Zeta Series

The Zeta titles are a series of diskmags released between 1986-1987. They apparently came with a magazine. This is 1 of 3 diskmag series released by Champion Soft with the others being Omega and Lemonade.

The idea of Zeta was to make a "Graphic Idol" group, sort of virtual idols if you will. Some of them even got spin-off games like Miki.

These titles include various minigames or CG viewers. Most of them are quite small as it's supposedly an extra to the magazine.

All of the titles ask if you have 1 or 2 drives before loading.

The final option always ends the game with a slight change in graphics/message and some music.



Zeta #1
The secret code can be found if you check the pattern above the fishbowl. This hint is found if you perfect the Swimwear Course. It's 23, type this in on the menu.

Miss Zeta Contest
Introduces the 6 candidates with a bio and CG shot for each.

Zeta Quiz
You are presented with two images, however they are slightly different. Your goal is to find the differences and you get 30 seconds to do so.

I assume this was used for a contest as there's no gameplay element to it and there's a heap of instruction text before it.


 * Her right eye is closed
 * Her shoulder strap is untied
 * The plant has one more leaf
 * The boombox has a few more holes in the handle
 * The light blue book has a different title
 * No title on the second book from the left

Swimwear Course
Move the heart cursor over her body and find the sweet spot. You need to find 7 within 10 tries. Clear it and get CGs. Clear it without mistakes and it'll tell you about the secret on the menu screen.



Close Coverage
This section requires a code found on page 25 of Zeta magazine. It hasn't been found as of yet.

Zeta #2
This one has 2 secret codes. 44 tells you that you've typed in the devil's number and you're stuck until you reset accompanied by loud beeping noises. 336 loads a CG and song related to the Hanshin Tigers. This code speeds by if you end the game.

Miss Zeta Announcement
Result announcement of the first issue's contest.

That girl's scandal
A CG viewer. It covers an event with one of the girls.

Bad summer vacation
A sugoroku style boardgame. Your goal is to reach 800 points by the 31st. It's controlled by rolling the dice and moving that amount of days. Every day has an event tied to it.

There's 2 CGs to be found on the board itself on day 14 and day 21.

Atwiki has a full list of events here.

Zeta Quiz
You are presented with two images, however they are slightly different. Your goal is to find the differences and you get 30 seconds to do so.

I assume this was used for a contest as there's no gameplay element to it and there's a heap of instruction text before it.


 * Different size clouds in the upper left
 * Colour of the lower school windows are different
 * Eye colours are different
 * Missing 1 line on her sailor suit collar (her right)
 * Wrinkles are different around the top middle of her skirt
 * Socks vs no socks
 * Fewer fences near the flowerbed
 * Slightly different colour of the right most flower

Underwear course
A match of pairs (cards) vs one of 3 ZETA girls. Win and get a CG for each girl.

Close Coverage
The code can be found on page 49 of ZETA magazine. Nowhere to be found as of yet.

Zeta #3
The secret code is 128 for this title.

Zeta Gal 10 Big News
A collection of CGs based on the 10 biggest news items of the ZETA gals in 1986.

Gym Clothes Course
It's black jack. Get closest to 21 to win, don't go over.

10, J, Q, K are all 10. A is 1 or 11 depending on the total value of cards, over 21 makes it 1.

Get 100 coins and get a CG. You start with 2 coins, but if you clear the 2 Jigsaw puzzles in "The Jigsaw Puzzle" you can start with 20.

That girl's scandal
A CG viewer. It covers an event with one of the girls.

The Jigsaw Puzzle
A jigsaw puzzle minigame that's found in quite a few other titles. You can check 3 times before you game over.

Yakyūken
Win in 4 Yakyūken (rock-paper-scissors) battles. Maiko-chan will lose some clothes and it'll tell you a hidden code.

Zeta Quiz
You are presented with two images, however they are slightly different. Your goal is to find the differences and you get 30 seconds to do so.

I assume this was used for a contest as there's no gameplay element to it and there's a heap of instruction text before it.

Sadly the copy I have has some corruption issues on some CGs. This is 1 such case, can't tell the differences.

Close Coverage
It's a sort of typing game. A letter appears in the purple frame and you need to type it. You have to hold shift to type in caps. The time becomes shorter as you progress, there are 6 CGs.

