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lokersepatu · 2 years

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Setelah Setahun (Lebih?), Masih RT

Hai. Udah lama banget nggak update di sini. Belakangan aku kepikiran buat rajin update soal nulis lagi di sini. Sekarang agak susah karena aku mengimplementasikan Notion untuk segala hal dalam hidupku 🙂 Tapi somehow kangen juga punya jurnal online tempat aku bisa curhat soal nulis yang bisa dibaca-baca orang lain, terutama sesama penulis yang juga lagi struggling sama naskahnya.

Anyway, curhatan terakhirku di sini udah dari Agustus 2021 dan itu tentang RT. Kira-kira setahun kemudian, Agustus 2022, dengan penuh kerendahan hati (dan keputusasaan) aku harus mengabarkan kalau aku masih ngerjain proyek RT 🙂🙂🙂

Alias nggak selesai-selesaiiiii anjiiiiim ....

Tapi, yah. Namanya juga proyek F5.

I ditched RT’s draft 2. Kurang lebih kayak pas ngerjain NL dulu, ngerasa nggak nyaman sama pacing cerita dan hal-hal lainnya sampai nggak betah ngelanjutin dan akhirnya ngerombak dari awal lagi. Well, it happens, you know? Someone said writing is rewriting. It’s true. RT will be undergoing a lot of rewriting before it eventually comes into its best shape. Dan hari ini aku selesai ngurusin bab 1-3 draf dua, yang di draf baru alias draf tiga jadi prolog + bab 1-5. Menurutku itu cukup gila. Aku membelah tiga bab jadi lima bagian plus menambahkan satu bab pendek. Baru segini aja draf tiga RT udah beda banget transformasinya dari draf dua. Dan aku masih punya beberapa bab lagi untuk diutak-atik sebelum bisa melanjutkan cerita from where I left off in draft two. Aku harus banget sekali membereskan bab-bab ini dulu walau sebenarnya cerita RT udah berprogres jauh di kepalaku.

Aku akan berusaha lebih serius ngurusin bab-bab ini, seenggaknya lebih serius dari saat ngurusin bab 1-3. Jujur aja, waktu itu aku sempat mengalami syok karena memutuskan untuk menulis ulang, dan itu berpengaruh banget ke proses kreatifku. Pikiran jadi jenuh ngebayangin Tirta dkk, buka Microsoft Word juga males. Setelah beberapa minggu, hal yang akhirnya membuatku mendapatkan kembali semangat dan antusiasmeku adalah momen kecil saat aku disuruh beli ayam goreng buat ponakan di Olive dekat rumah dan di situ dengar lagu Sheila on 7 yang Sahabat Sejati.

Hanya butuh satu momen itu aja untuk membuatku menghadapi segala kejenuhan dan kemuakanku. Sepulang dari rumah ponakan, aku langsung nulis, nulis, nulis, dan nggak berhenti sampai sekarang (kecuali buat, tentu saja, tidur).

Gimana nggak jadi semangat lagi, sih? Sahabat Sejati tuh literally theme song-nya proyek RT, dan itu salah satu highlight song di playlist proyek RT yang dulu aku dengarkan terus saat ngerjain draf dua. Dengar lagu itu mengingatkanku sama playlist ini dan momen-momen menulis RT yang sempat dilupakan otakku yang sedang jenuh. Momen-momen menulis yang pengin kurasakan lagi.

Well, sepertinya writing playlist memang bukan sekadar estetik-estetikan atau pembangun suasana. It has brought me back to my draft (and my senses).

Sekarang aku berharap moga aku nggak pake jenuh-jenuhan dulu buat mempelajari bab-bab berikutnya yang harus kurombak. Mungkin besok aku bakal baca-baca dulu dan nandain bagian mana aja yang penting dan less penting (sehingga bisa dihilangkan atau disimpan untuk dimunculkan di bagian lain). Aku nggak berharap bakal mengerjakan dengan cepat, sih. RT udah on hold lama banget di Wattpad dan mungkin akan kubiarkan kayak gitu terus sampai aku merasa aman dan nyaman dengan draf baru ini, sehingga bisa nulis dan update secara simultan tanpa mengkhawatirkan pacing, jumlah kata yang terlalu banyak, dan hal-hal lain yang membuatku cuma pengin menulis ulang. Tentunya aku nggak pengin menulis ulang terus. Aku pengin menyelesaikan RT. Aku pengin menunjukkan perkembangan karakter F5 di cerita ini dan memperkenalkan gejolak-gejolak baru kehidupan mereka pada pembaca. Aku pengin lanjut ke proyek AA. Aku nggak pengin terjebak di titik yang sama terus yang bahkan sudah berlangsung selama setahun lebih.

Aku percaya RT bakal selesai suatu saat nanti sama seperti NL yang pada akhirnya selesai setelah dirombak segala rupa dalam waktu yang sangat lama.

Mari berdoa agar itu terwujud tahun ini.

#rt #wp

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i-like-sparkly-things · 3 years

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Freckles

'You turn to see Will looking pale at the sight of your daughter. Yup. He was terrified.

He hadn't thought about having kids anytime soon, but apparently the universe had other plans. '

Requested : Yes , from @melissa-fanfic ' I was wondering if u take requests for a will Halstead meeting is 5 year old daughter'

Word count : almost 1k.

A/n note : I'm so sorry this took so freaking long 😭 writing stuff takes forever and sksksksss yall are so sweet and don't judge me with my English and I'm super thankful for thatt!! :))

MASTERLIST here

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To say you were nervous, was an understatement.

You had rekindled your relationship with Will, after the two of you had broke up, almost 5 years ago.

But those five years, you had changed a lot. You had a grown both professionally as a doctor, and personally, as a mother.

You had been dating Will for months and finally you had decided that it was time.

You and Will walked hand in hand through the well lit hall, towards your apartment, giving his hand a squeeze and nodding at him with encouragement.

"I'm home!", You called out as you entered the apartment.

You heard patterns of tiny feet coming from the bedroom and your daughter came running towards you, with a surprised expression.

"You're early?!? "

Oh my god. She had blessed with the halstead 'sarcasm' gene, as you called it.

"Wow, strawberry, yes, I'm early" You laugh and crouched down in front of her and pressed a kiss to her cheek.

"Do you remember what we talked about yesterday, baby?"

"Uh huh" She nodded, remembering you telling her that someone was going to visit her.

