve blessed us. Hopefully someone will piggy back off of this video and create an up to date one about the sharp machines.

[@youdontneedtoseehisidentif4939]

Retro Man Cave recently did a video on the X68000

[@lordsalty3661]

Never heard of this machine before mate so extra thanks for the video.

[@SegaLordX]

No problem. Glad you liked it.

[@gil-0085]

Nice video sega lord x me and my cuz xboy love watching your videos we are sum huge sega fans all the way

[@SegaLordX]

Thanks man. Appreciate the support.

[@jonniefast]

🥺💖 cho ren sha was ported to windows for free, one of my favorite shmups

[@alritedave]

I may get one of those someday. Definitely a cool machine with some awesome ports.

[@SegaLordX]

Some of the best. Especially Capcom games.

[@alritedave]

@@SegaLordX Yeah, although I think I'd rather get a NEO-GEO 1st.

[@SegaLordX]

No wrong choices between those 2.

[@alritedave]

@@SegaLordX Yeah. Saturn is my main focus at the minute! :)

[@MarquisDeSang]

Please don't stretch the image, leave it 4:3.

[@cinnamondan4984]

First world problem

[@elementfreestyle3354]

In addition to the faster 68000 CPU, X68000's custom chips absolutely pissed all over the Amiga's custom chips.

[@ConsoleShockOfficial]

Lots of Sega ports on the Commodore Amiga and Atari ST too. Great video bud!

[@SegaLordX]

Definitely content there to cover.

[@midnightkitty8172]

I'm impressed by this system but the price is insane. That represents a LOT of quarters spent in the arcade.

[@GimblyGFR]

Great video. The X68000 is an incredible piece of hardware. Watching the amazing port of Thunder Blade, I feel that After Burner, Super Hang-On and Space Harrier could have been even better. Anyway, they were superior to almost every other port at the time. On the subject of ports, there are many, many home translations of Sega games on 80s computers that are really interesting to discuss given the enormous difference on power between arcade hardware and home computers at the time.

[@Dre_aka_sleepysandman]

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[@ValentinesEve1996]

If an X68000 Mini were to exist, the companies that I think are likely to make it are Dempa Shimbunsha (Dempa) and Konami. Dempa was responsible for porting a lot of arcade and non-arcade titles for the X68000 computer. Dempa recently announced a USB version of the Cyber Stick that was originally made for the X68000. Konami owns the rights to the Hudson Soft IPs and Hudson Soft also co-developed the X68000’s operating system called Human68k. Also we would see games that were developed by Hudson Soft and Konami as well as see games that were ported or distributed by Dempa.

[@AngryCalvin]

Konami was responsible for the PC-Engine/Turbo/Core Grafix minis and made it awesome. To have Konami games would make a huge difference. We all want Castlevania on it for starters. I’m looking forward to it.

[@MrZorro3250]

Nice computer indeed , the developers of that hardware were serious about gaming, plus I heard that many cps1 games like SF2 were developed on that hardware..

[@RustyX2010]

Prices for this console in 2002-06 would have been way low than what they are today!

[@AshtonCoolman]

I was pleasantly surprised when I found out that the Sega Genesis was powered by a Motorola 68000 CPU. It all makes sense now.

[@johnsimon8457]

To think people were blown away by Shadow of the Beast on Amiga when the x68k has dozens of actual quality games

[@Ashura96]

Hertz, the developers who ported OutRun to the Mega Drive, were planning a port to the X68000 but it was cancelled.

[@SegaLordX]

That's a shame. Could have been awesome.

[@KGRAMR]

Apparently, AFAIK, OutRun was listed in one of the issues of Japanese magazine Oh!X but i have yet to find it...Do you know in which issue appeared?

[@pauldobson8952]

Awesome dude!

[@ChocoSlayc]

This is crazy, i want it so bad !

[@harrihaffi2713]

A good controller is crucial. PS: Tony’s chocolonelyは最高です。

[@jmatt781]

The 3D versions of Space Harrier, Outrun and Thunder Blade are so damn awesome on the Nintendo 3DS.

[@SegaLordX]

That they are. Some of the best.

[@SomeOrangeCat]

Like many stateside, Emulation is my only way to play the system, but the most interesting thing I've played on it was their interpretation of the Star Wars Arcade game from the 80s.

[@SegaLordX]

That 3D movement was something else.

[@jodyjohnson265]

Im surprised that out Run didn't make it to the x68000 from what I read online about it it was cancelled but I don't know why

[@RetroGamerBB]

Sick!

[@klaudijevtrkaciteritorij4301]

all of this games who made for this system was incredible,i was enjoy playing Fantasy Zone whanever im not pass till the end because last boss,Space Harrier is incredible whanever i cannot understand this concept of this game,Alien Syndrome im not play,but i have a plan playing on PS3

[@IainiaI]

great video!, what's the music from around 02:34 mark?, so familiar!

[@Renovence]

When RetroArch released their core for the X68000, I was like a kid at a candy store.

[@SegaLordX]

Emulation has gotten fairly good for the X68000. I definitely recommend everyone at least tries it.

[@AngryCalvin]

I had some issues with several games but the ones that worked had no issues. I had much better luck than with 32 bit era emulation that’s for certain.

[@googleboughtmee]

Awesome vid, would love to see you do a look at the Capcom games too

[@SegaLordX]

Plenty of good stuff there too.

[@Kira-Nerys]

I play Space Harrier via Sega's Yakuza series.

[@neilthomas8070]

A funky looking computer, a pity it didn't come to the west, despite the price.

[@AnthonyRiddle]

Dare I say the sprite scaling is smoother on the X68000 than the arcade?

[@jamesphillips7100]

I maybe having some kind of flashback here but wasn’t fantasy zone a hidden game on something, maybe just one level or something but I’m sure of it

[@VGFreak]

Good video. You've got yourself a new sub.

[@dbnpoldermans4120]

Dat Cyber Stick, wow. Never heard or seen it

[@SegaLordX]

Costly beast too.

[@felidiusz]

Ive found out about this hardware from GameSack. Strange and unknown one, but quite powerful for its time. Another one is FM Tower. Are there any Sega games on it?

[@SegaLordX]

You mean the FM Towns? Oh yeah, plenty of Sega releases on that one.

[@felidiusz]

@@SegaLordX Yes, this one. I messed up its name, sorry. Well, its a material for another episode then, maybe? :)

[@leogameslocadora]

Pra ter noção do poder de uma SEGA X ou uma simples System 16,nem o PC Power da epoca dava conta de portar 100% o arcade. SEGA ARCADES POWEEEEEER

[@Tempora158]

This is the only system that can make Neo Geo AES owners look financially thrifty for choosing the AES as their arcade machine at home. (Yes, I am aware the Sharp 68K was meant to be a professional workstation, not a consumer game playing device).

[@SegaLordX]

The average cost of a complete game on the X68000 is pretty high. Even games that are fairly common tend to be above $50. Anything rare is $100 or more. Anything rare and awesome tends to be $100s more. It's definitely not for the thrifty.

[@Tempora158]

@@SegaLordX You didn't read my comment correctly. I said the Neo Geo AES is cheap relative to the Sharp X68K when the NeoGeo AES has always been thought of as the super expensive gaming option.

[@SMS-iz9ud]

Sega and Pc engine had also a solid relashionship.