Publisher D4 Enterprise's EGGCONSOLE series has been giving the absolute most hardcore of JRPG lovers a window into the obscure gems of retro PC gaming in Japan through the magic of the Switch eShop for some time now. But two recent releases are suddenly set to disappear from the service, and while D4 itself hasn't offered any reason why, it's looking likely that Microsoft's own MS-DOS is to blame.
Yesterday, the Japanese EGGCONSOLE account on Twitter announced that two PC-98 titles, Fray and Brandish Renewal, would soon be removed from sale. As with most of the EGGCONSOLE line, these are untranslated Japanese PC RPGs, but they might hold some interest for Western fans – Brandish in particular is a notable early title from Nihon Falcom, the studio behind cult JRPG hits like Ys and the Trails series.
