Why 80's/90's JPN PC's never got single Dragon Ball game?

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Why 80's/90's JPN PC's never got single Dragon Ball game?

Post by coola » Tue Sep 30, 2025 3:37 pm

After i've watched 16bit Sensation i've got more interested in Japanese PC's from 80's-90's, and it makes me wonder, why computers like PC 89/PC-98 got a single Dragon Ball game? Games like E.V.O or Wibarm showed games like mix of VN and RPG like Daimao Fukkatsu or Super Gokuden would work really well on these.
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Re: Why 80's/90's JPN PC's never got single Dragon Ball game?

Post by BernardoCairo » Fri Oct 03, 2025 9:36 am

The Famicom was extremely popular. One in three Japanese households had one. All the kids were there, it was the most interesting market to invest in. The only platform that could more or less compete with it was the PC Engine, which was also a console and was released years later.
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Re: Why 80's/90's JPN PC's never got single Dragon Ball game?

Post by Jord » Sat Oct 04, 2025 2:32 am

I can imagine Famicon development being cheaper as wll.

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