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Gakuen King#

• Title: Gakuen King: Hidehiko Gakkō o Tsukuru (学園キング 〜日出彦 学校をつくる〜)
• Release Year: 1996
• Original Platform: NEC PC-98
• Developer: Alice Soft
• Publisher: Alice Soft
• Genre: RPG / Strategy / Adventure hybrid
• Art Style: Anime-style character portraits with detailed pixel art backgrounds
• Gameplay System: Turn-based RPG battles combined with strategy elements (student recruitment) and adventure mechanics (item manipulation, exploration)
• Setting: Fictional artificial island created by the Amatsukami zaibatsu in alternate Meiji-era Japan. A rebellion has thrown the island’s academies into chaos.
• Themes: School conquest, political intrigue, social hierarchy, wealth and power dynamics
• Legacy: Representative of Alice Soft’s mid-90s experimental hybrid games blending multiple genres. Features the studio’s signature mix of dark comedy and adult content.
• Sound Chip (PC-98): Yamaha YM2608 (OPNA)
• Composer: Shade