Tomorrow, March 16th! Happinet Gamefest! ～2024 Spring Festival" - Recommended exhibits and games available for trial play!

Happinet's first sponsored game event "Happinet Game Fest! ～2024 Spring Festival" is scheduled to be held tomorrow, March 16 (Sat.). The event will be held at "Bellesalle Akihabara" along Chuo-dori Avenue. This time, for the first time, the experience space will be expanded to the B1F, where visitors can try out more than 40 titles in total on all floors, including "Rise of the Ronin" and "ARK: Survival Ascended".

In this issue, we will introduce some of the games that were exhibited at the preview on the day before the event. Some of the titles will be available for test play, so if you are planning to visit the event, be sure to check out the games you would like to play! Admission to this event is free. We hope you will feel free to visit the event.

List of Trial Titles

The following titles will be available for test play.

Recommended titles

Hokkaido Chain Murder: Vanished in Okhotsk ~Recollections of Drift Ice, Tears of Nippopo Dolls~ (Japanese only)

©G-MODE Corporation/©ARMOR PROJECT ©KADOKAWA

Release date: Scheduled for distribution in summer 2024
Price: Undecided
Genre: Adventure
Compatibility: Switch, Steam

A remake of the classic adventure game "Hokkaido Chain Murder: Okhotsk ni Heshiku" by Yuji Horii, game designer of the "Dracula" series, which was released in 1984 for the PC and 1987 for the Family Computer. The game includes a completely new story supervised by Yuji Horii, set in the year 2024.

The legendary "Tear Carving Nipopo" is also on display, so be sure to check it out.

MUSHIHIMESAMA test play available

Release date: August 29, 2024 for packaged version, available for distribution
Price: 5,980 yen (including tax)
Genre: Vertical scrolling bullet-hell shooter
Compatibility: Switch, Steam

A vertical-scrolling shooter set in a beautiful fantasy world. The game became popular after its launch in arcades in 2004, and has since been ported to a number of home video game consoles. The DL version is currently on sale, but a packaged version will be released soon. The game comes with a chiptune arranged soundtrack specially prepared for the initial production limited edition package, a three-sided case designed exclusively for SDX, trading cards, and other luxurious perks.

Radiant Silver Gun test play available!

©TREASURE / DEVELOPMENT AND DISTRIBUTION BY Live Wire Inc

Release date: June 20, 2024 for packaged version, now available for download
Price: Normal Edition 4,980 yen (tax included)
DELUXE EDITION 6,980 yen (including tax) *Exclusive to the official SDX store
COLLECTOR'S BOX 13,980 yen (including tax)
Genre: Vertical scrolling shooter
Compatibility: Switch, Steam

Originally released in arcades in 1998 and ported to the Sega Saturn in the same year, "Radiant Silvergun" is a vertical-scrolling shooter with a unique game system that allows players to strategically attack enemies using eight different weapons and aim for a high score by aiming for bonuses that are generated by defeating enemies in a specific order. The game's unique game system, which allows players to aim for a high score by strategically using eight different weapons to defeat enemies in a certain order, and its storyline with a strong message are still highly regarded by many game players today, making this shooting game a "legend. The game has not been packaged since the Sega Saturn version, but now it is finally being released as a packaged version for the Switch.

COLLECTOR'S BOX bonus Silver Gun Metal Ship

Princess Maker 2: Regeneration test game

Release date: July 11, 2024
Genre: Simulation
Price: Normal package version: 4,400 yen (tax included) Download version: 3,960 yen
Compatibility: Switch, PS5, PS4, Steam

Based on "Princess Maker 2 Refined" released in 2004, the graphics have been redrawn by the original illustrator Takami Akai with a taste similar to the original PC-98 version. The original opening animation is also provided by Takami Akai, the original illustrator. The original opening animation was produced by Yonago Gainax.

Some some Convenience store test game will be available.

Release date: Undecided
Genre: Love simulation
Price: Undecided
Compatibility: Switch

In "some some Convenience Store," the main character, who is put in charge of running a convenience store due to family circumstances, downloads a romance app "SOME SOME" by chance, which leads to a love story involving a junior part-time worker, a fledgling foreign singer, and a civilian bodyguard. A Korean version is already available on Steam, and a Japanese version is currently in development.

The Alchemist of Ars Magna: The Alchemist of Ars Magna Trial Play Available

Release date: 2024/11/7
Genre: RPG
Price: 7,700 yen (tax included) for the standard packaged version
Compatibility: Switch

The Alchemist of Ars Magna" is a school RPG that is a port of the PC game of the same name produced by Nine Tail, reorganized for the general public and ported to the Switch. The game consists of an "adventure part" in which players interact with their friends and form bonds with them, and an "RPG dungeon part" in which players make contracts with the creator gods, the guardians of the world, and strengthen their party with equipment obtained by collecting and refining materials to advance their adventures. Whether you have played the PC version or are new to the game, this is a must-play title.

Those who try the game will also receive a limited-edition, not-for-sale gum as a free gift.

Urban Legend Dismantling Center test play available

Release date: 2024
Genre: Mystery adventure
Price: Undecided
Compatibility: Switch/Steam

Urban Legend Dismantling Center" is an adventure game in the form of a serial drama with a mystery-like scenario and psychedelic pixel art, based on a number of urban legends that have been circulating on the Internet.
The Urban Legend Dismantling Center investigates and dismantles monsters, hauntings, and otherworldly objects. The main character, Azami, is the director of the Urban Legend Dismantling Center and solves requests related to "urban legends" with one of the best psychics in Japan, Wataru Meguriya (Ayumu Meguriya). ......

Game Peripherals

In addition to games, a variety of peripherals and related goods will be on display.

DUAL DACT GAMING EARPHONE

Release date: June 2024
Price: 4,400 yen (tax included)

Equipped with originally developed acoustic ducts that take in both game and environmental sounds at the same time. It has a structure that reduces pressure on the ears and prevents them from falling out.

The merchandising corner offers the very popular Choten-chan goods

The merchandise corner will sell goods from "NEEDY GIRL OVERDOSE," a very popular adventure game where you live with the strongest distributor (Internet Angel).

Four stages

A total of four stages will be held at this year's Happinet Gamefest! will feature a total of four stages. Each stage will feature a special guest to introduce the appeal of a new game.

There will also be various game exhibits and novelty giveaways, so why not visit the venue in Akihabara?

Happinet Game Fest! ~2024 Spring Festival
Period：March 16, 2024 (Sat) 11:00-18:00
Location: Bellesalle Akihabara 1F and B1F
Address：Sumitomo Fudosan Akihabara Bldg. 3-12-8 Sotokanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0021