History of video games/Platforms/PC-8800 series

Launch
NEC launched the PC-8800 line in 1981. The system would quickly become a mainstay in Japanese home computer gaming.

Use by creatives
The PC88 was a popular platform for Japanese indie game developers during the 1980's.

Composer Yuzo Koshiro often used the PC-88 when developing music for console games, actively using the system for commercial title development as recently as 2016 with his work on Etrian Odyssey V.

Technology
The technical attributes of the system resulted games for the system possessing a unique aesthetic.

Games

 * Snatcher - An early story based game by Hideo Kojima.
 * Excite Bike
 * Balloon Fight

Super Mario Bros. Special
An infamously poor yet official port of Super Mario Bros for the computer.

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 * The Wikibook NEC PC Programmers Reference has information on programing NEC computers, including the PC88 series.