Zeta #4
The secret in this game is 517.

ZETA GAL School uniform
A CG collection that shows the ZETA gals in their uniforms and their plans for the future.

Pajama Course
You pick one of three girls and take them on in a panel flipping game. Win and you get a CG.

Panties are worth 1 point, if you pull pants? your points are confiscated and if you get a bra all confiscated point are awarded to you.

The layout is random. You move using 2468 and enter to uncover a panel.

The Search For Mistakes
You are presented with two images, however they are slightly different. Your goal is to find the differences and you get 30 seconds to do so.

According to Atwiki, the contetst had a deadline of June 1987 and you participated by sending your answers on a postcard. 10 people would be drawn by lottery.

The prize was a cel of a ZETA GAL.


 * Her hair ribbon is a different colour
 * The icon on her sock is different
 * One of the flowers on the top right ball is green.
 * She has one less shoelace.
 * One of the faces in the lower left is blue.
 * The light blue/bue pattern around her butt has an different icon.
 * There's a tree with coconuts below the white ball in the lower left.

Jigsaw Puzzle
A jigsaw puzzle minigame that's found in quite a few other titles. You can check 3 times before you game over.

Win and you get a hint to the secret for this issue.

Close Coverage
A game of Simon. There are 6 coloured panels. Combinations are random?

First you need to do 4, it increases to 6 and 8 and the speed increases too.

After doing the 8, it asks you for a number which can be found by solving the quiz on page 45 of the magazine?

Date with Kyouko-chan
At first you get a blackjack type game. The large (1) or small (2) indicates if the hand goes above or below 40. It's luck based with some slight planning.

Your 2nd digit should be close to 9 and you should've picked if it's larger or smaller?

My wins stopped going up, but I did get a CG. So I might've just gotten a last lucky win?

Minaho's Past, Present and Future
A CG collection of Minaho in various phases of schooling.

Apparently the "time machine" breaks down at times, keep trying if you don't see a CG.

Zeta Gal's Summer Patterns
A CG collection with a summer theme.

ZETA GAL's Underwear Encyclopedia
It's a sort of roulette which decides the bottom half of her underwear, having the same colour 3 times in a row is a game over.

So hopefully you get it to alternate, your goal is to get plenty of the same colour as her bra. 9 for the last stage?

There are some special messages by getting a certain combination on certain days, apparently. You can get hints for the sea pick-up game if you win.

Zeta Quiz 100
A multiple choice (4) quiz that randomly selects from 100 questions. There are 4 categories which are also randomly picked: Fashion, Food, Body and other.

You get 9-20 questions and answering correctly raises the Gondola a bit. Answering 10 correctly in a row or reaching the 10th (for 9 questions) is a win.

Your reward is a message from Yukiko and a CG. There are various different comments for the CG apparently.

The game can randomly end itself, though it didn't happen to me.

Someone at Atwiki has listed a bunch of the questions here.

Copied them for posterity, click expand to see them.

ファッション

･17世紀のヨーロッパで理想的とされた女性のウエストのサイズは？

2.46cm

･襟腰のないペタッとした襟をなんというでしょうか？

2.フラットカラー

･肩先までの短い袖のことを何というでしょう？

4.キャップスリーブ

･肩紐のついていない上着のことを何というか？

4.ストラップレス

･キトンとはどこの国の民族衣装でしょうか？

3.スコットランド　(実際は選択肢にありませんが古代ギリシャ人の衣装で誤り. スコットランドの民族衣装はキルト)

