The FM-7 (short for Fujitsu Micro 7) is a home computer produced by Fujitsu first released in 1982. It's a stripped down version of their FM-8 computer, which is why it was referred to as FM-8 Jr. during development. It was considered part of the major trinity of Japanese computers alongside the PC-88 and Sharp X1.
While the FM-7 could not defeat the PC-88, it still managed to sell about 220,000 units and became popular with hobbyists. It received a revision called FM-NEW7 in 1984 with M68B09 integrated memory and an LSI chip. It was discontinued and succeeded by FM-77 models starting from 1984, which featured backwards compatibility with FM-7, which were later succeeded in 1989 by FM Towns.
The games released on the system mostly consist of Arcade Game ports and Adventure Games as well as Visual Novels.
Specifications:
- Two MC 68B09 CPUs, one main CPU and one graphics processor, 2 MHz
- 40 KB ROM
- 640x200 resolution
- 8 colors
- Three sound channels
- Runs OS-9
Games:
- 1942
- Archon: The Light and the Dark
- A-Train
- Battle City
- Bokosuka Wars
- Choplifter!
- Dig Dug
- Earthbound (1983)
- Flicky
- Galaga
- Hydlide
- Mappy
- Mario Bros. Special
- Miner 2049er
- Miracle Warriors Seal Of The Dark Lord
- New Rally-X
- Nuts & Milk
- Pac-Man
- The Portopia Serial Murder Case
- Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom
- Punch Ball Mario Bros.
- Qix
- Tetris
- Thexder
- Tombs & Treasure
- The Tower of Druaga
- The Return of Ishtar
- Ultima III
- Ys