Historical archive of the PC-98 action game
Space Panicco (すぺーす ぱにっ娘).
Originally released in 1994.
This repository was created by one of the original authors.
This repository preserves the original distributed files, documentation, disk images, and related execution environments of the game for historical and archival purposes.
| Round 1 | Round 2 |
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| Neko Project II x64 MS-DOS 3.30 |
Neko Project 21/W x64 MS-DOS 6.20 |
Screenshots showing the game running on two different PC-98 emulator environments.
YouTube: https://youtu.be/8eCXOkeMTiQ?si=NoKIfhCUnl9IO7mv
My verification videos.
Part 1: https://youtu.be/C4Pq5myM1MM?si=iI2zo26VY3TZ-VxH
Part 2: https://youtu.be/358hQeHvXBA?si=HKnguAuyYuJ1Zfxx
Part 2 includes DEF file editing, continuation play from Round 20, and confirmation that Round 32 is the final round.
Space Panicco Map Editor / Stage Data Work Log
Live work log showing the browser-based map editor and stage data editing process.
https://www.youtube.com/live/grgZ0_BMUdI?si=731Cmi7v9VpSJQHv
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VMAP Editor
Browser-based editor for Space Panicco VMAP files. -
How to use the VMAP Editor
Usage notes and file format overview.
Space Panicco is a platform action game inspired by Space Panic.
The player digs holes, traps enemies, and clears each round while avoiding attacks. The game was developed for the NEC PC-9801 series and runs under MS-DOS.
- Planning, graphics, music: 基 建吉
- Programming: 芸夢 職人
This program uses or was built with the following third-party software.
- Borland Turbo C
Copyright (c) 1987–1988 Borland International
- BGM Library ver1.12
Copyright (c) 1989–1993 Fumitake Yodo / STUDIO FEMY
- master.lib Version 0.21
Copyright (c) 1993 Akihiko Koizuka, Kazumi
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FreeDOS(98)-based DOS environment
A bootable DOS environment is included for PC-98 execution and testing purposes.The bundled boot environment displays notices for components such as:
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FreeDOS(98) kernel
- Copyright 1995–2022 Pasquale J. Villani and The FreeDOS Project
- Copyright 2001–2022 FreeDOS(98) porting project
- GNU General Public License, version 2 or later
- Absolutely no warranty
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FreeDOS XMS-Driver for 80286
- Copyright 1995 Till Gerken
- Copyright 2001–2005 Martin Stromberg
- Copyright 2016 sava
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FreeCOM ver 0.85a_DBCS (PC-98)
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All rights to third-party components belong to their respective copyright holders.
For details, see:
This game was originally released in 1994 as Japanese freeware for PC-9801 DOS.
The archived materials in this repository preserve that historical release and related documents.
A preserved copy is also available at:
original/— original distributed archive files and disk imagesextracted/— extracted contents from the original archivesdocs/— documentation, manuals, license notes, and related notesscreenshots/— screenshots of the gameenvironment/— emulator and execution environment files and notesanalysis/— preservation-oriented analysis and reverse-engineering notes
The original/ directory preserves the original distributed files of Space Panicco.
These files are kept for historical and archival purposes.
Contents include:
- original archive packages
- disk images
Extracted files are stored separately in the extracted/ directory.
Any analysis, modifications, or reorganized materials should be stored outside this directory.
- NEC PC-9801 series compatible environment
- MS-DOS or a compatible PC-98 DOS environment
- floppy disk image or extracted files from the original package
The game can be played on PC-98 emulators such as:
- Neko Project II
- Neko Project 21/W
Confirmed working environments include:
- Neko Project II x64 with MS-DOS 3.30
- Neko Project 21/W x64 with MS-DOS 6.20
- Neko Project II x64 with the bundled FreeDOS(98)-based boot disk
- Prepare a PC-98 emulator environment.
- Boot either a preserved DOS image or the bundled FreeDOS(98)-based boot disk.
- Mount the disk image or open the extracted game files.
- Run the main executable.
For details, see:
The archived floppy disk image is preserved in its original format for historical purposes.
Additional convenience images may be included to help run the game in modern emulator environments.
The game uses the PC-98 internal speaker (BEEP) for sound during normal gameplay.
Third-party libraries are used for music-related functionality in the original software environment.
Stage graphics and gameplay data are preserved as part of the original game resources.
Additional documentation is available in the docs/ directory.
This includes:
- original manual text
- Japanese notes
- English notes
- running instructions
- FreeDOS(98) license notes
This repository is a historical archive of the 1994 freeware game Space Panicco.
The original game and original distributed materials remain copyrighted by their original rightsholders. Publication on GitHub does not place the original game under an open-source license.
Personal play, preservation, sharing, and non-commercial use are welcome. Commercial exploitation or repackaging for profit is not the intended purpose of this archive.
This repository may also include analysis and reverse-engineering notes for preservation and research. Those materials do not change the copyright status of the original game.
See RIGHTS.md and RIGHTS-ja.md for details.
For historical information related to this archive, see the repository owner profile and related archive notes.
This repository is provided for historical and archival purposes.
No guarantee is made regarding compatibility with modern systems, emulators, DOS environments, or bundled convenience boot images.
Thanks to everyone who helped preserve and document historical Japanese PC software.
- NEC PC-9801 series compatible environment
- MS-DOS or a compatible PC-98 DOS environment
- floppy disk image or extracted files from the original package
The game can be played on PC-98 emulators such as:
- Neko Project II
- Neko Project 21/W
Confirmed working environments include:
- Neko Project II x64 with MS-DOS 3.30
- Neko Project 21/W x64 with MS-DOS 6.20
- Neko Project II x64 with the bundled FreeDOS(98)-based boot disk
- Prepare a PC-98 emulator environment.
- Boot either a preserved DOS image or the bundled FreeDOS(98)-based boot disk.
- Mount the disk image or open the extracted game files.
- Run the main executable.
For details, see:
The archived floppy disk image is preserved in its original format for historical purposes.
Additional convenience images may be included to help run the game in modern emulator environments.
The game uses the PC-98 internal speaker (BEEP) for sound during normal gameplay.
Third-party libraries are used for music-related functionality in the original software environment.
Stage graphics and gameplay data are preserved as part of the original game resources.
AnUsing the browser-based VMAP Editor, an additional stage data set (VMAP033.DAT–VMAP064.DAT) was assembled. All stages were also verified in an emulator, and some stages were manually corrected afterward in a text editor to fix issues found during testing.
To enable the additional stages up to VMAP064.DAT, you must also update the maximum round value in PANIC.DEF.
Change:
032; scene max (001-999)
to:
064; scene max (001-999)
PANIC.DEF should be edited in CP932 encoding.
Additional documentation is available in the docs/ directory.
This includes:
- original manual text
- Japanese notes
- English notes
- running instructions
- FreeDOS(98) license notes
This repository is a historical archive of the 1994 freeware game Space Panicco.
The original game and original distributed materials remain copyrighted by their original rightsholders. Publication on GitHub does not place the original game under an open-source license.
Personal play, preservation, sharing, and non-commercial use are welcome. Commercial exploitation or repackaging for profit is not the intended purpose of this archive.
This repository may also include analysis and reverse-engineering notes for preservation and research. Those materials do not change the copyright status of the original game.
See RIGHTS.md and RIGHTS-ja.md for details.
For historical information related to this archive, see the repository owner profile and related archive notes.
This repository is provided for historical and archival purposes.
No guarantee is made regarding compatibility with modern systems, emulators, DOS environments, or bundled convenience boot images.
Thanks to everyone who helped preserve and document historical Japanese PC software.