User blog comment:RottenBlock/System 1 Compilation, Part 6/@comment-40164738-20190829175648/@comment-31720212-20190830235932

Hey, thanks! Maybe I'll go out of my way to find an emulator with save states, though first I have to get the game working, which I haven't had much luck doing for Alicesoft PC-88 games. And it has randomized combat, too? That explains the oddball fight scene in LP where you just type "Attack" three times and win guarenteed. That already struck me as a simplication of early adventure game combat systems, so it's satisfying to learn that that's literally what it is!

It's also interesting to learn Championsoft was in the diskmag scene, though not really surprising given how much of early computing history is tied up in small-circulation stuff like that. 200-250 page comic book diskmags though! Never seen anything close to that in the west. I wonder if it was a "seize our own niche" approach, and one that clearly didn't work for them?

You're right, that second Lemonade title could definitely be worth looking into. Out of hand, I wonder if it might have also spun off into a more familiar title just like Lemonade 1. A school sports festival makes me think of Dangerous Tengu Legend and its hint disk spinoff, but I'm not all that familiar with either game so it's hard to be certain.

Thanks again for all the information, it's always a fun and informative read!