The latest Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter update added a first person camera option & it's really neat! #BaustSky1st

Music from "Depth Fantasia" (PC) Track: Origin Bell Theme [ディプスファンタジア]

Today (10/9) is Kasumi Asou's birthday & I had an early morning meeting get cancelled so I spent that time putting together another stupid little scene using "Tokimeki Factory: Tokimeki Memorial 2"...

(Maison Ikkoku ~Omoide no Photograph~, FC) [めぞん一刻]

Dragami Games has announced on the other site that a demo of "LoveR Kiss Endless Memories" will be available during the Steam Next Fest, which starts on 10/13 & ends on 10/20.

"Neko na Kankei" is a galge for PS1 made by Victor Interactive Software with a twist. In the day, you bond with heroines as a human but at night, you turn into a cat! As a cat, you are given a chance to overcome shyness while in turn see the "true", private side of a heroine.

Official "Mizu no Kakera -once summer of islet-" (PC) wallpapers from "Kakera Fandisc" (PC). [みずのかけら] [かけらふぁんでぃすく]

Ohoo I found the "Kanon Demonstration Demo" on a disc from 1999 before the game's release. The demo was included with "Kanowo Magazine" in 2000 & has art differences from the final game. I don't think there's anything new in this ver. but I'm still excited to have found it! 👀

The eye catch from "Triangle Again" (PS2) [トライアングル・アゲイン]

"Noemi Itou Chan FC" was a fan club created by "DRA" in 1998 dedicated to the popular "With You ~Mitsumeteitai~" character "Noemi Itou". The site had amassed more than 500 members before closing on 11/2/2001. Archived page from 2001: web.archive.org/web/20010223...

New upload! "Yumeiro Club Cute Newsletter No. 6", available on Archive here: archive.org/details/yume... This newsletter focuses mostly on TGL/Giga titles like "Harlem Blade", "Briganty", & more. Note that it contains NSFW 18+ content.

Kloe has so much aura in the remake, she's SO COOL! #BaustSky1st

Magazine ad for "Beside ~Shiawase wa Katawara ni~" (PC) [NSFW 18+] [Beside～幸せはかたわらに～]

This heroine from the unreleased "Doukyuusei 3" basically feels like my archivist muse so I should really c*mission some fan art of her at some point...

Music from "Aquapazza: Aquaplus Dream Match" (Arcade, PS3) Track: PLAY GROUND (ToHeart2 STAGE) [アクアパッツァ]

Stray Children releasing Oct 30, 2025 for Steam and Switch www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLXC...

They just casually announced that "Stray Children", the spiritual successor to "moon: Remix RPG", is releasing THIS MONTH on 10/30! We will be there no matter what! 🫡🫡

I was IMMENSELY disappointed that this month's wallpaper wasn't Halloween-themed at all...

(VOLUME WARNING) Today I'm thinking about the time I tried "Sakura Wars 2" in that new Sega Saturn emulator "Ymir" & its audio issues in it were so funny that it brought me to tears.

It's been announced that the team behind "Princess Maker: Children of Prophecy" has disbanded as of August 2025. A new company will continue its development: blog.naver.com/princessmake... The game launched on early access in July & has mixed reviews due to its unfinished state.

(Panic-chan, Saturn) [ぱにっくちゃん]

Happy birthday (9/30) to Ayako Katagiri from "Tokimeki Memorial"! Here is fan art of her illustrated in 2000 (or earlier) by "Yuki_Takka". Source: web.archive.org/web/20001018...

LET'S GOOOOOOOO!!!

This was my first time covering a Korean developed title! I really wanna learn more about "Artlim Media" cuz from what I played, the team clearly had lots of love for the VN/SLG genres & major hits from its time!

(Scarred Gem - Jeonglyeongseog-ui Guae, PC) [스카드 잼 - 정령석의 구애]

Good morning!

