mills5
@mills5.bsky.social
(1/2) In Doukyuusei If, the Sega Saturn port of elf's 1992 dating sim 同級生, there's a file called CLASS.DAT that looks like a normal game file. It's actually a disguised .LZH archive. Open it with 7-Zip to find 5 .BMP files. The first four are bonus art not found in the game, attached here.
November 26, 2025 at 8:44 PM
(1/2) In Doukyuusei If, the Sega Saturn port of elf's 1992 dating sim 同級生, there's a file called CLASS.DAT that looks like a normal game file. It's actually a disguised .LZH archive. Open it with 7-Zip to find 5 .BMP files. The first four are bonus art not found in the game, attached here.
On the ToHeart2 Desktop Accessories disc, there's widgets that show a character from the game and a clock - like an anime Bonzai Buddy with less features. I found an easter egg: click it exactly 5888 and 8888 times (!!!) to get popup messages from “SADTICE” and “KEN,” presumably the programmers.
November 22, 2025 at 1:13 AM
On the ToHeart2 Desktop Accessories disc, there's widgets that show a character from the game and a clock - like an anime Bonzai Buddy with less features. I found an easter egg: click it exactly 5888 and 8888 times (!!!) to get popup messages from “SADTICE” and “KEN,” presumably the programmers.
I had NO idea that the full source code for ToHeart2 was publicly available! Leaf was required to publish it due to using XViD, which was licensed under GPL. So for a while, Japanese players could pay 600 yen to have Leaf mail them a CD-R with the source burned on it...
github.com/autch/aquapl...
github.com/autch/aquapl...
GitHub - autch/aquaplus_gpl: AQUAPLUSがGPLとして公開した4作品のソースコード。送付CD-R内のファイルをそのままミラー。
AQUAPLUSがGPLとして公開した4作品のソースコード。送付CD-R内のファイルをそのままミラー。 - autch/aquaplus_gpl
github.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:49 PM
I had NO idea that the full source code for ToHeart2 was publicly available! Leaf was required to publish it due to using XViD, which was licensed under GPL. So for a while, Japanese players could pay 600 yen to have Leaf mail them a CD-R with the source burned on it...
github.com/autch/aquapl...
github.com/autch/aquapl...
The 2008 Windows visual novel BIFRONTE～公界島奇譚～ contains a hilariously sloppy anti-piracy check: it looks for Daemon Tools installed in the default installation folder, and then blindly runs "daemon.exe -unmount 0", automatically unmounting ALL virtual drives.
October 12, 2025 at 2:58 AM
The 2008 Windows visual novel BIFRONTE～公界島奇譚～ contains a hilariously sloppy anti-piracy check: it looks for Daemon Tools installed in the default installation folder, and then blindly runs "daemon.exe -unmount 0", automatically unmounting ALL virtual drives.
Reposted by mills5
Please play "The Dog Island" I promise you it's a rollercoaster.
August 4, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Please play "The Dog Island" I promise you it's a rollercoaster.
Reposted by mills5
Some CG used exclusively in the PS1 version of "Doukyuusei 2".
[同級生2]
[同級生2]
July 29, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Some CG used exclusively in the PS1 version of "Doukyuusei 2".
[同級生2]
[同級生2]
Some interesting books on Saeki's shelf in
Bible Black -La noche de walpurgis- (visual novel), including the Voynich manuscript
Bible Black -La noche de walpurgis- (visual novel), including the Voynich manuscript
July 29, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Some interesting books on Saeki's shelf in
Bible Black -La noche de walpurgis- (visual novel), including the Voynich manuscript
Bible Black -La noche de walpurgis- (visual novel), including the Voynich manuscript
If you are a visual novel developer affected by the recent itch.io changes, and your VN was free-of-charge, I can mirror + provide a direct download link to your VN on my webserver, completely free of charge. I may recompress your files into a new archive format (rar, zip) to reduce size.
July 24, 2025 at 6:16 PM
If you are a visual novel developer affected by the recent itch.io changes, and your VN was free-of-charge, I can mirror + provide a direct download link to your VN on my webserver, completely free of charge. I may recompress your files into a new archive format (rar, zip) to reduce size.
A Japanese developer of a visual novel on the closed-source Ikura GDL engine left the entirety of the descriptions for what the engine's opcodes do in the .exe file's strings. Can't complain about that.
July 10, 2025 at 7:41 PM
A Japanese developer of a visual novel on the closed-source Ikura GDL engine left the entirety of the descriptions for what the engine's opcodes do in the .exe file's strings. Can't complain about that.
Harmless anime girl CG, or cryptid??
July 9, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Harmless anime girl CG, or cryptid??
New hidden developer rant found in Alice Soft's PC-98 game DALK (1992). A developer fires a few shots at a coworker for taking credit for his work, and complains about their game engine.
アリスソフトのPC-98ゲーム『DALK』（1992年）で、新たな開発者の隠れた愚痴が発見された。同僚に自分の功績を横取りされたことに不満をぶつけ、エンジンへの不満も述べている。 #PC98 #PC-98
アリスソフトのPC-98ゲーム『DALK』（1992年）で、新たな開発者の隠れた愚痴が発見された。同僚に自分の功績を横取りされたことに不満をぶつけ、エンジンへの不満も述べている。 #PC98 #PC-98
July 9, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Discovered a NEW hidden message in the 1989 adventure game Angelus ~Akuma no Fukuin~ by ENIX (now Square Enix) - but this message is only in the PC-98 version, buried on the disk. Original Japanese and AI-translated English provided in images.
