Vapor Weyve

《she/hers》 Mestiza, intersex, maltheist, retrogamer, VN dev, you don't need my whole life story tumblr. you never did. you're free now

[pangenttechnologies]

Spice Girls Tiger Electronics LCD Handheld Game 1997 

(MAME/HBMAME)

https://youtu.be/y08DdfwU-FA

[jana-aych-ess]

people often ask me what I'm doing here on tumblr and the answer is actually quite simple: curing the human species of the mental pathogen that is fandom, reunifying the shattered communities left in it wake, and leading the newly enlightened masses in unconditional holy war against the ruling class

[memewhore]

[spleenyz]

[fallout-lou-begas]

[kermittingacrime]

ask and you shall receive.

[bowloflentils]

Masayuki Kato, the former president and founder of Nihon Falcom, one of the longest running RPG developers in the industry, just passed away on December 15th at the age of 78. 

This is some really difficult news to process. Kato was seen as a polarizing figure among many Falcom fans. His conservative approach to business and outdated way of crediting creators led to many employees leaving the company in the 80s and beyond. But without him, many of these creators would have perhaps never gotten their start in the first place. He gave many developers their first job in the industry, people that would go on to change the landscape of video games as a whole. This includes:

Yoshio Kiya (creator of the Dragon Slayer series and pioneer of some of Japan’s first action RPGs).

Tadanobu Inoue (Early producer of the Atelier series at Gust).

Masaya Hashimoto (co-creator of Ys and co-founder of Quintet).  

Tomoyoshi Miyazaki (scenario writer for Ys I-III , Artraiser, Terranigma, and many others). 

Tetsuya Takahashi (creator of the Xeno franchise and co-founder of Monolith Soft). 

Minako Iwasaki (character designer for the Rune Factory series).

Yuzo Koshiro (composer of Streets of Rage, Etrian Odyssey, and many other legendary soundtracks). 

Ayano Koshiro (graphic artist on many titles ranging from Streets of Rage 2 to Lunar: The Silvar Star).

Tanaka Kunihiko (character designer for Xenogears).

Tenmon (composer for 5 Centimeters Per Second and many visual novels by Minori). 

Makoto Shinkai (director of Your Name, Suzume, 5 Centimeters Per Second, and many others).

All of these creators got their start at Nihon Falcom and there are still many amazing people that remain at the studio. So while Masayuki Kato’s management can certainly be criticized, his company was also responsible for a lot of good. And I think it is telling that even creators that left Falcom, such as Yuzo Koshiro, have been offering their gratitude to Kato after hearing the news of his passing.

Rest in peace.

[jana-aych-ess]

imo, every time someone uses "natural" as an implicitly positive descriptor, they should have to eat one (1) handful of dirt

[jana-aych-ess]

I Think That There's A Special Heaven For Roadkill I Think There Are Angels Whose Job Is To Gently Explain To The Animals That It's Not Their Fault And That's It's Okay If They Don't Understand I Think We Will See Each Other Again In A Place Where We Can Be Safe In A Place With No Roads And No Cars

[pgs-pictures]

draws centaurman exclusively as the one from the obscure rockman 6 manga cuz she’s cuter than the canon one

[nymphomachy]

Okay, apropos of absolutely nothing: I just realized Orakio from PHANTASY STAR III unquestionably fucked Miun, like, she was his main, I am suddenly very certain bout this

[prokopetz]

I've seen some unhinged complaints in Steam reviews before, but I just ran into one that gave a game which contains no dialogue the thumbs down purely on the basis that it doesn't have voice acting.

[glowing-disciple]

Here’s my all time favorite Steam review

[stenchkow]

Suikoden Remaster wishlist, in order from most likely to happen to least likely:

- Fixed save file import bugs so Riou gets the correct name in 2.

- Game runs under wine on Linux.

- Optional NewGame+ or Hard Mode.

- Sega Saturn bonus content included.

- Reworked inventory mechanics for 1.

- Convoy mechanics for 1 so I’m not forced to use Viktor and Flik in the final dungeon.

- Official Suikogaiden port.

- Official Suikoden: Card Stories port.

- New Translation leaves in “All this killing… in front of a children.”

- “Nash’s Tip Corner,” a new feature where when you lose the game, Nash talks to you about his wife and occasionally gives you hints about what you should have done differently.

- Viktor x Flik Yaoi Preorder bonus.

- Miki Higashino is given the credit that she deserves for her music.

- They bring Muriyama back to work on Suikoden 6, which finally resolves all the hanging Harmonia plot points from Suikoden 3.

- Konami starts crediting their artists, stops making slot machines, and makes me feel something other than uncomfortable about supporting them.

- Acknowledgement for my fan theory that after his death at the end of 2, Seed is reincarnated in Xenogears as Vance.

- The developers leave the Muse-Matilda border glitch in.

[nymphomachy]

I just want three rune slots in Suikoden so bad

But as long as I’m dreaming I also want them to explain in Suikoden why Toran’s massive Kooluk border region is given absolutely zero attention whatsoever despite encompassing a huge percentage of their overall territory

And I also want an “Odessa mode” where I can just play S1 with her as the protagonist, as she rightfully deserves to be

And actually, screw it, give me “Apple mode” in the second game, exactly the same thing except that Apple’s perpetually in your convoy so you just fill your entire party with whoever you like

[stenchkow]

Okay, I would kill for either “Odessa Mode” or “Apple Mode.”

Odessa is a fantastic character who isn’t allowed enough time to shine. Her death stings, not only because it’s sad, but because she’s a female character that actually gets the chance to be active, dynamic, and lead the story. God knows that doesn’t happen in a lot of RPGs.

As for Apple Mode, I just want the chance to build a freeform party. Get Freed Y away from me please. Disgusting.

[yamujiburo]

hanamusa doodles!

[txttletale]

extremely silly how 'you are not immune to propaganda' is often taken to mean, not 'always think critically about the media in front of you', but 'propaganda and advertising are powerful witch curses that will tempt you to devilry unless you are constantly scrupulous'

[nymphomachy]

i forgot i had a tumblr because i got hyperfocused

[nymphomachy]

I get so angry when I see someone with two golden retrievers. I don't even have ONE golden retriever

[anemonequeen-moved]

a helpful flow chart for all aspiring game devs out there

[small-witch-big-hat]

Exception

[marlowedobbeart]

Mods are asleep time to share my videogame: ✨FIRE EMBLEM: GILMORE GIRLS EDITION.✨ That's right. I made a 1-hour FE8 mod about Gilmore Girls for the literal millions of people who are fans of both franchises. (👇🏻Play it now!👇🏻) https://marlowedobbe.itch.io/fegilmoregirls

[shizukais]

Round 20, Yoshiyuki Sadamoto.

[nymphomachy]

cyberpunk AU transfem shinji looks really happy :)