I love the voice lines they added to fields in this remake. The silly banter is such a small thing but adds so much to the experience! #BaustSky1st

Official art from "First Kiss☆Story" (PC-FX, PS1) illustrated by Hiroki Minakami. [ファーストＫｉｓｓ☆物語]

On behalf of the entire team, I'm excited to announce the launch of the Falcom Wiki! 🎉 A fan-driven, ad-free resource dedicated to documenting the worlds, characters, and history of Nihon Falcom. Come take a look, and help us grow the archive: falcom.wiki

Today (9/28) is the 25th anniversary of the PS1 tactics sim "Gunparade March"! It's a cult classic known for its freedom. The only objective is to survive until a certain in-game day so you can play any way you like: bond with realistic NPCs, become an ace, collect socks, etc...

Bahahaha Saber is so into Star Wars, this is great #BaustStayNight

(Space Adventure Cobra - The Psychogun Vol. 1, PS1) [コブラ]

The Sakura Wars official account on the other site (@/Sakura_Taisen) has posted for the first time since 2023 to commemorate the original game's 29th anniversary. The account's bio has also been updated. Fingers crossed that we'll get some good news leading up to the 30th... 🤞

Cuebus and I preserved Konami Wai Wai Sōkoban (コナミワイワイ倉庫番), a keitai-exclusive #Konami puzzle game! It features characters from various Konami games. A year ago, I found the phone that this game originated on, but the screen was broken. Cuebus managed to dump it today.

The Stranger Spectacles accessory is a thing of beauty & now I wish every Trails game had these. #BaustSky1st

The crowdfunding campaign for "Super Real Mahjong: Venus Returns" hit its funding goal of 2 million yen within 45 minutes of its launch yesterday. It's currently 341% funded & still has 58 days left: camp-fire.jp/projects/867...

Absolutely devastated by this news. SpaceDrake was no doubt a huge influence in drumming up interest for Japanese indie games localized into English and pushing for them on digital distribution storefronts like steam. Huge loss. Might be time for another playthrough of Recettear in his honour.

Magazine ad for "Sengoku Turb" (DC) [戦国ＴＵＲＢ]

This week I've been thinking a lot about "Summer Lesson", the short VR sim made by the Tekken team for PS4 back in 2016. It was neat! Game had a strong sense of presence & immersion like nothing I've played before. I hope we see more like it on a bigger scale some day!

Aquapazza is such a charming fighting game man you can literally beat people up at a Comic Market

Music from "Time and Eternity" (PS3) Track: Bout! -Theme of Towa [時と永遠〜トキトワ〜]

Today (9/24) marks the 10th anniversary of "Utawarerumono: Mask of Deception", the 2nd title in the "Utawarerumono" series! This one has fun slice of life scenes & its gut-punching ending stands among my favorites in any medium. If you haven't played any Uta, you really should!

CAPCOM KAMAITACHI NO YORU ISN'T A VISUAL NOVEL CAPCOM

I tried to name the character in this post but I've never played a Univ title & spent an absurd amount of time trying to figure out if this was Iku Miyoshi or Kazuha Shimazu but there's so little about them online. I think it's the latter but even now I'm still not sure... 🫠

The digital deluxe on Steam finally went up for purchase! We are so back!!! #BaustSky1st

(Chobits for Game Boy Advance - Atashi Dake no Hito, GBA) [ちょびっツ]

Fan art of Akane Satomura (ONE.) illustrated by Siena Mao in or before 2001. Source: web.archive.org/web/20000930...

Keiji Gotoh illustration (rough -> line art -> final) featuring the cast of "Yarudora Series Vol. 1: Double Cast" (PS1, PSP). The final version was used as the cover for the 2018 doujin "Gokikura 42" which celebrated the game's 20th anniversary. [ダブルキャスト]

A WIP illustration of Elie MacDowell from the Trails series uploaded by Katsumi Enami on September 3, 2019. The original Twitter post has since been deleted.

I finished Fate/stay night & loved it! A VN worthy of its legendary status. Its journey to define & challenge what it means to be a hero is unlike anything I've experienced. The dense, mind-bogglingly detailed writing makes its complex setting & characters' struggles feel real.