X68000 Sharp Computer 1987 - Games to Port

invent · 27 January 2015, 12:27

Hi Everyone,

Has anyone heard of the X68000 from Sharp? After reading Galahad's recent discussion about Mac 68000 games to port, I discovered a computer I have never heard of, released around 1987.

Look forward to hearing about your thoughts on this computer system.
Arcard/X68000 comparisions:
http://nfggames.com/games/x68k/

Buster Game on X68000:
[ Show youtube player ] (Looks like a good game to convert to Amiga

Other examples of X68000 games here: (jump about 5 mins forward)
[ Show youtube player ]

X68000 Specs Below:

CPU + Clock

Motorola 68000 (10MHz) - XVI 16MHz – X68030 25MHz
ROM

128KB BIOS
768KB Character Generator (16x16, 8x16, 8x8 - JIS 1 + 2)
RAM

1-4MB stock, expandable
512KB Text VRAM
512KB Graphic VRAM
32KB Sprite VRAM
16KB Static RAM
Screen Resolutions

1024x1024 Max, 256 x 256 Min
Colours

65,536 Palette. 256 Max onscreen
Sprites

16x16 pixels, 16 colours / sprite
128 sprites / screen, 16 sprites / line
Graphics Hardware

Hardware scrolling, priority control, super-impose
Sound

Cheers,
Kev

PortuguesePilot · 27 January 2015, 13:11

i've known it for quite some years now. what a shame this machine was never sold outside of Japan. it's the best computer based on the M68000 ever built, IMO, and - by arrest - one of the best 16bit computers ever.

it has a good library of games (though not nearly as large as the Amiga's, but it has some interesting PD/indy games that are very good) and some arcade conversions that are spot-on (like Street Fighter II' - Champion Edition, Final Fight, Akumajo Dracula, Garou Densetsu 1 & 2, Death Brade, etc).

it has a few games also available for the Amiga and other 16bit systems such as Bomberman (Dyna Blaster), Super Hang-On, Prince of Persia (graphically very different), The New Zealand Story, Lemmings, Xenon 2, etc.

some of the best PD/Indy games i spoke of would be, IMO: Buster, Cho Ren Sha, Cha Cha Cha, Ora Shoot, Otoko Dama, etc.

it has some native NES conversions such as: Super Mario World, Excite Bike, Twin Bee, etc.

i use XM6 and WinX68kHighSpeed as my favoured emulators.

conversion of some of these games to the Amiga (though probably AGA and M68020+ only) would be great.

Retro1234 · 27 January 2015, 13:26

Have a look here http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?p=862532#post862532

Michael Sykes · 27 January 2015, 14:35

X68000 games to port?
Geograph Seal....
[ Show youtube player ]

The music alone is worth it.

alexh · 27 January 2015, 16:16

I am not a fan of playing old skool 3D games unless they have been remade for the PC. I dunno why but they haven't aged well.

I loved the 3D games at the time on the Spectrum, Amiga, Sega Saturn, PSOne but now I find them hard to go back to.

I think N64 is the graphical limit at the moment and have I returned to play in the last few years but they are starting to look poor too.

Amicol · 30 January 2015, 19:40

I own 2 of these machines:
AceHD
Compact

Great computers!

Solo Kazuki · 10 August 2015, 17:38

Hello

I found something like this on AmiNet
http://aminet.net/search?query=X68000

Maybe it will be useful somehow

stainy · 10 August 2015, 18:18

It has a fantastic port of Kick Off... called Pro Soccer 68'

Solo Kazuki · 10 August 2015, 19:03

Most of games, which are both for Amiga (almost all of them for OCS/ECS) and X68k looks on Amiga poor... very poor... sometimes even tragic. Moreover, there's hundreds of games which are not ported for Amiga

rare_j · 10 August 2015, 22:53

Was x68k graphics hardware similar to cps1?
It seems to have had a lot of good cps1 ports.

dlfrsilver · 11 August 2015, 03:18

CPS1 and X68000 machines are almost the same

the X68000 was the dev machine for CPS-1 as CPS-1 is based on X68000 hardware.

12 August 2015, 18:48

X68k was a super impressive machine at the time.. Not sure I would call it the best 16-bit general purpose computer. It basically was a super expensive box with arcade hardware and a pretty unimpressive and unintuitive operating system.
As a game hardware it was pretty much unmatched at the time and did most things better than the 16-bit consoles that came a couple of years later.
Always loved the design of the computer too.. Such a cool looking piece of kit.