Shots fired
Shots fired
April 25, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Discovered a NEW hidden message in the 1989 adventure game Angelus ~Akuma no Fukuin~ by ENIX (now Square Enix) - but this message is only in the PC-98 version, buried on the disk. Original Japanese and AI-translated English provided in images.
Shots fired
Shots fired
Reposted by mills5
"$80 Mario Kart"
"$20 The Shell Part I: Inferno"
"$20 The Shell Part I: Inferno"
April 2, 2025 at 3:21 PM
"$80 Mario Kart"
"$20 The Shell Part I: Inferno"
"$20 The Shell Part I: Inferno"
Merry Christmas. Happy to say that my easter egg discovery in Xak: The Art of Visual Stage got in the latest OddHeader video.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGJv...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGJv...
Top 10 Video Game Mysteries & Discoveries of 2024
YouTube video by oddheader
www.youtube.com
December 25, 2024 at 6:44 PM
Merry Christmas. Happy to say that my easter egg discovery in Xak: The Art of Visual Stage got in the latest OddHeader video.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGJv...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGJv...
30+ years later, an undiscovered easter egg in Xak: The Art of Visual Stage is found!
On PC88/98/MSX2 versions, re-enter the cave after telling Rachel about her father. Talk to her 60-70+ times - she'll max your level to 25 and talk about the designer's Honda VFR400. (translation in replies) #ザーク
On PC88/98/MSX2 versions, re-enter the cave after telling Rachel about her father. Talk to her 60-70+ times - she'll max your level to 25 and talk about the designer's Honda VFR400. (translation in replies) #ザーク
November 26, 2024 at 8:09 PM
30+ years later, an undiscovered easter egg in Xak: The Art of Visual Stage is found!
On PC88/98/MSX2 versions, re-enter the cave after telling Rachel about her father. Talk to her 60-70+ times - she'll max your level to 25 and talk about the designer's Honda VFR400. (translation in replies) #ザーク
On PC88/98/MSX2 versions, re-enter the cave after telling Rachel about her father. Talk to her 60-70+ times - she'll max your level to 25 and talk about the designer's Honda VFR400. (translation in replies) #ザーク
Found a new easter egg: Insert disk 2 of the PC-88 version of Xak: The Art of Visual Stage into a PC-98, and you'll get this cheeky message:
「あれーっ。なんで９８に入れるんだよー。 このディスクは８８用だよー。何考えてるんだい。」
"Huh?! Why are you trying to load this on a 98? This disk is for the 88! What're you even thinking?" #PC88
「あれーっ。なんで９８に入れるんだよー。 このディスクは８８用だよー。何考えてるんだい。」
"Huh?! Why are you trying to load this on a 98? This disk is for the 88! What're you even thinking?" #PC88
November 25, 2024 at 12:57 AM
Found a new easter egg: Insert disk 2 of the PC-88 version of Xak: The Art of Visual Stage into a PC-98, and you'll get this cheeky message:
「あれーっ。なんで９８に入れるんだよー。 このディスクは８８用だよー。何考えてるんだい。」
"Huh?! Why are you trying to load this on a 98? This disk is for the 88! What're you even thinking?" #PC88
「あれーっ。なんで９８に入れるんだよー。 このディスクは８８用だよー。何考えてるんだい。」
"Huh?! Why are you trying to load this on a 98? This disk is for the 88! What're you even thinking?" #PC88
Discovered a new easter egg in Kimagure Orange Road ~Natsu no Mirage~ (きまぐれオレンジロード ～夏のミラージュ～) by Micro Cabin!
Repeatedly use the phone mid-game, and a 'Mysterious Voice' eventually answers, ranting about unrelated TV dramas, actors, and movies. 📞
Message(s) in replies as they're way too long. #PC98
Repeatedly use the phone mid-game, and a 'Mysterious Voice' eventually answers, ranting about unrelated TV dramas, actors, and movies. 📞
Message(s) in replies as they're way too long. #PC98
November 23, 2024 at 9:12 PM
Discovered a new easter egg in Kimagure Orange Road ~Natsu no Mirage~ (きまぐれオレンジロード ～夏のミラージュ～) by Micro Cabin!
Repeatedly use the phone mid-game, and a 'Mysterious Voice' eventually answers, ranting about unrelated TV dramas, actors, and movies. 📞
Message(s) in replies as they're way too long. #PC98
Repeatedly use the phone mid-game, and a 'Mysterious Voice' eventually answers, ranting about unrelated TV dramas, actors, and movies. 📞
Message(s) in replies as they're way too long. #PC98
Reposted by mills5
Oh hey, the password system of the arcade version of Tatsunoko vs. Capcom's been figured out- those four 'Wii-exclusive' characters (Saki, Viewtiful Joe, Ippatsuman and Hakushon Daimaou) were hiding in here all along!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9mp...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9mp...
[Tatsunoko VS. CAPCOM] arcade version has HIDDEN OPERATOR COMMAND (PASSWORD)
YouTube video by 新造人間MAEDDHAN
www.youtube.com
November 22, 2024 at 3:10 PM
Oh hey, the password system of the arcade version of Tatsunoko vs. Capcom's been figured out- those four 'Wii-exclusive' characters (Saki, Viewtiful Joe, Ippatsuman and Hakushon Daimaou) were hiding in here all along!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9mp...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9mp...