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 The '''PC-8801''' was a [[wikipedia:Zilog Z80|Zilog Z80]]-based [[wikipedia:home computer|home computer]] released by the [[wikipedia:Nippon Electric Company|Nippon Electric Company]] ([[wikipedia:NEC|NEC]]) in [[Japan]], in the year 1981. The '''PC-8801''' was informally called the '''PC-88'''. It was one of the more popular 8-bit home computers in Japan right next to the MSX and Sharp X1. Some of the companies that produced exclusive software for the '''NEC PC-88''' included Enix, Square, Sega, Nihon Falcom, Bandai, HAL Laboratory, ASCII, Pony Canyon, Technology and Entertainment Software, Wolf Team, Dempa, Champion Soft, Starcraft, Micro Cabin, PSK, and Bothtec. Certain games produced for the PC-88 had a shared release with the MSX, such as those produced by Game Arts, ELF Corporation, and Konami. Many popular series first appeared on the '''NEC PC-88''', including Snatcher, Thexder, Dragon Slayer, RPG Maker, and Ys.
-Nintendo licensed [[Hudson Soft]] to port some of Nintendo's Family Computer games for the console, including ''Excitebike'', ''Balloon Fight'', ''Tennis'', ''Donkey Kong 3'', ''Golf'', and ''Ice Climber'', as well as new editions of ''[[Mario Bros.]]'' called ''[[Mario Bros. Special]]'' and ''Punch Ball Mario Bros.'' and a unique Super Mario Bros. game for the computer, ''[[Super Mario Bros. Special]]''.
+Nintendo licensed [[Hudson Soft]] to port some of Nintendo's Family Computer games for the console, including ''Excitebike'', ''Balloon Fight'', ''Tennis'', ''Golf'', and ''Ice Climber'', as well as new editions of ''[[Mario Bros.]]'' called ''[[Mario Bros. Special]]'' and ''[[Punch Ball Mario Bros.]]'', a new edition of ''[[Donkey Kong 3]]'' called ''[[Donkey Kong 3: Dai Gyakushuu]]'', and a unique Super Mario Bros. game for the computer, ''[[Super Mario Bros. Special]]''.
 ==Exclusive Mario games released for the NEC PC-88==
 ===''Mario Bros. Special''===
 {{Main|Mario Bros. Special}}
-The game is not a straight port of ''Mario Bros.'', but an original platformer with adjustments to the graphics and sounds. There are four different screens. The stages involve Mario figuring out how to progress to the top of the screen, and some levels feature unstable platforms that shake if jumped on. This game marks the first appearance of [[Conveyor]]s.
+''Mario Bros. Special'' was released on December 31, 1984. It is not a straight port of ''Mario Bros.'', but an original arcade-style platformer with adjustments to the graphics and sounds. There are four different screens. The stages involve Mario figuring out how to progress to the top of the screen, and some levels feature unstable platforms that shake if jumped on.
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 File:Punchball2.gif| The platform positions in ''Punch Ball Mario Bros.'' Note how the platforms are reversed.
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+===''Donkey Kong 3: Dai Gyakushuu''===
+{{Main|Donkey Kong 3: Dai Gyakushuu}}
+''Donkey Kong 3: Dai Gyakushuu'' was released in October 1984. Like ''Mario Bros. Special'' and ''Punch Ball Mario Bros.'', the game is not a straight port of ''Donkey Kong 3'' but more of a semi-sequel. The game removes [[Stanley the Bugman]]'s ability to jump and the need to protect plants, making it much closer to something like ''Galaga''.
 ===''Super Mario Bros Special''===