Drillimation Releases Chuhou Joutai 3: Three Nights of Scarlet Abscess as Steam Exclusive

Drillimation Systems today has officially released Chuhou Joutai 3: Three Nights of Scarlet Abscess as a Steam exclusive. The game was first teased in February with the demo released in June. Overview Three Nights of Scarlet Abscess is the third installment in the Chuhou Joutai series of retro-style danmaku shooter games. The games play similarlyContinue reading “Drillimation Releases Chuhou Joutai 3: Three Nights of Scarlet Abscess as Steam Exclusive”

The Making of Chuhou Joutai 3: Three Nights of Scarlet Abscess

On Friday, October 7, 2022, Chuhou Joutai 3: Three Nights of Scarlet Abscess will release on Steam. The history of this game spans all the way back to July of 2021. Pre-production on the game began immediately following the release of Chuhou Joutai 2: Paraided!. Some stuff was done before it. For example, the stageContinue reading “The Making of Chuhou Joutai 3: Three Nights of Scarlet Abscess”

Monthly Updates: October 2022

Hi, this is Driller from Drillimation. I can’t believe we made it to the end of an era. On Friday, you can all enjoy Chuhou Joutai 3: Three Nights of Scarlet Abscess to your heart’s content. While at my side, the demo for Touhou Kourinden ~ Mythos of Phantasmagoria is nearing completion. There are someContinue reading “Monthly Updates: October 2022”

Touhou Project NES Demakes Receive Minor Bug Fixes

Drillimation Systems today released bug fixes for three of the Touhou Project NES Demakes, being Touhou 2: The Story of Eastern Wonderland, Touhou 4: Lotus Land Story, and Touhou 5: Mystic Square. These bug fixes include the lives not displaying correctly when having seven or more lives (zero counts as life). When this happens, itContinue reading “Touhou Project NES Demakes Receive Minor Bug Fixes”

Reflecting on the PoDD Demake One Year Later

One year ago yesterday, the Touhou 3: The Phantasmagoria of Dimensional Dreams NES Demake released. This was the first competitive game produced by Drillimation and the third installment of the Touhou Project NES Demakes. With the release of that game, the third Touhou Project game was officially playable on PC for the first time inContinue reading “Reflecting on the PoDD Demake One Year Later”

Touhou Kourinden Demo Almost Complete

The demo for Touhou Kourinden ~ Mythos of Phantasmagoria is 90% done. The only thing that’s left is programming the final boss fight of Act 1, followed by animating the cutscenes that segue into Act 2. There will be a lot of programming that has to be done. Drillimation also corrected some minor issues withContinue reading “Touhou Kourinden Demo Almost Complete”

Blocking of YouTube Videos in Japan

The blocking of YouTube content in Japan is part of an ongoing dispute between YouTube and many major Japanese media companies. As of early 2022, if a copyright holder makes a copyright claim for any anime-related content or footage being used, and the video complies with the Fair Use or Fair Dealing provisions in theContinue reading “Blocking of YouTube Videos in Japan”

Northwest Pennsylvania’s Local Ads are Weird

On TVTropes, there is one page titled Repeating Ad. This would list all of the companies and products that had their ads play twice in one commercial break or repetitively throughout a series of breaks. Such examples include an ad airing twice in a row or in the same break, or in some cases twoContinue reading “Northwest Pennsylvania’s Local Ads are Weird”

Drillimation Systems Statement on Queen Elizabeth II’s Death

On Thursday, September 8, 2022, Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest reigning monarch in history, passed away peacefully. Studies have shown that she was a very popular and influential figure for hundreds of millions of people globally. Having a female ruler not only influenced women and girls alike but also influenced pop culture writers ranging fromContinue reading “Drillimation Systems Statement on Queen Elizabeth II’s Death”

Bilibili User Targeted for Illegal Reupload of Drillimation YouTube Video

A user of the Chinese video-sharing site Bilibili is getting a lesson in copyright law after they had unlawfully reuploaded one video from Drillimation’s YouTube channel. The video in question was their cover of The Seal-Away Youkai ~ Lost Place from Touhou 11: Subterranean Animism (original video below). YouTube, for the most part, is notContinue reading “Bilibili User Targeted for Illegal Reupload of Drillimation YouTube Video”