Drillimation to Visit Whitethorn ‘Virtually’ on February 1

Drillimation’s Prophet Driller will be visiting Whitethorn Digital virtually on February 1, 2023. The reason for going virtual is because of how the winters in Erie, Pennsylvania can be unpredictable. January and February are considered the coldest months of the year in the area, which is the reason winter can drag on as late asContinue reading “Drillimation to Visit Whitethorn ‘Virtually’ on February 1”

Wi-Fi Card in Drillimation Workstation Upgraded, Internet Experience Much Faster

For the first time since the workstation that has been used to develop every game since the Touhou 2: The Story of Eastern Wonderland NES Demake has been built, an upgrade in the PCI slot upgraded the internet to a much faster, quicker experience. The old Wi-Fi card that was used for the past twoContinue reading “Wi-Fi Card in Drillimation Workstation Upgraded, Internet Experience Much Faster”

Drillimation Makes the Touhou 1: The Highly Responsive to Prayers NES Demake Open Source

On Friday, January 20, 2023, Drillimation made the source code for the Touhou 1: The Highly Responsive to Prayers NES Demake open source, meaning anyone is free to adapt the source code of the demake in any way they please, such as improving the demake or using it as a basis for their own gamesContinue reading “Drillimation Makes the Touhou 1: The Highly Responsive to Prayers NES Demake Open Source”

Every Winner’s Fortune in Taipei for Windows 3.1

Greetings players. In 1990, Microsoft released the first volume of Microsoft Entertainment Pack, a compilation of casual games for the Windows operating system. Simply put, it was Mahjong or Shanghai Solitaire. This is the game that would become Mahjong Titans which was included in Windows Vista and 7. In the original Taipei incarnation of it,Continue reading “Every Winner’s Fortune in Taipei for Windows 3.1”

Drillimation’s Internet Has Been Upgraded Following Months of Periodical Outages

Yesterday, the internet network at Drillimation Systems has been upgraded after the DNS would become unresponsive periodically, often requiring a reset of the router. Spectrum sent a new modem and router to get Drillimation up online for long periods of time again. As technology evolves into the future, devices will eventually have difficulty trying toContinue reading “Drillimation’s Internet Has Been Upgraded Following Months of Periodical Outages”

Drillimation has Discontinued Technical Support for Chuhou Joutai 1 and Touhou 1: The Highly Responsive to Prayers NES Demake

On midnight of Friday the 13th of January 2023, Drillimation has pulled the plug for technical support for the first two games the studio ever developed: Chuhou Joutai: The Middle State of War and Touhou 1: The Highly Responsive to Prayers NES Demake. Both those games were released in early 2020, and since then, DrillimationContinue reading “Drillimation has Discontinued Technical Support for Chuhou Joutai 1 and Touhou 1: The Highly Responsive to Prayers NES Demake”

We’re at Touhou Kourinden’s Halfway Point – What’s Next

By the end of this week, Drillimation Systems will have reached the halfway point for Touhou Kourinden‘s development. Development was started in June 2022 just before the demo for Chuhou Joutai 3: Three Nights of Scarlet Abscess was released. Act 1 was completed in September 2022, Act 2 was completed in November 2022, and ActContinue reading “We’re at Touhou Kourinden’s Halfway Point – What’s Next”

Habits Caused by OCD is Like Getting Hooked Into Nicotine – And How You Can Quit

DISCLAIMER: This article is for informational purposes only and is not medical advice. Please consult your doctor if you need assistance. I am the Prophet Driller of Drillimation Systems. Suppose you’re having compulsive behavior like me such as hair twirling and running inside a building that can interfere with your everyday operations and cause distress.Continue reading “Habits Caused by OCD is Like Getting Hooked Into Nicotine – And How You Can Quit”

Reflecting One Year Ago When Emiko Hosokawa (CaraPrincess) Got Banned on Discord

2022 began with a rather rough start for us at Drillimation. Emiko Hosokawa (who goes by her online handler CaraPrincess), then known as Akira Akagi, was developing a game titled Touhou Tenkijou. The Prophet Driller composed several songs for that game before it was ultimately canceled, with many of those songs being used in ChuhouContinue reading “Reflecting One Year Ago When Emiko Hosokawa (CaraPrincess) Got Banned on Discord”

State of Drillimation: Winter 2023

We would like to congratulate everyone for an excellent 2022. 2022 marked the first year of a time that we were able to experience life in a post-pandemic environment, at a time when the virus had become endemic. It has been a miracle that I had managed to survive not one, but two pandemics inContinue reading “State of Drillimation: Winter 2023”