When I conceived the Touhou 1: The Highly Responsive to Prayers NES Demake, I thought to myself, what if the legendary shooter series started a decade earlier? If series creator Jun’ya Ohta had been born a decade earlier, he would have made a different set of friends. The same would happen with you in theContinue reading “The History of Touhou Project, From an Alternate Universe Perspective, Part One”
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Why Touhou Project Fangames Face Cancellation
We’ve all heard the word “cancellation” before. Usually, it brings to mind high-profile celebrity drama, a network TV show getting the axe, or legal issues with a massive corporate publisher. But in the indie gaming world, and specifically within the vibrant Touhou Project community, “cancellation” looks entirely different. Thanks to Touhou Project creator Jun’ya Ohta’sContinue reading “Why Touhou Project Fangames Face Cancellation”
Misty Lake Survivors Review
NOTE: This game is currently in alpha testings and only applies to this version. Actual in-game content may change and this review may not be reliable as time goes on. The horde-survival genre, born from the spectacular success of Vampire Survivors, has become the modern developer’s ultimate playground – a blank slate where mechanics can beContinue reading “Misty Lake Survivors Review”
Touhou Meishuugeki Alpha V1.2.0 Now Out
Drillimation Systems is turning up the heat this summer with two new boss additions and a high-intensity challenge. Fresh off the heels of its massive Alpha 1.1.0 update, which brought highly anticipated fan favorites Yukari Yakumo and Kaguya Houraisan to the playable roster, Drillimation has dropped the next major milestone in the development of TouhouContinue reading “Touhou Meishuugeki Alpha V1.2.0 Now Out”
Itchio Went Down For Thousands Yesterday Morning
A rogue maintenance query left indie developers and players staring at error pages for over six hours. Indie gaming hub itch.io suffered a major, hours-long outage yesterday morning, leaving thousands of players unable to access their libraries and stopping developers from uploading or updating their projects. According to server status tracker Downdetector, user reports spikedContinue reading “Itchio Went Down For Thousands Yesterday Morning”
Jumping Shrine Maiden Review
Hello players, and everyone in between. Today, we must cast our critical eyes upon the Touhou Project fangame landscape, where a curious little title by the name of Jumping Shrine Maiden has leapt onto the scene. Developed in GDevelop, this tightly wound, single-player HTML5 precision platformer draws its lifeblood directly from the enduring spirit andContinue reading “Jumping Shrine Maiden Review”
Plans to Develop the “Touhou Project SNES Demakes” No Longer Possible – Here’s Why
After we finished development on the Touhou Project NES Demakes four years ago, a lot of you were wondering if we had plans to develop SNES demakes of the first entire Windows era spanning from Touhou 6: The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil to Touhou 9: The Phantasmagoria of Flower View. We simply answered no toContinue reading “Plans to Develop the “Touhou Project SNES Demakes” No Longer Possible – Here’s Why”
Tropi Quest Review
When checking out a modern danmaku title like Tropi Quest, you expect a certain rhythm – you dodge an absolute wall of neon patterns, and you hold down the fire button to blast away the things shooting at you. Yet, this particular submission for Jamlytics Jam #2 subverts that entire paradigm by presenting an experienceContinue reading “Tropi Quest Review”
Top Ten Reasons the Modern Gaming Industry Sucks
I’ve seen James Rolfe tackle top ten lists for the reasons behind the awfulness for Blu-ray, and most recently, modern movie theatres. I’m surprised he hasn’t done a list for the present-day AAA gaming industry. If you look at the shelves of classic games, hundreds of titles have been released on the NES, Super Nintendo,Continue reading “Top Ten Reasons the Modern Gaming Industry Sucks”
The Nintendo Switch 2 – One Year Later
Tomorrow will mark one year since the release of the Nintendo Switch 2. When it launched last year, it arrived with a heavy mix of massive anticipation, premium price tag concerns, and bold promises of hardware innovation. Looking back, it’s clear the console has fundamentally shifted the landscape for both AAA developers and the indieContinue reading “The Nintendo Switch 2 – One Year Later”
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