You turn to see Will looking pale at the sight of your daughter. Yup. He was terrified.

If anyone told Will a couple of weeks ago that he would be a dad, he would have called you a liar. He hadn't thought about having kids anytime soon, but apparently the universe had other plans.

Y/D/N had Will's red hair, tied up into two pigtails, but had her mother's y/e/c eyes.

"Hey "you whispered as you took hold of your boyfriend's hand and shifted to the side.

Will lowered himself and crouched directly in front of your daughter "I'm so happy to see you" he stammered, his eyes roaming the little girls features.

"You have my same hairw !" She giggled as she pointed to her head.

"Yeah, yeah I do" he grinned, in the midst of the million thoughts racing across his mind. He couldn't believe that he was a father- the thought itself had him blinking back tears.

Through his watery eyes he saw the tiny dots scattered across her face! ....... Y/D/N had Jay's freckles!

"You have my brothers freckles" he chuckled.

But Y/D/N scrunched her face in confusion "What are frekews?"

"They're these polka dots on your face!" He smiled as he grazed the pads of his index finger on the little girl's cheeks, making her laugh.

There were butterflies in your stomach listening to Will make your daughter laugh. Watching the two most important people in your life talking to each other and getting a lot was a dream come true.

You gaped as Y/D/N blabbered stories- about her pet rocks and the adventures she had taken her stuffed toys on and her new sword you had bought her- all with frantic gestures with her hands, sometimes barely making any sense.

But Will just listened, never taking his eyes off of her, as if she was the only person on earth. Exaggerating his expressions and asking her questions, he held on to her every word, even the times he could not comprehend what she was saying.

In the middle of her stories, Y/D/N gasped as if a light bulb lit up in her mind "You know me and mommy were gonna go to the aquawium.... You should come with us, and we can see the pengins together! " she cheered "Rwight mommy? "

This was it.

You felt a pit forming at the bottom of your stomach, imagining the worst 'if's' in your mind. You weren't prepared for the worst case scenario - if she didn't want a dad.

"That's the thing, baby," you began, taking your daughter's hands into your own. "Will's your dad. You can go to the aquarium with him and after that we will go to so many other places.... and we will go together"

"Is that okay with you Y/D/N?" Will added, scared of the answer he was going to receive, as Y/D/N looked straight at him

"A daddy? "You could almost hear the gears turn in her tiny head "like all my other friends have?" she pouted, tears beginning to fill her eyes.

Every day at kindergarten, she would walk as her friends' dads waited for them at the gate and looked as they were picked up and put on their dad's shoulders being carried to their cars.

She wanted that.

She wanted to make Father's Day cards and for once she could be the one telling all her friends how awesome her dad was!

"Yeah baby"

You watched as tears rolled down her cheeks and eyes fixated on Will. She had a stoick look on her face, making it impossible to read her thoughts.

But in a swift moment, she lunged towards Will, her small arms wrapping around his neck hugging him like her life depended on it.

"I've-I've always wanned a da-daddy" she trembled between her sobs.

Will's eyes widened in shock at the motion but it was quickly replaced by happy tears as he hugged back tighter.

He was a dad and he was going to learn to be a dad- a better one than his own father was to him and Jay. He wanted it all - the good days and the bad nights, the happy times and sad times and angry times - no matter what, he was going to be there.

You fondly took in the sight of Will and your daughter, cradled in each other's arms. You were encompassed in this warm feeling, watching your soon to be family.

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Masterlist here!

Leave a like or comment if you enjoyed! Thank you so much for reading!! :)

#will halstead × reader #will halstead fanfic #will halstead oneshot #will halstead imagine #will halstead #chicago med fanfiction #chicago med imagine #chicago med #will halstead × you

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twsthoodstar · 4 years

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Blanche Wispily 🌹

I-I’m sorry but I have to hurry! I’ll get in trouble if I’m late!

Name Meanings

Blanche - The French, feminine, singular noun for the color “white.”

Evangelina - From the Latin word “evengelium.” Which means “good news.”

Wispily - To be thin and/or feathery. Similar to smoke or clouds.

Aliases:

Cottontail - Leona

Shorty- Ruggie

Petite Lapine - Rook

Pengin-Chan / Little Penguin - Floyd

Introduction

Blanche is a second year student in Heartslabyul. She is popular due to her cuteness and kind personality. However, she can be quite high strung and clumsy.

Blanche is a beautiful young lady of short stature. She has wavy, pure white elbow-length hair with side swept bangs covering her forehead and some framing her face. She also has a two braids tied together in the back, similar to Vil’s (see Magical Archives), with a blue bow. For someone of innocent appearance she has quite the voluptuous figure, with fair skin and purple eyes. At first glance she comes off as adorably charming.

Biographical Info

Gender: Female

Age: 17

Birthday: July 3rd

Star Sign: Cancer

Height: 158cm

Eye Color: Periwinkle

Hair Color: White

Homeland: Land of Pyroxene

Family: Mother, Father, little sisters

JCV: Hitomi Owada

NRC Profile

Dorm: Heartslabyul

School Year: Second

Class: 2-B

Occupation: Student

Club: Boardgame

Best Subject: History of Magic

Dominant Hand: Right

Favorite Food: Dacquoise

Least Favorite Food: Umeboshi

Dislikes: Deadlines

Hobby: Illustration

Talents: Needlework

Unique Magic

Down The Rabbit Hole - Her magic allows her to create dimensional portals that lead to different locations. She can make more than one and use them for fast travel.

Personality

Blanche is a naturally kindhearted person, who wears her heart on her sleeve. She can be quite bubbly and very playful, similar to a small child. She’s rather sociable and it’s easy for her to make friends if they’re willing. However, when confrontation roses she’s like a completely different person. Quick to freeze up or get nervous: this is something she belittles herself for. Labeling herself as a coward.

In constraint to her cheerful personality, Blanche has a paranoid mindset. She has a tendency to overthink, causing her to be late to most events, well as a being forgetful, leading her to apologize frequently and frantically. This surprises most as she’s quick to swap personas. This leads most to be protective of her and often see her as the little sister type.

A total cuddle bug! She’s naturally affectionate and often clings to those she’s close too. She often looks to others for guidance or protection if she’s incapable of handling the situation herself. However, Blanche is determined to change, yet struggles with her overactive mindset. She holds herself in somewhat low self esteem when it comes to strength and often compares herself to others.

