Testing the Zuiki X68000 Z Mini - Part 2

[@SegaLordX]

This is a re-upload that needed a correction about its availability. I had previously believed it was sold out but Amazon Japan actually doesn't ship it internationally.

[@VirajKathwadia]

Thank you for correcting this! It is a pain we can't get it...well at least for now sadly.

[@Chaos89P]

​@@VirajKathwadiaMaybe someday soon? If not, I hear Buyee may be able to help. I never used Buyee, despite all the ads in other videos I was watching, so I won't say for certain. Either way, I like that mouse and keyboard. Hopefully, they're also compatible with standard computers?

[@Bitterman5868]

You need to test with Battletech later

[@glovedcop69]

EBay...hopefully

[@どこかのくま-u8r]

@@Chaos89P There is a windows switch behind the keyboard.

[@HatStackMike]

Seeing the LED lights on the keyboard flash to the music is just plain awesome! I love neat stuff like that.

[@davidt3563]

The graphics on this thing for the time are unbelievable. I couldn't even imagine what kid me would have thought seeing these at home.

[@arashnikoubashman6946]

Thanks for the honest review. Given the hefty price and cheaper/better alternatives like emulation or Mister FPGA solutions, the user experience and compatibility have to be improved a lot to justify the asking price in my opinion.

[@tec5x5]

Wow Geograpth Seal is Prototype Jumping Flash both done by Exact and Im here for it

[@Idelacio]

Well I'll reiterate what I said previously in summary: nifty device but for what's being offered should have been an fpga solution. Especially when MiSTer offers more than this by far for the same price, sans snazzy peripherals. And again appreciate you going into hardware details this time around, helps people make an informed decision.

[@thingnumbertwo2]

I love the hardware and wish I could justify the price, but alternatives are just as good for me. Honestly, have entertained thoughts of buying a real system, but the price and the lack of reliability are a no-go. Nothing in the 80s beats an X68k. It's just too good.

[@ToranosukeEdo]

The hardware and accompanying peripherals look really sleek and clean, especially in the black case- love the LEDs

[@ValentinesEve1996]

There was a recent announcement for an official mini console for the NEC PC-8801mkIISR called the Pasocom Mini PC-8801mkIISR. It was officially announced recently in August 2024. It is going to be made by Dempa Micomsoft (the same company that made the Cyber Stick for the Sega Genesis Mini 2).

[@ericcornish1983]

It’s too bad this is a Japan exclusive release, I really wished this could be released in North America.

[@Dacangri2]

I love this channel so much. Love the consistency of content. Love the hustle 💪

[@SegaLordX]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@legendsflashback]

@@SegaLordX where part 1?

[@Dacangri2]

@@SegaLordX love the channel so much, keep up the good work sir! 👏

[@SomeOrangeCat]

I can see why this isn't something they're interested in releasing worldwide. The X68000 wasn't a big deal outside of Japan, and a lot of the games are things you can get on other platforms. Especially the arcade games which are now nearly perfectly emulated on modern consoles.

[@SegaLordX]

The draw for many of us that were old enough to know what it was, is that you can finally own it in some form. It also has enough exclusive software to make it worth while for those willing to give it a shot. I'm starting to think that Zuiki is simply waiting for the right time to introduce an English version of the product. You may be right that it never comes West, but I honestly think there is a market for it. Not huge, but enough to warrant a small release.

[@SomeOrangeCat]

@@SegaLordX Maybe a "made to order" market, because this thing is more esoteric than the Spectrum.

[@qwertasdf-ch5zj]

僕は日本人です。 crowd fundingに参加して、Early access kitを保有しています。 そろそろHDD(SCSI)対応が適用される予定ですが、この製品は、日本国内のファンによる評判は悪いです。 他のビジネスで大量に売れ残った、低性能チップを使い、linux上で無理やりエミュレートしているため、実機の挙動からは程遠いことが理由です。 black modelも予約済みですが、中身は同じなので期待していません。 それでは何故、お金を払い続けるのか？ 答えは一つです。 Zuiki のビジネスを支援することで、彼らにXVIモデル（16mhz)を製作させること。 それが日本にいるファンの目的です。 また、after x68030という架空シナリオで新しいx68000を開発させることにあります。 海外展開するかどうかは分かりませんが、期待して待っていてください。 ちなみに私は実機のXVIを2台保有しており、プログラミングを楽しんでいます。

[@oddojaggins]

Im here to watch this the 2nd time around because the games that special and my respect for your choice to re-upload for accuracy sake

[@ottofonBehemotto]

I was there, Gandalf. Ive seen this 3000 years ago...

