Question: Were the FM-7 and the Sharp MZ first released in the same year?

Context articles: FM-7
Thunder Force II
Sharp Aquos
Cho Ren Sha 68K
Thunder Force
Kevin Sharp
Hydlide
Dragon Slayer (video game)
Sharp MZ
Jesus: Kyōfu no Bio Monster

The FM-7 ("Fujitsu Micro 7") is a home computer created by Fujitsu, first released in 1982, only sold in Japan.
 It is a stripped down version of their earlier FM-8; during development, the FM-7 was known as the "FM-8 Jr.".
Thunder Force II (サンダーフォースII) is a scrolling shooter developed by Technosoft.
 It was first released in Japan on October 15, 1988 for the Sharp X68000 computer.
 A year later, it was ported to the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis game console and released in Japan (under the name "Thunder Force II MD"), Europe, and the United States.
 Thunder Force II was one of the six launch titles for the U.S. Genesis release.
 It is the second chapter of the "Thunder Force" series.
The Sharp Aquos is a range of LCD televisions and component screens made by Sharp Corporation of Japan.
 It encompasses small, portable models (e.g. the 13" B series) up to large home-theater screens (e.g. 65" high-definition widescreen models), as well as component screens for portable devices including mobile phones.
 Aquos was first released in 2001 with 13", 15", and 20" 4:3 sizes starting, pricing at $1,799.99, $2,999.99, and $4,999.99 respectively.
 Since then, the Aquos brand is Sharp's premium LCD line (as Sharp also makes non-Aquos LCD TVs that sell for less), and recently they have been the first series of LCD HDTVs to feature integrated Blu-ray Disc players with the BD-60U and BD-80U series debuting in 2009.
 Some Aquos LCD TVs are notable for displaying color in a RYGB color space known as Quattron, which adds a yellow component, as opposed to the standard RGB color space used by most color televisions.
 Initial models in the Aquos range were designed by noted Japanese industrial designer Toshiyuki Kita.
 George Takei is the spokesman for the line.
Cho Ren Sha 68K (超連射68K ) "Ultra Fire 68K" is a vertical-scrolling Dōjin Shoot 'em up developed by Koichi Yoshida, who goes by the nickname Famibe no Yosshin with music composed by Ruzarin Kashiwagi, who also goes by the nickname Loser.
 It was first released in 1995 for the Sharp X68000 but in 2001, a port was released for Microsoft Windows.
 In 2005, a updated version of the Windows port was released with an added hard difficulty, while fixing some bugs from the original version.
 In 2015, a port was released for the Atari Falcon 030 computer.
 In 2017, another updated version was released for the Windows port.
Thunder Force (サンダーフォース , Sandā Fōsu ) is a free-roaming scrolling shooter computer game released by Technosoft in 1983.
 It is the first game in the "Thunder Force" series.
 It was initially released for the Sharp X1 computer, and later appeared on the Sharp MZ-1500, NEC PC-6001 mkII, and in 1985 on the NEC PC-8801 mkII.
 In 1984, it was released for the FM-7 and NEC PC-9801 computers as "Thunder Force Construction", featuring an add-on that allowed players to create custom made areas, like a level editor or game creation system.
Kevin Grant Sharp (December 10, 1970 – April 19, 2014) was an American country music singer, author, and motivational speaker.
 Sharp came on the country music scene in 1996 with his first single "Nobody Knows", which topped the "Billboard" country chart for four weeks.
 The same year, Sharp released his first album, "Measure of a Man".
Hydlide (ハイドライド , Haidoraido ) is a 1984 open world action role-playing video game developed and published by T&E Soft.
 It was originally released for the NEC PC-6001 and PC-8801 computers in 1984, in Japan only; ports for the MSX, MSX2 (a separate port released on 3.5" floppy), FM-7 and NEC PC-9801 were released the following year.
 A Nintendo Famicom version was first released under the name Hydlide Special on March 18, 1986 in Japan; three years later, in June 1989, that version saw a North American release for the Nintendo Entertainment System by FCI, its title having been returned to simply "Hydlide".
 The game sold 2 million copies in Japan, across all platforms.
Dragon Slayer (ドラゴンスレイヤー , Doragon Sureiyā ) is an action role-playing game, developed by Nihon Falcom and designed by Yoshio Kiya.
 It was originally released in 1984 for the PC-8801, PC-9801, Sharp X1 and FM-7, and became a major success in Japan.
 It was followed by an MSX port published by Square in 1985 (making it one of the first titles to be published by Square), a Super Cassette Vision by Epoch in 1986 and a Game Boy port by the same company in 1990 under the name Dragon Slayer I (ドラゴンスレイヤーI , Doragon Sureiyā Wan ) .
 A remake of "Dragon Slayer" was also included in the "Falcom Classics" collection for the Sega Saturn.
The Sharp MZ is a series of personal computers sold in Japan and Europe (particularly Germany and Great Britain) by Sharp beginning in 1978.
Jesus: Kyōfu no Bio Monster (ジーザス：恐怖のバイオ・モンスター , Jīzasu: Kyōfu no Baio Monsutā , lit.
 "Jesus: Dreadful Bio-Monster") is a video game developed by Chunsoft and published by King Records.
 It was first released in 1987 on the NEC PC-8801, FM-77AV, Sharp X1, and the MSX2 as simply "Jesus", and was later ported to the Nintendo Famicom with the subtitle "Kyōfu no Bio Monster" appended.
 In 1991, a sequel was released on the PC-8801, PC-9801, and Sharp X68000.