Kimagure Orange Road -Natsu no Mirage-

Based on Izumi Matsumoto's popular youth romantic comedy, this 1988 adventure game was developed by Micro Cabin, a studio renowned for its character-driven titles. Featuring a title taken from the hit anime’s iconic ending theme, the game utilizes the PC-8801’s full graphical capabilities to faithfully recreate the sophisticated, urban atmosphere of the original work. Through exploration and interactions with the charming heroines, players of the era experienced a bittersweet summer captured in an immersive digital world. Today, the title serves as a valuable artifact, representing both the peak of visual expression in late 80s PC gaming and the excitement of the era's cross-media culture.

In this original adventure game, players take on the role of Kyosuke Kasuga, a teenager with psychic powers, as they navigate relationships with two heroines over the course of summer vacation. Kyosuke finds himself torn between his mysterious, secret crush, Madoka Ayukawa, and his persistent classmate, Hikaru Hiyama. Players explore the city and trigger various events to deepen their bonds with the girls. It is a tale of bittersweet summer romance as the protagonist struggles to balance the complex love triangle between these two young women.