EGG Console Adds First Queen IV, a 1994 PC-9801 RTS, as 105th Title
The release continues D4 Enterprise's expansion of the EGG Console library with a strategic simulation from a niche PC-9801 series, offering modern access to a 1994 title.
Key Facts
- D4 Enterprise released EGG Console First Queen IV PC-9801 on the Nintendo eShop as the 105th title in the EGG Console retro game service.
- The game is a real-time simulation originally developed by Kure Software Koubou for the PC-9801 in 1994.
- It is priced at 980 yen and features the series' Gocha Character System, dual-unit controls, fatigue mechanics, and mercenary hiring.
- The scenario is the largest in the First Queen series, set 20 years after the Gaia continent conflict.
Reporting from 2 sources: 4Gamer.net, ASCII.jp.
D4 Enterprise released "EGG Console First Queen IV PC-9801" on Nintendo eShop as the 105th title in the retro game service. The real-time simulation, originally from Kure Software Koubou in 1994, features the series' Gocha Character System and new dual-unit controls, fatigue mechanics, and mercenary hiring. The scenario is the largest in the series.
The game is priced at 980 yen. It originally ran on the PC-9801, a Japanese personal computer platform. The fourth entry in the First Queen series, it is set 20 years after the Gaia continent conflict. The Gocha Character System returns, with players managing troop formations on a tactical map while battles play out in real time. A new feature allows simultaneous control of two units, enabling pincer attacks and reinforcement. Enemy AI also calls in reinforcements, forcing adaptive decisions. Soldier fatigue and mercenary hiring add resource management layers. The scenario is the largest in the series.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.