Nostalgia 1907

Nostalgia 1907
Sega CD cover art
Developer(s)	Takeru
Publisher(s)	Sur Dé Wave
Director(s)	Kouichi Yotsui
Producer(s)	Nobukazu Watanabe
Programmer(s)	Takashi Yoshikawa
Artist(s)	Utata Kiyoshi
Composer(s)	Yukie Marikawa
Platform(s)	Sharp X68000, Sega Mega CD, PC-9801, FM Towns Marty
Release	X68K JP: 1991 Sega CD JP: December 14, 1991[1] PC-9801 JP: December 20, 1991 FMT JP: 1992
Genre(s)	Adventure
Mode(s)	Single-player

Nostalgia 1907^[a] is a 1991 adventure video game developed by Takeru, and published by its label Sur Dé Wave. Originally released for the Sharp X68000, it was later ported to the FM Towns Marty, PC-9801, and Sega Mega CD. The player assumes the role of a passenger aboard a cruise liner named the Nostalgia that has been taken captive by a criminal looking for an artifact.

After completing Cocoron for the Famicom, Takeru set out to make their next game much more ambitious and story-centric. It was designed by Kouichi Yotsui, who previously created Strider for Capcom. He chose to make the game a text-based adventure as he was a fan of the genre and felt it made for a much more engaging experience compared to the arcade games he was accustom to. Inspiration for the game was taken from the 1974 film The Juggernaut, as well as real-world events such as the Industrial Revolution, and various American spy novels and comic books.

Though Nostalgia 1907 received praise for its ambition and unique cinematic atmosphere, critics disliked its dialogue for being awkward and its lack of player interactivity making it boring to play. It was a commercial failure, putting Takeru in an unrecoverable financial crisis shortly after its release. The game has since received a cult following.

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