Background

The oldest of four daughters, who are all in elementary. Her mother is a seamstress with a talent for needlework, and her father is the underboss of their family-run organization that aids other businesses.

Trivia

She and Cater went to elementary school together.

She likes rock music.

Her pocket watch was a birthday gift from her mother.

#twisted wonderland oc #blanche wispily #heartslabyul #character aesthetic #twst headcanons #disney twisted wonderland #twisted wonderland #riddle rosehearts #trey clover #cater diamond #ace trappola #deuce spade #alice in wonderland #moodboard

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sudahpindahan · 3 years

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mungkin karena gue capek, tapi gue rada nyesel ninggalin komen. niatan gue sama sekali bukan buat adu nasib atau gimana, cuma sharing "wow yeah i recognise these treatments bc my culture + cultures around me have these too and it sucks."

sejak dapet balesan pertama juga gue udah baca ulang komen gue berulang kali, berusaha nyari apakah ada wording gue yang berkesan kayak adu nasib atau gontok-gontokan opresi atau seolah ngalihin topik. tapi di mata gue sih ya ... gaada.

di mata gue komen gue dibaca dari awal sampe akhir juga bener-bener pure cuma ekspresi "i see your struggles and despite our other differences, i share it." niat gue dari awal cuma semacam usaha extending a hand to let them know they're not alone. bc, y'know, people are stronger together and whatevs.

but not only gue dibales orang dengan nada yang (dari interpretasi gue) berkesan dismissive, semacam, "iya iya tapi ini bukan tentang elo jadi diem dulu, ok?" gue bahkan dapet balesan lain yang bilang, "these other women always celebrate it!"

dan gue paling bingung sama balesan yang kedua karena ... gue gak kenal satu orang pun, dari grup mana pun, yang hepi sama burden of expectations yang gue bahas itu? apalagi karena gue juga udah bilang bahwa ekspektasi itu, yang diselipin """pujian""" tentang betapa perempuan itu kuat dan blablabla ujungnya cuma dijadiin alat untuk membungkam perempuan biar gak protes sama mistreatment mereka. semacam "kok lo protes sih? bagus dong orang percaya lo bisa tahan ngejalaninnya. harusnya lo bangga."

mentok-mentok, kalaupun emang ada yang bangga, itu karena belum ngeh aja sama realita bahwa sebetulnya mereka bukan dipuji, melainkan dimanfaatkan. akarnya karena udah dikondisikan untuk mikir begitu. begitu sadar mah ya ... geuleuh juga.

gak tau, deh. gue sadar mereka bukan representasi keseluruhan grup, tapi juga ... gue gak ngerti sama orang-orang yang nganggap SEMUA bentuk sharing similar experiences/struggles itu PASTI bertujuan buat ganti topik atau adu nasib. kayak, gue gak ngerti aja gimana orang-orang ini bersosialisasi. karena dari yang gue tau, orang-orang menjalin hubungan tuh gak cuma dari shared success, but also from shared struggles. makanya grup-grup yang berbeda pun bisa bersatu ketika melawan isu-isu diskriminasi. identitasnya mungkin beda, dan pengalaman sehari-hari juga beda, tapi ada kemiripan di struggles mereka. they recognise in each other the same fight they're fighting.

tapi kalau rangorang gaada yang boleh sharing struggles kayak gitu, kecuali mereka emang udah berasal dari grup yang sama, yassalam. you just alienated potential allies, belum lagi kalau orang-orang yang segrup sama elo pun gedeg sama kelakuan lo.

but idk man. gue tau rangorang ini bukan representasi, dan gue juga tau banyak -- malah lebih banyak -- orang-orang yang segrup sama mereka dan open minded ketika ada orang dari grup lain berempati dengan cara nyeritain similar struggles mereka. tapi gue juga lebih sering dapet respons begini dari grup ini. jatuhnya, apalagi pas sikon mental gue juga lagi kayak gini, gue merasa enggak welcome when am trying to build bridges. ditolak aja udah capek, but then to also be dismissed dan dikasih implikasi isu lo enggak penting untuk dibahas is even more tiring.

kadang rasanya tuh pengin jerit, "turunin dikit defens lo bisa gak!!! ini bukan nyerang, ini berusaha bangun solidaritas!!!"

#¶personal

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koizumicchi · 4 years

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星座と魔法 Seiza to Mahou (nqrse feat. soraru) English Translation

星座と魔法 Seiza to Mahou Constellation and Magic nqrse feat. soraru

Album: NEGATIVE Lyrics: soraru, nqrse Music: DYES IWASAKI

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T/N: Sorry if there are some mistakes. Please credit me if you’re gonna use my translations ^^

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完璧な言葉は要らないなけなしのものを紡いで百年が半年毎年が毎夜伝わる体温で分かる夢じゃないとここは集めた星屑に価値はない今の僕らには水さえ有難い向かう閉店間際廃棄寸前の弁当幸せの尺度は十色

Kanpeki na kotoba wa iranai Nakenashi no mono wo tsumuide Hyakunen ga hantoshi maitoshi ga maiyo Tsutawaru taion de wakaru yume janai to Koko wa atsumeta hoshikuzu ni kachi wa nai Ima no bokura ni wa mizu sae arigatai Mukau heiten magiwa haiki sunzen no bentou Shiawase no shakudo wa toiro

I don’t need words of perfection Spinning an almost null amount A hundred year is half a year, every year is every evening I know from the transmitted temperature it is not a dream The stardust gathered here has no worth Even the water is grateful to us now Going towards a closing shop for a bento just about to be discarded The *ten colors are the measure of happiness

明日も生きるけど毎日が食糧難生きづらくても生きる即答さ今日は定時乾いてる空帰路につきながら仰ぐのは大空もう少しだ何も変わらない景色変われど変わらない帰る場所がある蒼の彼方から臆病な君が待ってる六畳間

Asu mo ikiru kedo mainichi ga shokuryōnan Ikidzurakute mo ikiru sokutō sa Kyō wa teiji kawaiteru sora Kiro ni tsukinagara aogu no wa ōzora Mō sukoshi da nanimo kawaranai Keshiki kawaredo kawaranai Kaeru basho ga aru Ao no kanata kara okubyōna kimi ga matteru rokujōma

