PC-9801 Perfect Catalogue

"Perfect Catalogue", a well-received series that thoroughly dissects home retro hardware from both hardware and software perspectives.

The latest volume is PC-9801 instead of home game machine following MSX, X68000 and PC-8801.
The PC-9801 was released by NEC in 1982 as a 16-bit business machine, but from around 1990 it became popular as a hobby personal computer, making use of its computing power to create RPGs, simulation games, and beautiful girl games. Due to its popularity, it established itself as a national machine in the Japanese market until the advent of Windows 95.
From the development history of such PC-9801 to the social conditions at the time, the first volume "General game" and the second volume "Bishoujo game" will thoroughly suck it.

A total of 544 pages, 288 pages in the first volume and 256 pages in the second volume, the largest in the B5 size!
It is a perfect catalog that is sure to be a valuable resource when discussing the PC-9801.

● Complete introduction of PC-9801/9821 hardware including spec information
● Plenty of catalogs and materials from the time
● Introducing about 1,600 titles of beautiful girl games released in Japan with screens and package photos.
● A list in Japanese syllabary order at the end of the book that is convenient for searching
Chapter1: PC-9801/9821 Hardware Research Part 2
PC-9801/9821
・Specification details including CPU, graphic display capability, sound function, and communication function
A lot of commentary on the origin of the beautiful girl game market and surrounding it

Chapter 2: PC-9801/9821 Game Software All Catalog Bishoujo Game Edition
Introducing about 1,600 of the over 3,000 titles released in Japan, in order of release year and manufacturer, with package and screenshots.

APPENDIX: Database
PC-9801/9821 full hard list
PC-9801/9821 game software index