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(2/2) The fifth file OMAKE5.BMP" is another disguised archive. Use the MS-DOS tool ish to unpack it into thanks.lzh, which contains BOTUMISA.BMP and THANKS.DOC, a hidden message from the director. I've attached both as well as an AI English translation of the message.
I'm not the first to discover.
I'm not the first to discover.
November 26, 2025 at 8:50 PM
(2/2) The fifth file OMAKE5.BMP" is another disguised archive. Use the MS-DOS tool ish to unpack it into thanks.lzh, which contains BOTUMISA.BMP and THANKS.DOC, a hidden message from the director. I've attached both as well as an AI English translation of the message.
I'm not the first to discover.
I'm not the first to discover.
(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.
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.
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
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
PC-88 version, basically the same but slightly different.
November 29, 2024 at 12:56 AM
PC-88 version, basically the same but slightly different.
The Sharp X68000 version, released a year later in 1990, has the same exact secret but with two different messages instead of telling you about the VFR400.
November 27, 2024 at 5:26 PM
The Sharp X68000 version, released a year later in 1990, has the same exact secret but with two different messages instead of telling you about the VFR400.
Translation of the messages.
November 26, 2024 at 8:10 PM
Translation of the messages.
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
Strangely, this easter egg is in the PC-98 version but not the PC-88, even though both were developed simultaneously and released on the same day. Weird.
Attached images are the messages in English and Japanese
Attached images are the messages in English and Japanese
November 23, 2024 at 9:13 PM
Strangely, this easter egg is in the PC-98 version but not the PC-88, even though both were developed simultaneously and released on the same day. Weird.
Attached images are the messages in English and Japanese
Attached images are the messages in English and Japanese
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
Digging into more text dialogue from another 80s Micro Cabin JP adventure game - found this random out-of-place string:
"I cleared R-Type 1 on my PC Engine! The password is AEB-2461-MA."
Huh. I wonder what that password does? 🤔
"I cleared R-Type 1 on my PC Engine! The password is AEB-2461-MA."
Huh. I wonder what that password does? 🤔
November 21, 2024 at 6:05 AM
Digging into more text dialogue from another 80s Micro Cabin JP adventure game - found this random out-of-place string:
"I cleared R-Type 1 on my PC Engine! The password is AEB-2461-MA."
Huh. I wonder what that password does? 🤔
"I cleared R-Type 1 on my PC Engine! The password is AEB-2461-MA."
Huh. I wonder what that password does? 🤔