I will also live tomorrow but everyday is a shortage of provisions I will live even if it’s hard to, that is my immediate reply Today is the scheduled arid skies The sky you look up to while on your way back Just a little more, an unchanging scenery A place you can return to where Everything has changed and hasn’t From the blue horizon, a six-tatami mat room where you’re timidly waiting

当然ふたりが思っているより緩くだけど世界はシンプルに成って行く明暮の掟ひとり年越して文月に焦がれ雫落としてる何もないよでも君がいて明日も明後日も隣に君がいて帰り道に空にいた頃を思い出して触れる羽衣

Tōzen futari ga omotte iru yori yuruku Dakedo sekai wa shinpuru ni natte iku Akekure no okite hitori toshikoshite Fumidzuki ni kogare shizuku otoshiteru Nani mo nai yo demo kimi ga ite Asu mo asatte mo tonari ni kimi ga ite Kaerimichi ni sora ni ita koro wo omoidashite sawareru hagoromo

Of course it turned out to be gentler than we think But the world has become simple The law of morning and evening, alone at the end of the year Yearning for July, a single drop falls Nothing’s here but you are with me Here beside me tomorrow and the next Remembering I was in the sky on the way home, touched by an angel’s raiment

失った永遠は明日の幸せに続くかなもう戻れない星屑の海掌の温もり

Ushinatta eien wa Asu no shiawase ni tsudzuku ka na Mō modorenai Hoshikuzu no umi tenohira no nukumori

Will the eternity lost Continue in tomorrow’s happiness We can’t turn back any longer The sea of stardust, the warmth of my palm

そこらに蔓延するポピュリズムから抜け出す為作った世界でもまた見つけんだよポピュリスト結局端から抜け出せない 2人でダラダラ過ごしたWeekend 一週間とは縮めた人生くたびれながら迎える月曜日囚われてる鉄格子

Sokora ni mannen suru popyurizumu kara Nukedasu tame tsukutta sekai Demo mata mitsukenda yo popyurisuto Kekkyoku hana kara nukedasenai Futari de daradara sugoshita weekend Isshūkan to wa chidjimeta jinsei Kutabire nagara mukaeru getsuyōbi Torawareteru tetsugōshi

A world created to escape From the populism everywhere But found again anyway by the populist Can’t get out in the end after all A weekend slowly passing for the both of us Life shortened to a week Advancing to a Monday all worn out The iron bars in which I am imprisoned to

全てを忘れて何処かへ行こうでも君の両手は翼じゃないまるで飛び込むのを恐れたペンギン素直な君はコレ疑わない？そう柵から抜け出す為のリスクは承知 2人で乗り越え Cheerz! テレビで見るA5ランクのステーキより君が作る質素なフランチ

Subete wo wasurete doko ka he ikou Demo kimi no ryōte wa tsubasa janai Marude tobikomu no wo osoreta pengin Sunao na kimi wa kore utagawanai? Sou shigarami kara nukedasu tame no risuku wa shōchi Futari de norikoete Cheerz! Terebi de miru A5 ranku no suteiki yori kimi ga tsukuru shisso na furanchi

Forget about everything and go somewhere But your hands aren’t wings Quite like a penguin afraid to jump in The earnest you have doubts on this? The risk to be freed from these shackles, yes, I understand We overcame them together. Cheerz! Rather than the A5 steak seen on TV I prefer the simple franch you made yourself

解けた星座と魔法途絶えた道標天に手を伸ばしもがいてみたりして夏風がさらさらと通り過ぎていく

Hodoketa seiza to mahō todaeta michishirube Ten ni te wo nobashi Mogaite mitarishite Natsu kaze ga sarasara to tōrisugite iku

A lost guidepost, the constellation and magic unravelled Reaching out my hands to the heavens Trying, struggling The summer breeze rustles and passes by

あんなに恋い焦がれた今日も現実は残酷さこんな私を貴方は今も見守ってくれてるかな

An'na ni koikogareta Kyō mo genjitsu wa zankoku sa konna watashi wo Anata wa ima mo mimamotte kureteru ka na

I yearned so much for (you) Reality is also cruel today Are you still watching over me right now

There is more to life than Increasing its speed

どれだけの色まるで水辺で揺れる蛍だ願い集めた星空が繋げたの夢の束をきつく結んできらきらと瞬くように

Dore dake no iro Marude mizube de yureru hotaru da Negai atsumeta hoshizora ga Tsunageta no yume no taba wo kitsuku musunde Kirakira to matataku you ni

By how much color… Quite like flickering fireflies by a riverbank The starry sky, wherein wishes are gathered, Bind strongly a tight bundle of dreams Glittering and twinkling

君に会えるよ 1年後の夏いつも君を想ってる。

Kimi ni aeru yo 1-nen-go no natsu Itsumo kimi wo omotteru

I’ll meet you, on a summer after a year I am always thinking of you

Once upon a time

踏み出した一歩目の先はまだまだ見えないけど記憶の中の温もりですら今は優しいけど

Fumidashita ippo me no saki wa mada mada mienai kedo Kioku no naka no nukumori de sura Ima wa yasashii kedo

The first step I took ahead cannot be seen yet but The warmth inside my memories is tender even now

あの日失った永遠は明日の幸せに続いてくもう戻れない星屑の海掌の温もり

Ano hi ushinatta eien wa Asu no shiawase ni tsudzuiteku Mō modorenai Hoshikuzu no umi tenohira no nukumori

The eternity lost that day Will continue in tomorrow’s happiness We can’t turn back any longer The sea of stardust, the warmth of my palm

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* toiro – I assumed it is from the jp idiom “juunin toiro” which literally means “ten people, ten colors”

#nqrse #soraru #utaite #NEGATIVE #my tls #seiza to mahou #translating nqrse's rap makes my head hurt asdfjgsl

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punipunijapan · 4 years

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penguineatscarrots · 5 months

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Thinking bout that post about knowing the birthdays of people you no longer speak to or seeing things that remind you of them but knowing you'll never be able to tell them

What's done is done but man if I'm not mourning the loss of it all

#peng rants #words from the pengin #god these past couple months have been miserable #everything that can happen keeps happening with no respite #i would just like to exist for one month without something coming in and trying to upturn it #still tho #despite how shit turned out i do hope theyre ok #today especially #contrary to popular belief i did and do still care #which is probably why everything still sucks lmao #uhg #the isolation be getting to ne #ignore this im in my feels and needed to shout to the ether

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penguuthegentoo · 1 year

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Blows dust off blog

Mayhaps I should put this thing back to good use huh

#words from the pengin

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precisemuseum · 4 years

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Chronicle Monster Names

You might’ve noticed some of the monster names in our translated menu previews – for fun, here’s what each name comes from. We had some help with these from Momochi, who you might know as a native Japanese speaker who also translates Puyo content.

