Maukes Romance ADV Channels Heisei Era on CRT at Game Pavilion
Maukes stands out for its deliberate CRT presentation and period-accurate details, aiming to immerse players in a 1999 Tokyo that ends as prophecy foretold.
Reporting from 1 source: Game Spark.
At Game Pavilion jp 2026 Summer, Fukuda Corp showed Maukes, a romance ADV set in 1999 Tokyo. The game uses live-action backgrounds, old fonts, and accurate weather data to recreate the Heisei era. Developers cited Tokimeki Memorial and Amagami as influences.
Game Pavilion jp 2026 Summer, held July 25 at Kyocera Dome Osaka Sky Hall, featured a booth with a CRT monitor, a rare sight in the Reiwa era. That booth belonged to Fukuda Corp, showing its romance ADV Maukes.
The game is set in 1999 in Kokubunji, Tokyo, where Nostradamus's prophecy is coming true. Players form relationships with six girls as the world ends. The trial version covered only the opening, but the visual approach was clear: live-action backgrounds shot in Kokubunji, roughly drawn characters, and a 4:3 screen ratio even on full HD displays.
Developers Tomonari Kurobe and Yuki Kobayashi said they referenced classic galge like Tokimeki Memorial and Amagami. The UI uses old fonts from Heisei-era videotapes, and weather and temperature data were researched from actual records.
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