The FM Towns, released in 1989, was quite a remarkable platform. It was probably the first home computer system that came with a CD-ROM drive by default, and it had screen resolution up to 640×480 with 256 colors. For comparison: The first PC and Mac games designed for similar specs were The 7th Guest and Myst in 1993.
Unfortunately, the vast majority of games available for the FM Towns were ports from the NEC PC-98 and didn't make use of its asvanced features. The few games that did, ironically, usually were not from Japan. One was Wizardry V, which on this platform featured 192×224 pixel enemies in 100+ colors. Another one was The Case of the Cautious Condor, developed by a US company, Tiger Media, originally for Philips CDi but never released on that platform. It became the first game for the FM Towns, and maybe the one to showcase its capabilities best.
The FM Towns had numerous graphic modes. The most common one was 640×480, 256 colors. Arcade games often ran in a 256×240 resolution, as it was common for consoles. The FM Towns supported multiple resolutions at the same time, it could have a game run in a fast low resolution and overly it with high resolution text.
| Puzznic | パズニック | Puzzle | 90 | |
| Dragon Knight III | ドラゴンナイト３ | RPG | 91 | |
| The Atlas | ジ・アトラス | strat | ||
| Ningyō Tsukai | 人形遣い | Fighting | 93 | |
| Princess Maker 2 | プリンセスメーカー２ | sim | 94 |
| Tetris | テトリス | 89 | Bullet Proof Software | |
| The Case of the Cautious Condor | Adventure | |||
| Drakkhen | ドラッケン | RPG | 90 | |
| Wizardry (V-VII) | ウィザードリィ | RPG | ||
| Ultima VI | ウルティマ | RPG | 91 | |
| Alone in the Dark | アローン イン ザ ダーク | Adventure | 93 | |
| Ultima V | ウルティマ | RPG |
