Revival Xanadu II Remix (PC-98)

Revival Xanadu II Remix is Falcom’s 1995 re-imagining of Xanadu: Scenario II. Released for the NEC PC-9801/9821 on 8 December 1995 in three formats—3 × 5″ 2HD floppies, 6 × 3.5″ 2HD floppies and an HD-install-only CD-ROM—each box also slipped in Revival Xanadu Easy Mode as a bonus disk. Built on the same 256-colour engine as the first Revival Xanadu, the sequel doesn’t merely polish graphics and music: it advertises itself as a “NEW MAP VERSION.” Every dungeon layout is redrawn, dozens of regular monsters are replaced, and fresh mid-bosses cap many floors. The trademark side-view action, bump-combat and sprawling shop loop remain intact, but smoother collision, auto-equip shortcuts and the option to stream jdk’s newly arranged 20-track CD-DA score modernise the 1986 design.