Well. I had to drop the bomb sometime.

I am starting a small game project, based on a favorite of mine, “Wild Guns” for SNES. The game features Touhou characters in a robot-powered Western environment.

The game is mostly comedy. The main characters, as seen in the image, are my beloved Night Sparrow, Mystia Lorelei, and my “fantasy me”, Abe.


Here’s the rough plot:

A rare metal named orichalcum, capable of being shaped with magic, and that can turn living beings into a non-organic machine race, the Choujin (kind of borrowing a bit from my original lore), was found. Pursuing the rare metal, a large installment was set in the western regions of Gensokyo, as technology flourished. Soon everyone started to live in a way close to the human world’s Far West.

Soon enough the trade of orichalcum became the most important activity, and of course this attracted bandits that wanted the power it could bring, or the cash it could sell for. Justice had to be enforced. By lead.

Here’s some of the plan:

  • OpenGL and SDL code, portable to Windows and Linux. Lua scripts.
  • Freeware.
  • 1 player and coop modes.
  • 6 stages.
  • Reimu is the sheriff. She does the mission briefings.
  • Nitorin is the boss of stage 1. She rides a kapparobot.
  • Mystia uses speed shots. Abe uses slower, burst shots.
  • Marisa, the Inabas and Yukari are bosses. Tewi and Yukari use robots.
  • Mystia has a robot as well.
  • Marisa uses a shotgun and wears a trenchcoat in a pure bandit fashion.
  • Of the six stages, the first, fifth and sixth are played as such, but stages 2, 3 and 4 can be played in any order.
  • Both characters have a differenced…

    * Charge shot (used by mashing the shot button): Mystia has a power spread shot, Abe has a poison stun shot.

    * Power shot (killing enemies in chains increase the power gauge): Mystia has a full-screen stun, Abe will generate a barrier that can resist a certain amount of damage before dissapearing.

    * Special (obtaining a specific item): Mystia will blind enemies, making them miss their aimed shots; Abe will transform for additional power during a short time (two forms).

    Both characters can collect an “option” item that will add extra firepower.

  • Mystia is on the police as punishment for causing trouble to humans. Enjoys causing collateral damage.
  • There is a destruction gauge that fills by destroying scenery elements. A 100% destroy will give extra score and different “aftermath” scenes. (the collateral damage)
  • There is one original character on the enemy side that uses orichalcum to become a Choujin.
  • Damage per second is equal to both characters, but Mystia has a faster shot while Abe has a stronger but slower shot.
  • Mystia can jump higher and hold position for a second or two. Abe has a longer side jump.
  • Indian, Wild West and Mariachi fairies! (as well as random western cannon fodder)



Yes, I know the marysue self-insert is there, but this is just intended as a comedy thing, for the fun. Plus, it’s a team-up with Mystia.

From pKjd:

I’ll help end this with some past Mystia artwork from Hetdegon himself…