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FM Towns games

A Japanese computer that, along with the Sharp X68000, was among the most powerful machines of the era. Features included arcade-quality graphics, a built-in CD-ROM drive, and support for Windows. It was also given a console version, as the FM Towns Marty.

Best known in the west for the high-quality ports of LucasArts' adventure games, many of which ended up being the definitive versions of those games. And lucky for us, it's also home to tons of hidden developer messages inside games!

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