User blog comment:RottenBlock/System 1 Compilation, Part 6/@comment-40164738-20190831013832

Why do I keep posting out of comment threads? Obviously meant for below.

Personally I used X88000 for its text copy pasting option, works very nice if you are incapable or very slow with typing Japanese. Only issue is no savestates. Other ones I use are mostly M88 (old emu, but compatible) and XM8 (mobile phone overlay style JP keyboard), both have savestates. Also recently started using PC-8801MA, it has a text paste option but doesn't really work for me. Champ/Alicesoft PC88 games should just be booters, insert floppy (image) and reset kind of deal. The emulators for JP PCs tend to require BIOS, you got them right?

It's essentially press space to stop the number. I believe the AI's random number goes a bit slower and tends to stick to lower numbers. But I might've imagined it. Only really had trouble against dracula because of low health from the initial fights. but a few reloads helped. Weirdly enough one fight didn't go into randomized battle mode and just killed the enemy? Probably based on getting an item. Game seems to be more "serious" as well. An example would be how you get the golden axe, same scenario but you don't lodge the old axe in the lady of the lake like in LP. Also the slimes actually fight. As a game Lemonade is probably better, can't judge the story though. Probably generic with some humour. Worst part of the game is hitting the tree 10-15 times to get the apple to fall though. The text doesn't change until the apple falls, you'd just have to know.

I haven't seen any pictures of the mags, except covers. Maybe every page is just a 4-koma? Other sources state 13-14 comics, I don't know if anyone bothered scanning in any old diskmags, let alone championsoft ones. You might be right about them trying find a niche, considering all of their diskmags (Omega, Zeta, Lemonade and Hello! 麻衣子) were released in late 1986-1987. After that they seemed to switch back to games, mostly (porn) adventure games. So yeah, probably too costly with the extra magazine.

It might be related to Abunai Tengu densetsu, but probably just as inspiration. The setting isn't that unique either. Gameplay description is essentially 5 mini-games, win, see porn. Abunai tengu is more of an adventure game, right?

I doubt I'll find the diskmags themselves online, but who knows. At this point my list of (mostly championsoft) missing things just expands endlessly.