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(Yeah, emulation by itself is legal, but it's unecessary to point that out. Also, IOSYS' name is clearly not inspired by touhou. They only began doing touhou stuff many years later.)
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==Additional Information==
==Additional Information==
===Trivia===
===Trivia===
*All five games uses [[wikipedia:Frequency modulation synthesis|FM (Frequency Modulation) Synthesis]] for music. The only game to also use [[wikipedia:Musical Instrument Digital Interface|MIDI]] is [[Story of Eastern Wonderland]]. [[ZUN]] could have used MIDI for all the games, but it's assumed that he didn't either because he lacked experience with MIDI at the time or because of his love for FM Synthesis (as stated in his comments for Akyu's Untouched Score vol.3). However, ZUN did later create arrange music using MIDI and uploaded them to his [http://www16.big.or.jp/~zun/html/music_old.html old website].
*All five games use [[wikipedia:Frequency modulation synthesis|FM (Frequency Modulation) Synthesis]] for music. The only game to also use [[wikipedia:Musical Instrument Digital Interface|MIDI]] is [[Story of Eastern Wonderland]]. [[ZUN]] could have used MIDI for all the games, but it's assumed that he didn't either because he lacked experience with MIDI at the time or because of his love for FM Synthesis (as stated in his comments for Akyu's Untouched Score vol.3). However, ZUN did later create arrange music using MIDI and uploaded them to his [http://www16.big.or.jp/~zun/html/music_old.html old website].
*ZUN has stated in [[Akyu's Untouched Score vol.3]] that he loves FM music and will continue to create FM music in the modern world, but he won't go back to 16 color graphics.
*ZUN has stated in [[Akyu's Untouched Score vol.3]] that he loves FM music and will continue to create FM music in the modern world, but he won't go back to 16 color graphics.
*It has been shown in an interview that ZUN still owns a PC-98 computer, where he played [[Highly Responsive to Prayers]] for the first time in years. He felt nostalgic.
*It has been shown in an interview that ZUN still owns a PC-98 computer, where he played [[Highly Responsive to Prayers]] for the first time in years. He felt nostalgic.

Revision as of 00:53, 12 June 2011

The NEC PC-9801 (PC-98 for short) is/was a common computer in Japan in the 90s, which are similar to the IBM computers in America. It played in 16-bit color graphics.

All the Touhou games from Highly Responsive to Prayers (TH01) to Mystic Square (TH05) were developed for the PC-98 platform. They are distinguished from "the Windows games" (from TH06 and on) for having been distributed by Amusement Makers.

Games for this platform

Additional Information

Trivia

  • All five games use FM (Frequency Modulation) Synthesis for music. The only game to also use MIDI is Story of Eastern Wonderland. ZUN could have used MIDI for all the games, but it's assumed that he didn't either because he lacked experience with MIDI at the time or because of his love for FM Synthesis (as stated in his comments for Akyu's Untouched Score vol.3). However, ZUN did later create arrange music using MIDI and uploaded them to his old website.
  • ZUN has stated in Akyu's Untouched Score vol.3 that he loves FM music and will continue to create FM music in the modern world, but he won't go back to 16 color graphics.
  • It has been shown in an interview that ZUN still owns a PC-98 computer, where he played Highly Responsive to Prayers for the first time in years. He felt nostalgic.

Fandom

  • Among the fan community the term "PC-98 games" refers specifically to these first five games.
  • Because PC-98 computers are no longer sold, many fans use an Emulator to play these games on modern PCs. The only ones known to run these games properly are Anex86 and T98-Next.