The kind of character portraits that write their own stories.

A motley crew of NPCs you'll run into in 'Beast City', one of the last cities remaining on Earth after WWIII, where 'screamers' descend into the depths of the bio-monster infested BIAS zone to hunt them for credits and score.

One of the earlier sci-fi/cyberpunk dungeon crawlers I've played.

📺: The Screamer, MagicalZoo, 1985 (PC-88/98)

#PC88 #PC98 #scifi #rpg #retrogaming #retrcomputing #pixelart

My conclusion to the grand cinematic experiment for PC-88 from XTAL SOFT in Japan, Cosmo Cross. I get past the adventure section and reach a mysterious planet full of monoliths, and a cutscene which aspires for an era far past its time.

https://bluerenga.blog/2026/02/08/cosmo-cross-it-goes-on-forever/

#retrogaming #adventuregame #videogames #textadventure #japan #japanese #pc88

Cosmo Cross, the bizarre sim/adventure hybrid, continues

involving major issues with guess-the-noun

and one looming warning

https://bluerenga.blog/2026/02/07/cosmo-cross-dont-look-behind-you/

#retrogaming #adventuregame #videogames #textadventure #interactivefiction #japan #pc88 #sharp

All the Adventures dips back to 1982 for a space sim-adventure game hybrid from Japan. I give the history of how a music company switched to games and the workings behind the space-combat section:

https://bluerenga.blog/2026/02/06/cosmo-cross-1982/

#retrogaming #adventuregame #videogames #japan #space #adventuregame #pc88 #sharp

Promoting one of my favorite YouTube channels, this time covering Gandhara, a top down action RPG from Enix with a Buddhist theme.

Technically, as one who lives in Peshawar, I live in the land where this game takes place.

Which feels good, representation acquired.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XD9a35jwd14

#gaming #retrogaming #rpg #pc88 #retrocomputing