Rammit (ラミット ; Ramitto): Our best guess for this is that it’s a twist on the English word “rabbit” (ラビット ; rabitto) due to the fact that its tags look like rabbit ears and that it hops.

Purammit (ピュアミット ; Pyuamitto): Combination of the English word “Pure” (ピュア ; pyua) and Rammit. It actually omits the “ra” of rammit in this case, so we merged the words.

Hamushter (ハムタス ; Hamutasu): This is simply the English word for “hamster” (ハムスター ; hamusutaa) with the last two sounds swapped (suta -> tasu).

Hamushter? (ハムタス？ ; Hamutasu?): Since this hamster is apparently a dubious hamster for trading the mushroom cap for a party hat, we decided it would be funniest to combine Hamster + Mushroom for this species, so that the identity of this party hamster is called more into question.

Wheeloo (ウィルウ ; Wiruu): It sounds like English for “wheel” (ホイール ; hoiiru) while using the special katakana combination for “w” (ウィ). It also swapped the long vowel to the end.

Capygoyle (カピゾウ ; Kapizou): Believe it or not, this comes from “capybara” (カピバラ ; kapibara) + “stone statue” (石像 ; sekizou). We’ve combined capybara and gargoyle. Thank you Tetsutarou for catching this one.

Capystav (カピスタフ ; Kapisutafu): This follows a similar format as the previous, just with the foreign name suffix “stav” (sutafu).

Magey (メーチャン ; Meechan): Combination of the English word “mage” (メイジ ; meiji) with the feminine suffix “chan”. We used “-y” to symbolize the cutesy suffix.

Expediguin (タンペン ; Tanpen): Combination of the Japanese word for exploration/expedition (探検 ; tanken) and the English word “penguin” (ペンギン ; pengin). As a result we merged “expedition” and “penguin” to make “Expediguin”.

Solarmor / Cinnarmor / Aquarmor / Verdarmor / Lavendarmor (カッチュー ; Kacchuu): The Japanese word 甲冑 (kacchuu) means “armor and helmet”. Puyo Chronicle also abbreviates the color names or merges it with “kacchuu” – the red armor, for instance, is called アカッチュー (Akacchuu), which is a combination of red (Aka) and “kacchuu”. Since they both share “ka”, it isn’t repeated twice. The green armor is called ミドカッチュー (Midokacchuu), which is a combination of green (Midori) and “kacchuu”, but dropping the “ri” of the “midori”. To mimic this in English we picked color words to merge with “armor”.

Evil Ritter (エビルリッター ; Ebiru Rittaa): For some reason, this armor is German. The Japanese is just a transliteration of the English word “Evil” + ritter so we basically just re-romanized it.

Fortle (フォートル ; Footoru): Combination of the English word “Fort” (フォート ; footo) and the English word “Turtle” (タートル ; taatoru).

Forturion (フォートリオン ; Footorion): A robotic Fortle with the robotic sounding ending “-rion”.

Woodtle (ウッドル ; Uddoru): Combination of the English word “Wood” (ウッド ; uddo) and “Turtle” (タートル ; taatoru).

Turtster (カメスタ ; Kamesuta): The “kame” is very clearly the Japanese word for turtle, but we’re unsure what the “suta” is. Momochi suggested either English “Nest” (ネスト ; nesuto) or “Easter” (イースター ; iisutaa).

Mimic (ミミック ; Mimikku): A typical RPG monster, it’s just “Mimic” written in Katakana.

Cactup (サボタン ; Sabotan): Combination of the Japanese word for cactus (さぼてん ; saboten) and either the cutesy suffix “-tan” or possibly the English word “button” (ボタン ; botan) since they pop up out of the ground and chase after you. Our translation is a combination of “cactus” and “up”. It also carries the bonus of sounding like “act up”, since these creatures certainly are acting up by running around on two feet when they’re supposed to be rooted to the ground.

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redfreesias03 · 4 years

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Konnichipa (“Good Afternoop”)

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“The king of Hawaii was called Kamepamepa! Let’s protect our green forests, that’s nature conserpation! Speep going “baa baa”, lakes of pwans! And the tallest mountain in Japan is Mt. Puji!”

OR: Adding a maru to words starting with h syllables “P” to words is fun.

konnichipaa konnichipaa konkon nichinichi konnichipaa konnichi pappaa konnichipaa konnichi bappaa konnichipaa

Good afternoop, good afternoop! Goodgood, afterafter, good afternoop! Good afternoop noop , good afternoop! Good afternoob noop , good afternoop!

iropanipopeto pamayarawaa maru wo tsuketara ara fushigi iropanipopeto pamayarawaa nandemo tanoshiku miete kuru

A-P-P-D-P-F-G, A-P-I-O-U If you replace things with a “P”, my, do they sound funny! A-P-P-D-P-F-G, A-P-I-O-U No matter what you use it for, it makes the word fun!

ki ni naru ano ko wa PIROSHI-kun yasashiku popoemi kakemashou HAE wa iya dakedo PAE nara OKKEE PAPA to MAMA wa ii puupu

The boy on my mind is Piroshi-kun Let’s all give a nice, friendly spile Flies are gross but if it’s pies, that’s A-OK Mom and Dad make such a great pouple!

konnichipaa konnichipaa konkon nichinichi konnichipaa konnichi pappaa konnichipaa konnichi bappaa konnichipaa

Good afternoop, good afternoop! Goodgood, afterafter, good afternoop! Good afternoop noop , good afternoop! Good afternoob noop , good afternoop!

iropanipopeto pamayarawaa maru wo tsuketara ara fushigi iropanipopeto pamayarawaa nandemo tanoshiku miete kuru

A-P-P-D-P-F-G, A-P-I-O-U If you replace things with a “P”, my, do they sound funny! A-P-P-D-P-F-G, A-P-I-O-U No matter what you use it for, it makes the word fun!