[@mjdf122]

Sega Lord X Back In Action Thank You For Your Work We All Appreciate You

[@BabusGameRoom]

8:45 Something about those sound effects...love 'em!

[@georged7627]

I think I've dreamt of this episode because I've seen this vid before 🙏🏽

[@SharifSourour]

I enjoyed rewatching this more than I expected! Still needs labels though!

[@infinity2z3r07]

X68000 screams 80s Japan. This thing was almost $3000 back in 1987! And it still outsold the Mega Drive nearly 4:1

[@Toarcade]

Because it was primarily a work computer used by professionals

[@matthewnikitas8905]

Every console released in Japan sold better than the Mega Drive so that isn’t saying much

[@yousefslimani99]

Thank you for sharing us this amazing retro computer! Keep up the good work!

[@SegaLordX]

My pleasure!

[@blackflame4506]

Thanks for the great video Sega Lord X. Keep up the great work.

[@dwightdixon8508]

Japan gets all the love. It looks to be an incredible product that many wish would get a worldwide release

[@HerculesMays]

Yeah, blows my mind that the X68000 never got a worldwide release, surely such a powerful computer would have found some high end gamers willing to pay for it.

[@matthewnikitas8905]

@@HerculesMaysThe problem is there were very few high end gamers with a high end salary to afford the damn thing. Lol.

[@majinpowers]

Any update? Did firmware ever fix the non-working games? Has HDD support been added? Do fan translations work? Had much success with games that are more than two discs? Sorry to hit you up with so many questions but it is hard to find much information about this product. I am thinking about picking one up, would you recommend it?

[@SegaLordX]

The video here didn't do well so I canceled any follow ups. No, I would not recommend it. It's a novelty that's much to expensive. It still has most of the problems mentioned in the video.

[@MyAthlinks]

Thanks for the update. Since I am not interested in getting the most expensive version (with the mini monitor) there is a decent chance I could get one, although it is going to be more expensive. Though, this is one system I definitely want to get.

[@brynwhitlock62]

Awesome video man!! I was watching this very video you were making and I was astounded by how many good games there were on this computer console. If you were to just pick one favourite game off the console, which one would it be? Again great video!! Can't wait for the next video you make!!👍😎

[@MrElpizo1982]

Still praying Limited Run Games do a batch of these for us here in the UK, I'd pay top dollar for one for Christmas!

[@Zahir658]

Man! That system is dope!

[@BeeJay91]

big hug sega lord...

[@tubinonyou]

Is there some kind of smoothing filter enabled during the Final Fight footage?

[@thomaselers7416]

Thank Jouw dear Lourdes

[@JamezMorrizProjectz]

I knew you’d catch me next time👍

[@SegaLordX]

Appreciate the return.

[@TexasHollowEarth]

Cybercore is cool insect-based, TATE shooter that I really loved on the TurboGrafx-16, growing up. There is an upgraded port of the game for the X68000! It looks better than the TG16 version by quite a bit.

[@JohnDoe-wi7eb]

I just got a notification that mine shipped.

[@MrMegaManFan]

Doing good work as always Mr. X. Thank you!

[@SegaLordX]

My pleasure!

[@projectmayhem6898]

Thanks!

[@SegaLordX]

Welcome!

[@Tolbat]

You answered my question from the last video... that seems very very expensive for a emulator.

[@Envisaged0ne]

Wasn't this posted a couple days ago?

[@SegaLordX]

It's a replacement that's been slightly edited for accuracy.

[@chadfugate564]

am I having deja vu or wasn't this video posted the other day 🤔

[@ravagingwolverine]

He had to pull it to make corrections about availability.

[@gerardo_contreras]

Did you hear about yesterday's update firmware (01/24/24)? Would you give us a tutorial how to do it?

[@sorrystateout]

8:13 That level reminds me of the Oil Ocean levels from Sonic 2

[@ZBruh3]

You are my favorite SEGA KZbinr. What is your favorite console? For me its the Dreamcast.

[@SegaLordX]

Saturn.

[@Mankey619]

The Sharp X68000 is indeed a far impressive Japanese home computer than the MSX2. Just looking at its games just shows that how much it can deliver.

[@carlosgarza329]

Thanks, Man!

[@SegaLordX]

You're welcome!

[@Bloodyshinta1]

there are a bunch of fan translations for the 68k i wonder if its easy to get them running on this

[@SegaLordX]

I can try. Maybe I'll drop a few in for a part 3.

[@MuaadElSharif]

I hope you consider making a video about Zero the Kamikaze squirrel.

[@Y9Power]

You never disappoint. I enjoy your reviews and I agree fully, because I feel the same way.. 99.99% of the time.😁

[@SegaLordX]

I appreciate that. Thank you.

