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At least three major versions of the operating system were released, with a number of minor releases between.
Note: Many people point out how the Sharp X68000 has the same hardware specs as the average arcade cabinet hardware of the late 80's and early 90's. Because of this, some of the games were perfectly ported from the arcade to the X68000.
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GRAPHICS
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The X68000 is a Japanese computer that was originally released in 1987.
The X68000 is a home computer manufactured by Sharp Corporation and released in 1987 in Japan.Operating System
The X68K runs an operating system called Human68k, which was developed jointly by Sharp and Hudson Soft. Human68k operates similarly to MS-DOS. Executable files end in an extension of ".X".At least three major versions of the operating system were released, with a number of minor releases between.
Graphical Shell
Early models included a graphical shell called VS ("Visual Shell"). This was later replaced by Sx-window, which had a look and feel similar to NeXT. Sx-window was too slow to be used for game, and little software was developed for it.Hardware Specifications
Note: Many people point out how the Sharp X68000 has the same hardware specs as the average arcade cabinet hardware of the late 80's and early 90's. Because of this, some of the games were perfectly ported from the arcade to the X68000.
CPU
- Processor: Motorola 68000 at 10MHz-16Mhz (depending on the model version) The last model had an Motorola 68030 at 25Mhz.
GRAPHICS
- Maximum Color Palette: 65, 536
- Maximum Colors On Screen: 256
- Maximum Sprites On Screen: 128
- Screen Resolution: 256 x 240 - 1024 x 1024
- Possible AV Outputs: VGA (Monitor output) Component (RGB)
SOUND
- Yamaha 2151 Sound Chip at 3.5MHz
- 8 Channel FM
- 1 OKI MSM6258 4-bit PCM
- Sample Rate 22KHz
I/O Ports
- Two Expansion Slots (Upgradable to 4 Slots)
- Keyboard Input
- Two Joystick Inputs
- TV Turner Control
- NTSC Video Image Decoder
- AUX Stereo Inputs/Outputs
- Two Floppy Disk Drives (5.25 drives or 3.5 drives depending on the Model)
- Media Disk Drive
MEMORY
- Main Memory: 1MB
- Video Memory: 1-4MB ( upgradable to 12MB)
- Sound Memory: 16KB
Sharp X68000 games
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Twin Bee |
X68K | |
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Akumajo Dracula THE ARCADE |
X68K, ARC | |
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The Fairyland Story |
X68K, ARC, MSX | Taito Corporation |
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Bosconian |
, X1, X68K, SPEC, C64, ARC, MSX | Namco Bandai Games Inc. |
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Alien Syndrome |
X68K, GG, SPEC, MSX, NES, C64, AST, AMI, SMS, ARC | Sega |
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Arcus |
X68K, MSX | Wolf Team |
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Arcus II: Silent Symphony |
X68K, MSX | Wolf Team |
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Strider |
X68K, TG16, SMS, ARC, GEN | Sega, Capcom |
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Puyo Puyo |
X68K, WSHP, TGCD, NES, MAC, MSX, SNES, GEN, GG, GB | Compile |
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Granada |
GEN, X68K | Wolf Team |
| Platform Name: | Sharp X68000 |
| Release Date: | July 27, 1993 |
| Online Support: | False |
| Install Base: | 0 |
| Original Price: | $0 |
| Producing Company: | Sharp Corporation |
| Total Games: | games |
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Adol Christin first in |
3
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Clyde first in Pac-Man |
2
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Yuko Asho first in Valis: The Fantasm Soldier |
2
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Pac-Man first in Pac-Man |
2
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Blinky first in Pac-Man |
2
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Pinky first in Pac-Man |
2
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Inky first in Pac-Man |
2
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Dogi first in |
2
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Sue first in |
2
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Hugo Andore first in Final Fight |
1
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Space first in Spacewar! |
8
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Desert first in |
3
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Castle first in |
3
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Japan first in |
3
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Spain first in |
2
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Soviet Union first in |
2
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Russia first in |
2
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Thailand first in |
2
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China first in |
2
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The United States of America first in The Oregon Trail |
2
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2D first in Tennis for Two Simulator |
23
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Virtual Console first in |
21
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Cheat Code first in Manic Miner |
16
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Side-Scrolling first in |
12
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High Score first in Seawolf |
12
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Boss Fight first in DND |
12
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Game Over first in |
11
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Lives first in |
10
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Bonus Stage first in Galaga |
9
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Death first in |
8
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Sword first in |
8
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Shield first in |
6
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Magic Staff first in |
5
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Bomb first in B-17 Bomber |
5
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Whip first in Vampire Killer |
5
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Laser first in |
5
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Moai Head first in Moai No Hihou |
4
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Spaceship first in Spacewar! |
4
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Bullet first in Spacewar! |
4
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Armor first in |
4
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