HAWAI no ousama KAMEPAMEPA midori wo mamorou shizen pogo PITSUJI wa meemee, pakuchou no mizuumi puuji wa nippon ichi no yama

The king of Hawaii was called Kamepamepa Let’s protect our green forests, that’s nature conserpation Speep going “baa baa”, lakes of pwans And the tallest mountain in Japan is Mt. Puji

konnichipaa konnichipaa konkon nichinichi konnichipaa konnichi pappaa konnichipaa konnichi bappaa konnichipaa

Good afternoop, good afternoop! Goodgood, afterafter, good afternoop! Good afternoop noop , good afternoop! Good afternoob noop , good afternoop!

irohanihoheto hamayarawaa maru wo tottara ara fushigi irohanihoheto hamayarawaa nandemo CHIKARA ga nuketekuru

A-B-C-D-E-F-G, A-E-I-O-U If you take away the “P”, my, do they sound funny! A-B-C-D-E-F-G, A-E-I-O-U No matter what it is, saying it right zaps your strength

hoohohhohoo hohho HATO HOHHO genkan no BERU wa HINHONHON PENGIN wa ii kedo HENGIN wa NG kyou no ohiru wa SUHAGETTI

Hoohoo hoohoo hoo HATOHOHHO The doorbell at the entranceway goes hing-hong Penguins are great but henguins are no good Today I had haghetti for lunch

maaru wo tsukete ikimashou kitto tanoshiku natte kuru kanashii kibun ni natta nara HORA! maaru wo tsukete ikimashou

Let’s add a “P” to things It’ll definitely make ‘em fun If you’re down in the dumps, then HEY! Let’s add a “P” to things

konnichipaa konnichipaa konkon nichinichi konnichipaa konnichi pappaa konnichipaa konnichi bappaa konnichipaa

Good afternoop, good afternoop! Goodgood, afterafter, good afternoop! Good afternoop noop , good afternoop! Good afternoob noop , good afternoop!

paru natsu aki puyu nen gara nenjuu ookina koe de WAPAPPA! (wahahahaha) hai PAKUSHU! (PACHI PACHI PACHI PACHI!)

Spring, pummer, fall, and pinter, all throughout the year Let’s laugh really loud: WAPAPAPA! (Wahahahaha) Yeah, let’s plaupplaud! (clap-clap-clap-clap-clap!)

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I took some liberties with this translation, but basically: In the hiragana writing system, you have syllables, not letters. So, “ha hi hu (pronounced fu) he ho” would be written as “はひふへほ”. For the sake of silliness, this song adds a maru (◌゚) to those hiragana to turn them into “pa pi pu pe po” (ぱぴぷぺぽ”). In later stanzas, words that already had the syllables “pa pi pu pe po” have their maru taken away from them and become “ha hi fu he ho”.

I subbed in as many English equivalents as I could, but if you want a list of things as they appear:

konnichipa: konnichiwa (Hello or Good Afternoon) iropanipopeto: irohanihoheto (the old Japanese alphabet) pamayarawaa: cutesy version of hamayarawa (a mnemonic device for the second half of the hiragana writing system) Piroshi-kun: Hiroshi-kun (a “P” version of a common boy’s name in Japan, much like “Patthew” or “Poshua” in English.) Popoemi: hohoemi (smile) Pae: hae (houseflies) Puupu: fuufu (pair; couple) Kamepamepa: Kamehameha Shizen pogo: shizen hogo (nature conservation) Pitsuji: hitsuji (sheep) Pakuchou: hakuchou (swan) Puuji: Fuuji (Mt. Fuji) Hinhonhon: pinponpon (ding-dong-dong) Hengin: Pengin (Penguin) Suhagetti: supagetti (spaghetti) Paru: haru (spring, but I kept spring intact and turned summer into pummer instead because “ppring" sounded too weird for me) Puyu: fuyu (winter) Wapappa: Wahahha (laughter) Pakushu: hakushu (applause)

Also, this is only semi-related, but Konnichipa is responsible for one of the few Koha MCs I remember fondly, and I recommend watching it if only Gaki’s disgruntled face.

#Konnichipa #Kusumi Koharu #Tsukishima Kirari starring Kusumi Koharu #album song #album: Kirarin☆Land #lyrics #translation #Lyricist: YumYam #Composer: MenMen #Arrangement: MenMen #00s aidoru #aidoru soloist #release date: 12/19/2007

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Exploring the Secret Behind Konami’s MSX Games (September 1988)

Akira Yamashita/山下章 is a game journalist whom I covered in the past. He was a writer for Micom BASIC Magazine who later become one of the founders for Studio Bentstuff. One of his regular features he wrote for Micom BASIC was a series of game reviews titled Honki de Play, Honne de Review (which translates to Serious Play, Sincere Review) where he would not only write an in-depth review of a recently-released game, but would also interview the developer to discuss the concepts behind the games themselves.

For the September 1988 issue, rather than reviewing a specific game, Yamashita-san decided to do an overview of Konami’s MSX library, focusing primarily on their shoot-’em-up lineup. Most westerners (specifically North Americans) are only familiar with the MSX thanks to the fact that Metal Gear originated on that platform, but Konami has actually produced a variety of quality games for the MSX that rivaled what they were also released on the NES and arcades at the time. I’m hoping this article will inspire some of you readers to explore the rest of Konami’s MSX library as well.

I might consider translating more installments of Yamashita-san’s Serious & Sincere series of articles in the future.

Going to Konami

The Konami Building at Port Island, Kobe. The first floor is the lobby and the second floor is reception office. All floors above those are dedicated to the development departments. There’s a PC floor, a Famicom floor, an arcade floor, ect.

When you mention “Konami” to anyone involved with the publishing business in Japan, they’ll immediately think of the Konami building at Jimbocho, Tokyo, but that’s mainly the division of Konami involved with sales and advertising. The development department of Konami that makes their games for the arcades, PC and Famicom [NES] is actually located in a huge building in Kobe. If I was going to write to write an article for my “Serious & Sincere” series, then I thought I would fly over to Kobe and talk to the actual developers (although, Mr. Kage, who accompanied me for this interview, wanted to go to Jimbocho to meet Ms. Kamio).

