In which I give the history of the founding of Enix, the (in)famous contest which they used to solicit their first round of games, and the utterly bizarre Seiko's Adventure, which comes close to being the most surreal game I've ever played for the blog.

https://bluerenga.blog/2026/03/25/seikos-adventure-1983/

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

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)

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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

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