･くるぶしまでの丈のパンツを何というでしょうか？

4.ペグパンツ

･ジーンズなどによく使用される厚手の綿の布地を何というでしょうか？

4.デニム

･シャツやブラウスによく施される細いタックを何と言うでしょうか？

1.ピンタック

･数年前流行したボロルック(プアールック)を最初に発表したのはどのブランド？

2.コムデギャルソン

･中の物が飛び出さないように蓋のついたポケットを何というでしょう？

2.フラップポケット

･夏の浜辺で綺麗に日焼けするために体に塗るものは何でしょう？

1.サンオイル

･広げると円形になるスカートを何というでしょうか？

2.サーキュラー

･不景気な年に流行る服地のプリント模様は何でしょうか？

2.水玉

･ペイズリーの元々の図柄は何でしょうか？

1.花

･編集部のトサカのつけているコロンは次の内のどれ？

4.ブランシェ

･編集部のハカセのつけているコロンは次の内のどれ？

2.シャインフローネ

･編集部のメンタのつけているコロンは次の内のどれ？

4.レノマステファラ

･マフラーなどに付いている房飾りを何というでしょう？

1.フリンジ

･マリーアントワネットが好んだ調度様式の名称は？

2.ロココ調

･マリリン･モンローが使っていた香水は次の内のどれ？

4.シャネルの5番

･昔ヨーロッパの女の人が体型を整える為に着用した下着は何といったでしょうか？

2.コルセット

･目が悪いわけでもないのにかけている眼鏡を何というでしょう？

3.伊達眼鏡

･鹿鳴館時代に流行ったお尻の突き出た形のスタイルを何といったでしょう？

2.バッスル

食べ物 ･キャビアとは一体何の卵でしょうか？

1.チョウザメ

･恭子ちゃんの昨日の料理は何でしたか？

×3

･クリストサカの得意料理は何？

×2　×4

･現在編集部に何種類のお菓子があるでしょう？

3.15種類

･たぬき蕎麦の具は何が入ってる？

2.油揚げ　(全国的には天かすが入っているのがたぬきですが、唯一大阪では油揚げです. チャンピオンソフトも大阪. )

･中国のヘルシーなお茶の名前は？

3.ウーロン茶

･トサカとメンタの今日の昼食代はいくらだったでしょう？

2.500円

･鶏肉と卵では親子丼です. では牛肉と卵では何丼になるでしょう？

1.他人丼

･ハカセの好きな食べ物は？

2.フライドポテト

･ハカセの得意料理は何？

4.たまごやき

･浜松名物の｢夜のお菓子｣とは一体何でしょう？

3.ウナギパイ

･ハンバーグの材料は卵･ひき肉･玉ネギ･パン粉ともう一つは何でしょう？

4.水　(牛乳のが良い気がしますが･･･. )

･ハンバーグやコロッケに入れるとおいしくなる香辛料は？

1.ナツメグ

･編集シスターズが飲みに行った時メンタが居酒屋でもらってきたものは何？

3.団扇

･編集長の好きな食べ物は？

2.クリームチーズ

･編集長の得意料理は何？

1.オムレツ

･編集部で一番酒に弱いのは？

3.編集長

･編集部のハカセの7月11日の昼食は？

1.パン

･編集部のメンタの7月10日の夕食は？

2.卵雑炊

･編集部のメンタの好きな食べ物は？

4.さくらんぼ

･サッポロポテトにはジャガイモ、ではかっぱえびせんには何が入っているでしょう？

3.エビ

･ロッテリアの夏のシェイクのトッピングの特徴は何でしょう？

2.そのままフルーツ

･美樹ちゃんの大好きな食べ物といえば？

3.プリン

･美樹ちゃんの得意料理は何でしょうか？

1.クッキー

･メンタの得意料理は何？

4.ホワイトシチュー

身体

･横隔膜の痙攣を俗になんというでしょう？

4.しゃっくり

･脚気(かっけ)はどのビタミンが不足すると発病するのでしょうか？

2.ビタミンD　(実際は誤りで、選択肢には無いがビタミンB1が正解. ビタミンD欠乏症と混同したものと思われる)

･恭子ちゃんの血液型は何型でしょうか？

4.O型

･恭子ちゃんの現在の身長は何cmでしょうか？

4.前と同じ

･クリストサカの足のサイズは何cmでしょうか？

1.24.5cm

･後天性免疫不全症という病気は俗に何と言うでしょう？

4.AIDS　(表示が誤って3.AIDSとなっているが、4と入力すれば正解となる)