We’ve arrived at the much rumored Port Island [an artificial island in Kobe] after four hours of commuting from Tokyo via the Shinkansen bullet train and such after 4 hours. In fact, this was the site of the Portopia tournament held several years ago. The place is very similar to Heiwajima in Tokyo [another artificial island] but without the boats. The Konami Building is located at the north side of the island, although the design is a bit different from the one depicted in their TwinBee. The surrounding area is peaceful and full of greenery. A couple of nearby middle-aged women that were dropped off from a sight-seeing bus began chatting when they saw the Konami Building.

“Such a lovely building! But what does Konami sell?”

“My kid really likes them. I think they make candy.” (This story also includes some embellishment)

Even though we weren’t under a strict schedule, we quickly proceeded to Konami Industry’s headquarters, where we interview Mr. Fukutake, the manager of the MSX department about various things. In this article I decided to mix my own opinions with the comments of Mr. Fukutake himself.

Up to this point, my Serious & Sincere article series were focused on showcasing the merits and exploring the development of specific games, for this installment I’ve decided to focus on Konami’s MSX library in general.

The Branding and Colors of a Software Publisher.

Akira Yamashita (right) interviewing Shigeru Fukutake. The interview was held in a seemingly luxurious VIP room with an exceptionally large marble table in the middle.

As our readers might be aware of, the development period of recent gaming software is pretty long compared to software from long ago. The days in which a single programmer can sell a single program by him or herself are now gone. Most software publishers now have a development department that divide their work by coding, story writing, music and graphics.

The long development process naturally means that every single game in development will be given full focus and the games that were planned with much “emotional attachment” will go through a long-term effort from the developers until it finally sees the light of day.

Have you noticed that their “emotional attachment” have materialized in their recent games in such interesting ways?

Those are the “colors” of a software publisher. It’s possible to imagine the kind of games a publisher releases just by mentioning their name. For example, Koei is known for their strategy games, Riverhill Software is known for their mystery adventures, Telenet is known for their colorful side-scrolling games and Dempa is known for their arcade ports.

How is the "emotional attachment” and the “colors” connected? There is a single answer. Each software house has its own idealized image of a game from its staff members. The ideal of that game in this instance is an approximation of the company’s "colors”. The energy they use is to pursue this ideal game must then represent the “emotional attachment” of the staff.

There are many examples of “colors” when it comes to other industries. In the Japanese TV industry, Tokyo Broadcasting System is associated with dramas, Fuji TV is associated with variety shows and Nippon Television is (perhaps) associated with giant battles. For the record industries, we have Canyon for idols, CBS Epic Sony for pop music, Crown and King for enka and Scitron is known for their video game music albums (we’re kidding about Scitron).

The fact that there is such “color-coding” for publishers that let us know their intentions might be a good thing for consumers like ourselves. In a sense, the PC gaming industry might had already entered a more mature age compared to the days when software publishers would flood the market with the same type of game depending on what was trending at the moment.

Moreover, with the progress of such “color-coding” is leading to the establishment of “brand names” for PCs and software. In other words, purchasing a game from a particular publisher will determine whether it’ll be a sure bet or not.

It would be no exaggeration to say that when it comes to brand names, Konami’s brand is the strongest among MSX game publishers. Mr. Fukutake, the manager of Konami’s MSX team, has the following to say on the matter.

“That's correct. The fact that our users can trust us makes us happy as creators. We’re striving to maintain Konami’s brand image that we established.”

The Way Konami Games Are Made

The rarely-seen development room of Konami’s MSX department. This room was only accessible to employees who were assigned an ID card..

Up until now, the development process of Konami’s MSX games seemed to had been a secret. Here will be explaining the development process as answered by Mr. Fukutake himself.

First of all, there are two types of MSX games produced by Konami. The first kind are arranged conversions of existing arcade games (such as Gradius or TwinBee), while the other kind are original types (which include Metal Gear, The Maze of Galious and many others) . Arranged ports of arcades seem to progress by measuring the hardware capabilities of the MSX, but the original games are naturally much more interesting. The process is a bit different in which it seems that the person who comes up with the game’s characters is also the person assigned to do the planning and the story. In other words, the person who came up with characters such as Popolon or Pengin-kun was in charge of planning and facilitating the development of Knightmare or Penguin Adventure.

The planner will then lead a team formed by around four or five employees and then they will proceed with the development of a single game, which lasts somewhere around four to six months. With somewhere between 20 to 30 personnel employed by Konami’s MSX development department, that means there are’s a total of 5 or 6 teams each working on 2 games a year if you think about it simply, which explains Konami’s surprising release pace.

The only exception here are the music staff. A sound technology department within Konami is responsible for all the music in their arcade, PC and NES games. That’s why the music in all Konami games have a certain unified image to them.

The Relentless Obsession With Shoot-’Em-Ups

The main subject is finally here. When talking about Konami games on the MSX, the most important thing to mention is their shoot-’em-up line represented by the Gradius series. As someone who likes Konami’s shooters, I make sure to always buy them when they’re released (never got one as a gift) and enjoy them.

However, in an industry which believes the theory that shoot-’em-ups are never hits, Konami is one of the rare exceptions to that belief. All the games in the Gradius series released thus far (Gradius, Gradius 2, Salamander and Parodius) have all have a track record for staying in the top ten best-selling MSX games for extensive periods.

This seems to be a phenomenon unique to the MSX market when comparing it to other market. Silpheed for example, which I consider to the best shoot-’em-up for Japanese PCs, didn’t chart that much and I heard that the shoot-’em-up masterpieces on the Famicom that were Gradius and Zanac, weren’t quite hits.

Why are Konami’s MSX shoot-’em-ups the only ones that are selling? There might be many reasons, but the primary reason is because Konami makes its games with the key point being firmly “fun shooting”. A variety of stages, unique power-up systems, crisp music and a miraculous balance, all blend perfectly to create Konami’s unique flavor. Mr. Fukutake says “No matter what, we live and breathe shoot-’em-ups. Everyone in our staff are enthusiastic fans of shoot-’em-ups. We wish to continue our lineup no matter how much the market changes.”

Perhaps this passion for betting on the shoot-’em-up genre might be the secret that has lead to the creation of masterpieces.

The Difficulty of Difficulty Settings

One of the components that determines whether a shoot-’em-up is fun is the difficulty level. On one hand, if you make it too easy, you won’t get to savor it much. On the other hand, if you make it too hard, it will become inaccessible. Thus, the difficulty of a shoot-’em-up, much like an RPG, must be adjusted with fine-tuning.

Mr. Fukutake reveals Konami’s policy for difficulty adjustment.

