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# NEC PC-8800

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Computer - Release date: 1981

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## Information

<table data-header-hidden><thead><tr><th width="184"></th><th></th><th data-hidden></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Emulators</strong></td><td><ul><li>libretro: quasi88</li></ul></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Games Location</strong></td><td><span data-gb-custom-inline data-tag="emoji" data-code="1f4c1">📁</span> roms \ <span data-gb-custom-inline data-tag="emoji" data-code="1f4c2">📂</span> pc88</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><strong>File extensions</strong></td><td>.d88 .u88 .m3u</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

## System Features

<table><thead><tr><th width="245">Retroachievements</th><th width="200">Netplay</th><th>Controller autoconfig</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>YES</td><td>YES</td><td>YES</td></tr></tbody></table>

## BIOS

<table><thead><tr><th width="193">Bios file</th><th width="182.03610108303252">Folder</th><th>md5</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>N88.ROM</td><td><code>\bios\quasi88</code></td><td>4f984e04a99d56c4cfe36115415d6eb8</td></tr><tr><td>N88SUB.ROM</td><td><code>\bios\quasi88</code></td><td>793f86784e5608352a5d7f03f03e0858</td></tr><tr><td>N88N.ROM</td><td><code>\bios\quasi88</code></td><td>2ff07b8769367321128e03924af668a0</td></tr><tr><td>N88EXT0.ROM</td><td><code>\bios\quasi88</code></td><td>d675a2ca186c6efcd6277b835de4c7e5</td></tr><tr><td>N88EXT1.ROM</td><td><code>\bios\quasi88</code></td><td>e844534dfe5744b381444dbe61ef1b66</td></tr><tr><td>N88EXT2.ROM</td><td><code>\bios\quasi88</code></td><td>6548fa45061274dee1ea8ae1e9e93910</td></tr><tr><td>N88EXT3.ROM</td><td><code>\bios\quasi88</code></td><td>fc4b76a402ba501e6ba6de4b3e8b4273</td></tr></tbody></table>

## Controls

Use Pad2Key for this system if you need specific mapping, see the [Pad2Key ](/controllers/pad2key.md)section of this Wiki.

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## Specific system information

### Multi-disc games

Use an M3U playlist file

Create a text file with the extension ".m3u" and write the filename of each disk on a new line like in the example below.

`Ys II.m3u`

```
# Ys II (Falcom)
Ys II (Program disk).d88
Ys II (Disk A).d88
Ys II (Disk B).d88
Ys II (User disk).d88
```

If you've loaded multiple disks, you can hold one of the trigger buttons and use the D-Pad to change the disk that's loaded in each drive. Use L for Drive 1 and R for Drive 2. When the shoulder button is released, the chosen disk will be inserted.


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