Hokago Cafe https://hokagocafe.com/ Notes from every project on Hokago Cafe. en A test for every scene https://hokagocafe.com/devlog/2026-10-15-a-test-for-every-scene/ 2026-10-15-a-test-for-every-scene Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Any of the game's 2,136 scenes can now be run on its own, with automatic input, to see where it breaks. Checked against the real game, frame by frame https://hokagocafe.com/devlog/2026-10-15-checked-against-the-console/ 2026-10-15-checked-against-the-console Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Screens from the engine are lined up with the console running the original, down to the sky. The rebuild of the game's own code moves https://hokagocafe.com/devlog/2026-10-15-the-rebuild-moves/ 2026-10-15-the-rebuild-moves Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Matched code went from 480 to over 1,600 bytes, with new tools to compare function by function. Voices, a game pad and saved games https://hokagocafe.com/devlog/2026-10-15-voices-pad-and-saves/ 2026-10-15-voices-pad-and-saves Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT The Windows build now speaks, answers a controller, goes full screen and keeps your progress. Music and sound effects in the port https://hokagocafe.com/devlog/2026-10-14-music-and-effects/ 2026-10-14-music-and-effects Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Streamed music decodes bit-exact against the reference decoder, and effects play from the console's own sound banks. The script machine and the screen objects, in C++ https://hokagocafe.com/devlog/2026-10-14-script-machine-and-screen-objects/ 2026-10-14-script-machine-and-screen-objects Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT The C++ script machine agrees with the reference interpreter over tens of millions of instructions, and five frames render pixel-identical. A Windows executable plays the first minutes of the game https://hokagocafe.com/devlog/2026-10-14-windows-executable-plays/ 2026-10-14-windows-executable-plays Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT A Win32 window runs the real boot from the user's own disc data, from the logos to the first line of the prologue, at 58 to 60 frames per second. Characters and full pictures on screen https://hokagocafe.com/devlog/2026-10-13-characters-and-pictures/ 2026-10-13-characters-and-pictures Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT The reference model now draws characters and whole backgrounds, compared against the real game running in an emulator. The first line of the prologue https://hokagocafe.com/devlog/2026-10-13-first-line-of-the-prologue/ 2026-10-13-first-line-of-the-prologue Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT From boot to the first line of dialogue, using the game's own font. Compiler identified https://hokagocafe.com/devlog/2026-10-12-compiler-identified/ 2026-10-12-compiler-identified Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Eleven functions now rebuild to the original bytes.