“For arcade games, we make them easy to get into in the beginning. But since shoot-’em-ups for the MSX are meant to be played at home, we make them difficult from the very beginning.”

Indeed. Konami’s shoot-’em-ups are considerably difficult (only hardcore players might argue otherwise). If anything, the difficulty is adjusted to a level that it can only be cleared with continues the first time. Without enough practice, it is difficult to complete them without using continues.

But unlike an arcade game, such as Gradius II, where dying once means that you’re done for (it’s not impossible to recover, but it’s difficult for ordinary players), here it’s only a setback that can be managed with a continue. You press the F5 key [at the game over] while thinking that “this time” [you’ll beat it]. It is an experience that only people who played Konami’s shoot-’em-ups on the MSX will be familiar with.

I think Konami adjusts their difficulty settings around this continue feature to some extent. Perhaps they’re aiming for the same sense of satisfaction when you clear one of their shoot-’em-ups that a player would also feel when solving an RPG or an adventure game. At the very least, I found myself impressed by the continue feature without knowing it when I’ve completed the game after struggling during a hard battle.

This is not something that could be managed easily even with the know-how. It’s not flattery or anything. It’s what I expect from Konami.

About Salamander

For me, the only Konami shoot-’em-up I was unreasonable with its difficulty was Salamander. Even if you keep continue, the sense of hopelessness is strong after dying once, unless you bring up Player 2′s ship as a decoy and start gradually recovering all your power-ups again. There are special weapons that only be used when both players’ ships unite, but they’re not very practical since they have limited uses and they feel pretty weak. And finally, the true ending is locked away and is accessible by having a Gradius 2 cartridge on the second slot. Isn’t that a bit too much?

Konami’s Future on the MSX

There is more stuff that I want to write about Konami, but I can’t due to the limited amount of pages. So I decided end this article asking Mr. Fukutake about Konami’s upcoming MSX games.

“Gaming trends will keep changing in the future, but we don’t just want to pursue what’s popular, we want to make whatever we want and keep on making something that is true to Konami. Since games are expensive, we want to make products that suit their prices so that you won’t be disappointed with your purchase. How do you maintain such level of quality and not shatter the image we’ve created thus far? That is our next challenge.”

Indeed, the quality must remain above a certain level, but that’s easier said than done. Not just Konami, but any company that has grown in size will have a certain quota of games to release for the year and because of the reliance on external staff to meet this quota, there’s a risk that the quality will deteriorate. Although it’s not noticeable, some companies in the Famicom business are already going for a “quantity over quality” strategy (I won’t mention any names though).

I don’t want Konami’s MSX team to fall into the same trap. On the contrary, I believe Konami, who are the best brand on the MSX, must continue producing quality games and lead the MSX market as their mission. As long as Konami keeps pumping out quality games, the MSX will never fade away.

No matter what, please continue making games with the industry in mind. Never forget your original intentions. I’m looking forward to the upcoming Snatcher and their newest shoot-’em-up Parodius, as well as the supposedly “unachievable” SCC II.

I would like to thank everyone who helped me out with this article and I apologize for my rough words.

Konami’s Shoot-’Em-Up Series

Gradius [English title: Nemesis] - The MSX version of Gradius was released shortly after the Famicom version. It was notable for the additional boneyard stage, which did not exists in the original arcade game. At any rate, the fact that Gradius could be played on an MSX1 was pretty impressive to begin with.

Gradius 2 [English title: Nemesis 2] - The long-rumored sequel to Gradius made its debut on the MSX. New weapons, such as the upward laser were added, and a new storyline began depicting the conflict against Dr. Venom. It was the first MSX game to employ the SCC chip.

Salamander - The most difficult game in Konami’s shoot-’em-up library. The structure of the MSX version is completely different from the original arcade game, since Stages 3-5 can be played at any order. I was glad to see that some of the music and the power-up system from the revised Life Force edition of the game were incorporated.

Parodius - A shoot-’em-up parody that turns everything into a gag. The bosses are all unique like the giant drunk penguin, the badly-drawn monk and the eyeball. It’s notable for having the shortest development time of all Konami games, taking less than two months for the master version to be completed.

Other Notable Konami Games

Majō Densetsu [English title: Knightmare] - One of Konami’s earliest MSX games from the pre-Megarom era that was lauded as a masterpiece among players. The idea for the game is believed to be an arrangement of Konami’s arcade game titled Finalizer.

Yumetairiku Adventure [English title: Penguin Adventure] - A sequel to Konami’s early hit Antarctic Adventure that greatly improves upon its predecessor. The cute design of the penguin protagonist made it popular among female players.

Akumajō Dracula [English title: Vampire Killer] - Although based on a Famicom game, it is a masterpiece considered to be one of the top 5 games of Konami. With its high-sense soundtrack and wonderful balance, it still has many firmly-rooted fans

Galious no Meikyū [English title: The Maze of Galious] - The sequel to Knightmare. It employs a system where the player switches between Popolon and his lover Aphrodite. The game is now a full-fledged action RPG with many difficult mysteries to solve.

Metal Gear - A military-themed action RPG like nothing that came before. Its idea of avoiding conflict with the enemy by sneaking pass their blind spots is novel. The game was later ported to the Famicom.

F1 Spirit - A record-setting racing game that continues to sell to this day. The secret to its lasting popularity is due to its 2-players simultaneous mode, the option to choose the parts for your vehicle and its variety of courses.

Shalom - The conclusion to the Knightmare and also Konami’s first adventure game. The top-down exploration screens bring to mind the Dragon Quest series, but the game switches to a side-view action segment when the player confronts a boss.

Gekitotsu Pennant Race - It seems like an average baseball game, but the included WATCH mode is fun. You can create your own team and have it compete against one made by a friend.

Coming Soon: Snatcher, a Cyberpunk Adventure

Konami’s first truly authentic adventure is Snatcher, which appears to be inspired by Blade Runner. There will be an MSX2 version that consists of 3 disks and an original sound cartridge and a version for NEC PC-8801SR computers that consists of 5 disks The programmer in charge is said to be the same person who worked on Gradius 2, so I’m looking forward to it. “It’s an adventure game like nothing that came before” says Mr. Fukutake. In contrast to Parodius, Snatcher has had the longest development time out of any Konami game released thus far (8 months as of this interview). It is scheduled to be released by the end of November.

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