The next PC-88 game to come to Switch will be the Nihon Falcom action RPG Ys II, following up from the release of the first game last month. The game will be released on March 14th, but be aware that like other EGGCONSOLE releases, the game won’t be localized but will feature an English main menu screen and “How to play” sections to help guide people through.
Ys II was originally released for the PC-8801mkIISR in 1988 and was then ported to the PC-9801, X1, FM-7, MSX2, and Nintendo Famicom. In 1989, an enhanced remake of the game was included as part of the YS I & II collection for PC Engine CD-ROM², which was released in North America on the TurboGrafx-CD in 1990, and there have been multiple other remakes of the game. as well.
Ys II picks up immediately following the events of the original Ys, with Adol Christin making it to the floating land of Ys and continuing his adventure from there. The game had an impressive opening animation for the time and a magic system that added a new layer of complexity to the combat.