･次の内一番体重が軽いのは誰でしょうか？

4.編集長

･ハカセといえばパンダです、ではトサカといって浮かんでくる動物は？

1.馬

･ハカセの足のサイズは何cmでしょう？

2.23.5cm

･編集部で一番目が悪いのは一体誰でしょうか？

1.トサカ

･麻衣子ちゃんの頭は何cmでしょうか？

2.56cm

･麻衣子ちゃんの血液型は何型でしょうか？

4.O型

･麻衣子ちゃんのブラジャーのカップサイズはどれでしょう？

1.Aカップ

･麻衣子ちゃんは少し体のどこかがおかしい所があります. さてどこでしょう？

2.歯

･美樹ちゃんの体には2つ並んだホクロがあります. それは一体どこでしょうか？

2.お尻

･美樹ちゃんの血液型は何型でしょうか？

3.AB型

･メンタの足のサイズは何cmでしょうか？

2.23cm

･由貴子ちゃんのウエストは何cmでしょう？

3.59cm

･由貴子ちゃんの血液型は何型でしょうか？

1.A型

･由貴子ちゃんの持病は次の内どれでしょうか？

4.片頭痛

ノンセクション

･10月31日の夜から11月1日にかけて行われるハロウィン祭. さて、日本名は？

2.万聖節

･ZETAのグラフィックの基本色は一体何色あるでしょう？

1.8色

･イギリスの「鉄の女」と呼ばれる首相の名前は？

1.サッチャー

･いわゆる美少女好みのことを何と言いますか？

2.ロリコン

･いわゆる幽霊で人間に取り憑き狐憑きなどといわれる霊の名は？

2.動物霊

･恭子ちゃんの愛読書は？

1.花とゆめ

･ギロチンで殺された人の血を吸って育つ植物は何でしょか？

3.アルラウネ

･紙幣は全体の何割が破れていると使用不可能になるでしょうか？

2.5割

･先頃開発されたレアメタルを一般的に言うと？

3.形状記憶合金

･シャムネコとペルシャネコを交配させて作った新種の猫とはどれでしょう？

3.ヒマラヤン

･シェイクスピアの小説で｢血がとれない｣と手を洗い続ける女性が出てくるのは？

3.マクベス

･大化の改新は西暦何年？

4.645年

･「とんがり帽子のメモル」に出てきた病弱な女の子の名前は？

4.マリエル

･ハカセが一番好きな漫画家は一体誰でしょう？

4.一丸

･編集長が一番好きな漫画家は一体誰でしょう？

×1　×3　×4

･編集部員全員が持っている単行本の題名は次の内どれ？

3.究極超人あ～る

･編集部で筆洗い代わりに使っているのは何の空き缶でしょう？

2.バドワイザー

･編集部のトサカの一番好きな漫画家は一体誰でしょう？

1.相原コージ

･編集部のメンタの好きな漫画家は一体誰でしょう？

2.秋里和国

･麻衣子ちゃんのお母さんの名前は？

2.サユリ

･美樹ちゃんの得意な学科は何でしょう？

2.美術

･ミツバチハッチの妹の名前は？

2.アーヤ　(タイトルは「みなしごハッチ」な気がする)

･皆さんがいつも使っているフロッピーの記憶媒体の名称は何と言うでしょう？

2.ディスケット

･宮沢賢治作「銀河鉄道の夜」の主役のネコの名は？

1.ジョバンニ

･メンタのお気に入りの車の名称は？

2.MG

･由貴子ちゃんの気にしているからだの部分はどこでしょう？

2.太い足

･由貴子ちゃんの癖はどれでしょう？

1.爪を噛む

･レモネード創刊号に登場する吸血鬼の女の子の名前は？

3.美樹　(ランスシリーズに出てくるあの娘です)

Picking up girls at the sea
an ADV game, uses a command menu instead of the previous text parsers. There's currently no solution out there, so here's a link to what Atwiki figured out.

Find The Cat Quiz
Your goal is to find as much cat shapes (eyes and ears) in one image. Works the same as the difference images.

You were supposed to note it down on a postcard and send it in for a prize. There's quite a few, but they are quite easy to find so it's easier to find them by looking than to list them.

Zeta Gal Cockroach Hunter
A game where you place traps on a 10*29 grid. You get 20 traps and there's around 30 roaches.

Your goals is to kill 5 of them. It's possible for roaches to spawn in the same spot, regardless of there already being a roach.

Completing it gives you a hint for something, probably the sea pick up game?