๐ Brad ๐
@baust528.bsky.social
Game Designer, Storyteller, & Instructor. Lover of oddball games & game history. I run Game Vecanti: @gamevecanti.bsky.social
The 2000 romance ADV "Grand Finale ~Final Funfair in 7 days~" takes place at an amusement park & I think its world map is really clever. It feels like a real park map & the best part is that it uses a high striker to represent the time left in the current day!
Magazine ad for the unreleased PC Engine CD ADV "Mahou no Shoujo Silky Lip: San Nin no Joou Kouho". [้ญๆณใฎๅฐๅฅณใทใซใญใผใชใใ]
The 1996 PS1 love sim "NOรซl NOT Digital" is unique in that it takes place entirely within a virtual OS. Players make video calls to heroines & communicate using "conversation balls". The game features 10+ hours of audio & a large volume of animations made with around 6000 cels.
The Sakura Wars official website has added character pages for Sakura Wars 3 & 4 which includes more higher resolution CG from the older PC releases of the two games. sakura-taisen.com/characters/3/ sakura-taisen.com/characters/4/
๐ Brad ๐@baust528.bsky.social ยท last wk.The revamped Sakura Wars official website now has a characters page for Sakura Wars 1 & 2! Most characters have a gallery featuring the higher resolution versions of CG found in the old PC releases of the two games: sakura-taisen.com/characters/1/ sakura-taisen.com/characters/2/
Kamaitachi no Yoru is simply one of the most important Japanese games in history, period. In the historical trajectory of novel games, if Otogirisou, Chunsoft's previous gane, is Pac-Land, this is Super Mario Brothers. It is that foundational in the storytelling and design paradigms it codified.
1564 Studio@1564studio.bsky.social ยท 2d agoI'm trembling while writing this: Kamaitachi no yoruโnot the PC remake, not the iOS port, but the actual original SFC versionโhas been translated at last by ButThouMust, who graciously brought us an English patch for Otogirisou in the past. This is HISTORICAL.
(Mahou Shoujo Fancy CoCo, PS1) [้ญๆณๅฐๅฅณใใกใณใทใผCoCo]
Fan art of Noemi Itou (With You ~Mitsumeteitai~) illustrated by Sakura Kawamoto in 2002 (or earlier). Source: web.archive.org/web/20021005...
Concept art of Manami Naruse from "With You ~Mitsumeteitai~" (PC, Saturn, WSC) [NSFW 18+ on PC] [ใฆใฃใบใปใฆใผ ๏ฝใฟใคใใฆใใใ๏ฝ]
Have YOU been meaning to check out Detective Instinct? Today's the last full day of our 30% off sale on Steam ๐ - Dramatic story with a mystery on a train - DS-era aesthetics - Classic command-select adventure gameplay Give it a look ๐ store.steampowered.com/app/2689930/...
The tripping gag is really funny, it gets me every time. #BaustAir
Music from "True Love Story ~Remember My Heart~" (PS1) Track: Chiharu Shunjitsu's Theme [ใใฅใซใผใปใฉใในใใผใชใผ]
I started watching the AIR anime & I'm impressed by how faithful its OP is to the VN's! It's not totally identical, but I think it strikes the perfect balance between the OG's key, BGM-timed moments and KyoAni's fully animated take on it. #BaustAir
I finished AIR! That was the best game experience I've had in years. Its tale of finding happiness by embracing kindness & having the courage to step forward even with broken wings is one I'll never forget. An absolute masterpiece that's now actively altering my brain chemistry.
Magazine ad for the PS1 version of "World Neverland: The Olerud Kingdom Stories" (PS1). [ใฏใผใซใยทใใใผใฉใณใ]
I was going through the files I collected for that Sotsugyou project I started on years ago & forgot how much I put together for it, like this comparison shot of one of the smoking scenes depicted across every version. Maybe I should keep working on this...
๐ Brad ๐@baust528.bsky.social ยท last yr.Back in 2022 I was actually working on a thread about how Sotsugyou II was (seemingly) responsible for the creation of the EOCS' "R" rating due to its depiction of underage drinking & smoking, but I needed more substantial sources for the claim & put it on the backburner.
I finished the "First Sky Chapter"! It was crazy short but man do I appreciate it for giving me more scenes with Kanna & Uraha! Next I'll mop up some CG I missed then I'm calling AIR done! Gonna miss it lots! #BaustAir
(Asu wa Koishite ~Prime Beat Planet~, PC) [ใใใฏๆใใฆ๏ฝPrime Beat Planet๏ฝ]
If I had a quarter for every time I've come across Burt & Ernie in the background of a Windows eroge from the 90s I'd have two quarters...
Hey guys I'm eyeing some amazing lots of eroge and bishoujo content. I try not to beg for money online, but these items will be killer in shipping costs. I'm estimating about 250-300. If anyone can spare some change or help cushion these so I can still eat food, it would be really great.
I finished the "AIR" arc! Incredible! Its brilliant, shocking setup had its grip on me right away. Loved how deeply emotional, personal & raw the route's exploration of family felt. The ending threw me for a loop & gave me a lot to wrap my head around! Onto "First Sky"! #BaustAir
Assorted fan art of Sakura Shinguji (Sakura Wars) illustrated by ่ฑ. Pic 1 uploaded on 1-2002 Pic 2 uploaded on 4-2002 Pic 3 uploaded on 7-2001 Pic 4 uploaded on 8-2002 Source: web.archive.org/web/20040511...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SAKURA SHINGUJI!!! Posting my favorite portraits from "Sakura Wars 2" to celebrate my favorite 121 year old in the world! ๐ฅณ๐ฅณ
The revamped Sakura Wars official website now has a characters page for Sakura Wars 1 & 2! Most characters have a gallery featuring the higher resolution versions of CG found in the old PC releases of the two games: sakura-taisen.com/characters/1/ sakura-taisen.com/characters/2/
It's incredibly endearing to me that the PlayStation button stickers were designed to be placed on top of a computer's keycaps to make it feel a bit more like the console version...
Game Vecanti@gamevecanti.bsky.social ยท last wk.Sticker sheet included with "ToHeart PSE" for PC. [ใใฅใใผใ]