[@Y9Power]

@@SegaLordX You're very welcome.😊

[@jestyn2]

I hope you don't mind if I ask you a question. So, how does it perform in Windows mode? I know this device is made for gaming, but since they added that mode, I'm really curious as to how it performs as pc. Does it make a decent pc? Might as well see the other side, right? A video about it would be nice.

[@stevethefishdotnet]

Cotton is one of the X68k games I could not get to run on Retropie. It gets to the loading music and just goes on and on without starting the game.

[@kur1su74]

I have it running on my Pi 400 using RetroPi so it must be an issue with either settings or source files.

[@stevethefishdotnet]

@@kur1su74 Thanks for the tip. I'm running RetroPie on my Linux desktop. I'll try finding a different dump of the game. Thanks.

[@kur1su74]

@@stevethefishdotnet Sure man! Let me know if I can help... I made a bunch of HDF files for multidisk games so they work more like console roms, not sure if I did that for Cotton but I can check it or let you know my emulator settings and the name of the images I'm using.

[@stevethefishdotnet]

@@kur1su74 Hi, remember me? I downloaded new files of Cotton from Archive and tried to get them to work on my X68000 emulator in Retropie. Once again, the music plays, but it just hangs on the "Electronic Arts Presents" splash screen and the music plays infinitely. Pressing the buttons on the controller does nothing. The romset my friend hooked me up with uses .m3u files to play the games, not hdf. Most games work on the emulator, save for a very few. What could I be doing wrong?

[@jsttv]

Excellent SLX!

[@SegaLordX]

Thank you kind sir.

[@Maikeru722]

Is it compatible with the cyberstick that released last year?

[@SegaLordX]

No clue. I don't that to test it.

[@mightydeku]

deja vu? I feel like I watched this last night?

[@callumpayne848]

Sega Lord X needs to Collab with Game Sack!

[@ravagingwolverine666]

That has already happened once, in case you are not aware.

[@JohnSmith-ff2pb]

Pretty neat device I guess

[@nintendianajones64]

I watched your videos on and emulated a few games. I absolutely love the games on the X68000. It's like a souped cross between TG-16 and the Genesis. Too bad retroarch emulator for it is garbage. No save states makes it impossible to use.

[@StevenCusic]

any external sound modules?

[@SegaLordX]

No. No software support yet, either.

[@BURRITO44]

Awesome video

[@Superdimensional]

Just get a Mister

[@Chaos89P]

Is that Phalanx the same or similar to the Phalanx on the SNES?

[@SegaLordX]

The SNES version is based on the X68000 edition.

[@Chaos89P]

@@SegaLordX I know now that I'm likely to mashup the boxarts if I ever get ahold of this.

[@Kilmej78]

Love it

[@jacobprayer8656]

You are the man who did that thing that one time I know when you did that it was so good you were like yeah and then hahaha that is the best hahaha you are the one who did that again and then you say to them I am that man hahaha good video

[@Benny_Shill]

Not international, I'm jealous

[@erichardy7550]

Oh no. It's an r3800 with an rxvu. But upgraded with an xpscrtvu. Buy then someone wants to xcb400 on of Txw 50⁰p000. And for 1000 extra dollars you can get tpswrx10 3

[@gerardo_contreras]

three more days

[@teddym2808]

Huh? I watched this yesterday I am sure. what changed?

[@SegaLordX]

The opening was corrected about availability.

[@teddym2808]

@@SegaLordX Oh ok, well it's already unavailable again LOL.

[@buckeyechad1]

Why are u having to re upload this? I don't get it.

[@SegaLordX]

The original opening was incorrect.

[@Marc_Araujo]

Too rich for my blood, m'lord...especially if you're only getting one game (Gradius) with the first two packs and only three games with the most expensive pack.

[@wanderingsword4003]

I actually loved Genocide.

[@xylsky1300]

Es

[@CSIG1001]

X68000 is overrated, just play other ports that are better or use arcade emulation

[@mashk]

😅 could you be more wrong? context is the key. if you look at the games in the eyes of someone in 2023 then yes, it doesn't look special. why would I want to play a port of an arcade game when I can play the actual arcade game? but when those ports came out they were the closest thing you could get to playing the arcade game without owning the arcade game. the x68k came out in 87, in the west it would have come up against the Amiga, ST, c64, spectrum, amstrad CPC, master system and NES. now compare the games on those machines with the x68k and tell me it's overrated with a straight face.

[@megatron1877]

Is the start screen and menu in English?

[@SegaLordX]

No.

[@megatron1877]

@@SegaLordX well what are you playing then? I see some English on your video!

[@SegaLordX]

I'm not sure I follow. The games have some English in them but most of what system itself offers is in Japanese.