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PC Engine Hyper Catalog

Overview

The PC Engine Hyper Catalog 1 is a Japanese Super CD-ROM² sampler disc (Rev 1) bundled with the first issue of the PC Engine CD-ROM Capsule magazine. It features a database of games, including images and potentially video, serving as a promotional tool for the console's library.

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Key Details

Format: PC Engine Super CD-ROM² (NTSC-J).

Context: Part of a series of catalog discs released (with later volumes, e.g., Vol 4).

Content: Often contains game screenshots, promotional, and retrospective info for various HuCard and CD-ROM games.

Requirement: Requires a Japanese PC Engine system with a CD-ROM² drive.

Availability: Known as a rare or collector's item, often found on eBay or specialized vintage game sites, and documented on resources like redump.org.

A review of a Hyper Catalog disc can be seen at Hugues Johnson.

Serial Number: HCD 2042

Developers
Shogakukan
Publishers
Shogakukan
Alternate Names
No information available
Video
No information available

Media

Box - 3D

PC Engine Hyper Catalog - Box - 3D (Japan) - 648x634
Japan -  648 x 634

Box - Front

PC Engine Hyper Catalog - Box - Front (Japan) - 640x633
Japan -  640 x 633

Clear Logo

PC Engine Hyper Catalog - Clear Logo (Japan) - 1500x1647
Japan -  1500 x 1647

Screenshot - Game Select

PC Engine Hyper Catalog - Screenshot - Game Select (null) - 256x224
256 x 224
PC Engine Hyper Catalog - Screenshot - Game Select (Japan) - 256x224
Japan -  256 x 224

Screenshot - Game Title

PC Engine Hyper Catalog - Screenshot - Game Title (Japan) - 256x224
Japan -  256 x 224

Screenshot - Gameplay

PC Engine Hyper Catalog - Screenshot - Gameplay (Japan) - 512x448
Japan -  512 x 448
PC Engine Hyper Catalog - Screenshot - Gameplay (Japan) - 512x448
Japan -  512 x 448
PC Engine Hyper Catalog - Screenshot - Gameplay (null) - 512x448
512 x 448