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Fujitsu FM Towns
Anyone know anything about this Japanese console? Its specs? Console library?
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There is some info on "The Boss"s' site, looks like a decent machine.
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Ah the Towns. Quite a beast for its time, actually. It was basically a PC with a built-in CD-ROM and "proper" graphics. We did Microcosm and Scavenger IV on it. Beast 2 came out on it as well. Can't remember what else. I've still got my original of Microcosm for it. I've got a vague recollection of it having some graphical O/S that ran on top of DOS, but it was all in Japanese so none of us could understand it. We had loads of the things because Fujitsu was paying us a ton of cash to develop for it. They all got binned when we moved buildings.
A bit later, a smaller console version was released called the Marty. It looked very similar to the CD32, except white. There's some info on the net if you search, and emulators are available. |
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Yup, a 486 based thingy. I want one so badly, the computer version, n ot the console one (which is called FM-Towns Marty)
Still, mostly a Hentai games platform. Not much else oln it. |
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Yuck. *scratches FM Towns off list* NEC PC 88 and 98 is also choked with henati stuff. |
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Its a great little thing that deserves to be remembered
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Full specifications: (original FM-Towns and Marty 1)
CPU: 32bit 386SX (DX for Marty 1) processor (runs at 16MHz) Graphics: VRAM: 512KB Sprite RAM: 128KB Sprites: Up to 1024 sprites (16x16, 16 or 32768 colours) Resolution: Various (256x240, 256x256, 320x240, 640x400, 640x480 etc.) Colours: 4096 colour palette - 16 onscreen 16777216 colour palette - 256 onscreen 32768 colours onscreen(no palette) Up to 2 layers supported depending on the resolution and the colour mode Sound: 6 channel FM (YM2612) 8 channel PCM (RF5C68) RAM: 2 MB fixed Data Medium: CD-ROM, Single-speed (1x) Internal 3.5" HD floppy drive Controllers: digital, 2 fire buttons, select, run, and zoom 2 standard controller ports keyboard port Misc: IC memorycard slot S-VHS port AV port MIC socket Headphone socket This is one of my most favorite systems. So if you have questions... ![]() |
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As pointed out in the above this link will show what is known about this machine......Looks ok.
http://www.old-computers.com/museum/...asp?st=1&c=968 Hope this is usefull |
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FromWithin, probably what I also wanted to say is hat you have to be nuts (like me
![]() ![]() BTW, no free FMTowns lying around your whereabouts, are there? *sneaks into former Psyggy R&D dept* |
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Thanks for the information everyone, I have to say that like the Sharp X68000, the FM Towns looks like a marvelous machine. Id really love to see some screenshots of more (especially Psygnosis) games on it.
Id be interested to know how Fujitsu got in touch with Psygnosis FromWithin. |
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