The Influences that Kickstarted Drillimation

Daily writing prompt

Describe an item you were incredibly attached to as a youth. What became of it?

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When people discuss their childhood memories from the 20th century, they mostly talk about the TV shows, movies, music, and video games that they loved during their youth. They even discuss their motivations to get into these industries.

As with any person who starts their own adventure into any entertainment industry as a creator, influences from other media are a must-have. I’m a game dev, so a lot may be asking what influenced the Drillimation Danmaku Universe as a whole. Imagine that you’re given only three video game franchises to play, and below are the franchises that helped me get the universe started:

• Mario Kart: All-time favorite video game franchise. Favorite installment is Mario Kart: Double Dash!!. I still want to make a game like it but I’m don’t have much experience with 3D other than VRoid…
• Touhou Project: I came into this franchise through the games rather than fanworks and other media. I was driven into it by the danmaku. That’s what motivated me to create the Chuhou Joutai trilogy.
• Pokémon: All-time favorite RPG franchise. Got hooked onto it at a young age. I also have other RPG franchises in my favor such as Final Fantasy. That’s how I created Mythos of Phantasmagoria – by combining tropes from both franchises.

When players play your titles and see a reference to a game they remember, they might think “Oh yes, I remember that.”