27 January 2015, 12:27	#1
invent pixels Join Date: May 2014 Location: Australia Age: 53 Posts: 476	X68000 Sharp Computer 1987 - Games to Port Hi Everyone, Has anyone heard of the X68000 from Sharp? After reading Galahad's recent discussion about Mac 68000 games to port, I discovered a computer I have never heard of, released around 1987. Look forward to hearing about your thoughts on this computer system. Arcard/X68000 comparisions: http://nfggames.com/games/x68k/ Buster Game on X68000: [ Show youtube player ] (Looks like a good game to convert to Amiga Other examples of X68000 games here: (jump about 5 mins forward) [ Show youtube player ] X68000 Specs Below: CPU + Clock Motorola 68000 (10MHz) - XVI 16MHz – X68030 25MHz ROM 128KB BIOS 768KB Character Generator (16x16, 8x16, 8x8 - JIS 1 + 2) RAM 1-4MB stock, expandable 512KB Text VRAM 512KB Graphic VRAM 32KB Sprite VRAM 16KB Static RAM Screen Resolutions 1024x1024 Max, 256 x 256 Min Colours 65,536 Palette. 256 Max onscreen Sprites 16x16 pixels, 16 colours / sprite 128 sprites / screen, 16 sprites / line Graphics Hardware Hardware scrolling, priority control, super-impose Sound Cheers, Kev

27 January 2015, 13:11	#2
PortuguesePilot Global Moderator Join Date: May 2013 Location: Setúbal, Portugal Posts: 616	i've known it for quite some years now. what a shame this machine was never sold outside of Japan. it's the best computer based on the M68000 ever built, IMO, and - by arrest - one of the best 16bit computers ever. it has a good library of games (though not nearly as large as the Amiga's, but it has some interesting PD/indy games that are very good) and some arcade conversions that are spot-on (like Street Fighter II' - Champion Edition, Final Fight, Akumajo Dracula, Garou Densetsu 1 & 2, Death Brade, etc). it has a few games also available for the Amiga and other 16bit systems such as Bomberman (Dyna Blaster), Super Hang-On, Prince of Persia (graphically very different), The New Zealand Story, Lemmings, Xenon 2, etc. some of the best PD/Indy games i spoke of would be, IMO: Buster, Cho Ren Sha, Cha Cha Cha, Ora Shoot, Otoko Dama, etc. it has some native NES conversions such as: Super Mario World, Excite Bike, Twin Bee, etc. i use XM6 and WinX68kHighSpeed as my favoured emulators. conversion of some of these games to the Amiga (though probably AGA and M68020+ only) would be great. Last edited by PortuguesePilot; 27 January 2015 at 20:01.

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27 January 2015, 13:26	#3
Retro1234 Phone Homer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: 5150 Posts: 5,812	Have a look here http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?p=862532#post862532

27 January 2015, 14:35	#4
Michael Sykes WinUAE end user Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Bremen Age: 44 Posts: 649	X68000 games to port? Geograph Seal.... [ Show youtube player ] The music alone is worth it.

27 January 2015, 16:16	#5
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,461	I am not a fan of playing old skool 3D games unless they have been remade for the PC. I dunno why but they haven't aged well. I loved the 3D games at the time on the Spectrum, Amiga, Sega Saturn, PSOne but now I find them hard to go back to. I think N64 is the graphical limit at the moment and have I returned to play in the last few years but they are starting to look poor too.

30 January 2015, 19:40	#6
Amicol Registered User Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Hartlepool / England Posts: 389	I own 2 of these machines: AceHD Compact Great computers!

10 August 2015, 17:38	#7
Solo Kazuki Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Poland Posts: 1,304	Hello I found something like this on AmiNet http://aminet.net/search?query=X68000 Maybe it will be useful somehow

10 August 2015, 18:18	#8
stainy Zone Friend Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Concord, NC, USA Age: 52 Posts: 1,714	It has a fantastic port of Kick Off... called Pro Soccer 68'

10 August 2015, 19:03	#9
Solo Kazuki Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Poland Posts: 1,304	Most of games, which are both for Amiga (almost all of them for OCS/ECS) and X68k looks on Amiga poor... very poor... sometimes even tragic. Moreover, there's hundreds of games which are not ported for Amiga

10 August 2015, 22:53	#10
rare_j Zone Friend Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: London Posts: 1,178	Was x68k graphics hardware similar to cps1? It seems to have had a lot of good cps1 ports.

11 August 2015, 03:18	#11
dlfrsilver CaptainM68K-SPS France Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Melun nearby Paris/France Age: 46 Posts: 10,507	CPS1 and X68000 machines are almost the same the X68000 was the dev machine for CPS-1 as CPS-1 is based on X68000 hardware.

12 August 2015, 18:48	#12
LeChuck Posts: n/a	X68k was a super impressive machine at the time.. Not sure I would call it the best 16-bit general purpose computer. It basically was a super expensive box with arcade hardware and a pretty unimpressive and unintuitive operating system. As a game hardware it was pretty much unmatched at the time and did most things better than the 16-bit consoles that came a couple of years later. Always loved the design of the computer too.. Such a cool looking piece of kit.

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