Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Original arrangement and animation by winn: nicovideo.jp/watch/sm26526637
Been a while since I extended a Touhou EWI cover, but I've been on a bit of a DDC kick this week and this one kind of flew under my radar for a while, so it makes sense to catch up on it now.
I would definitely rate this one as what became the typical EWI video over its history as you have a nice, straightforward danmaku battle between the heroine and antagonist without deviating from the formula too much. In this case, Sakuya's flashback to Level 4 of IN fits right in with the oddities going on in DDC.
Though, the funny thing is, with the editing of where the footage loops back to, it now looks like Sakuya somehow got stuck in a time loop of her own for quite a while.
Original arrangement and animation by winn: nicovideo.jp/watch/sm26526637
Been a while since I extended a Touhou EWI cover, but I've been on a bit of a DDC kick this week and this one kind of flew under my radar for a while, so it makes sense to catch up on it now.
I would definitely rate this one as what became the typical EWI video over its history as you have a nice, straightforward danmaku battle between the heroine and antagonist without deviating from the formula too much. In this case, Sakuya's flashback to Level 4 of IN fits right in with the oddities going on in DDC.
Though, the funny thing is, with the editing of where the footage loops back to, it now looks like Sakuya somehow got stuck in a time loop of her own for quite a while.
![Lufia & the Fortress of Doom Restored [23] - Jewel of the Fates](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/DNOc8hMtvdU/mqdefault.jpg "Lufia & the Fortress of Doom Restored [23] - Jewel of the Fates
I figured this was a good time to revisit the Old Cave and take care of what ends up being its final layer that no one has completed to date- and yet we still find a plethora of empty chests.
Turns out that some of the enemies in there really make us feel like were ill-prepared, but some strategic retreats and choosing our battles leads to victory and cleaning everything out.
The bad news is the equipment haul is actually fairly disappointing compared to other floors.
The hack can be downloaded here: https://tinyurl.com/Lufia1Restored
Thumbnail art of channel mascot Dyana as Lufia by https://twitter.com/elfudraws")
![SMZ3 1/4/26 Chaos Race [3] - X-Actly! Heh heh heh... Doh!](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/E9nQsmNgApU/mqdefault.jpg "SMZ3 1/4/26 Chaos Race [3] - X-Actly! Heh heh heh... Doh!
Our first SMZ3 chaos race in a good while courtesy of Yosh calling for one at the start of the year, so we can put the blame entirely on him.
Except for the fact that I managed to roll crap seeds for all five of us.
Surely, we are cursed.
Others in the run:
https://twitch.tv/ghostofriddles
https://twitch.tv/purplelink33
https://twitch.tv/rednova81
https://twitch.tv/yosh4761
Seeds can be generated at https://samus.link/
Thumbnail art of channel mascot Dyana as Samus+Zelda by https://twitter.com/elfudraws")
![Ys Origin (PC) [40] (Hugo Route 15) - I Never Promised You A Khonsclarden](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/FZUBgzP1PeU/mqdefault.jpg "Ys Origin (PC) [40] (Hugo Route 15) - I Never Promised You A Khonsclarden
Hugo really doesnt deal well with people, especially when theyre offering friendship and help, but thats his problem. Were here to climb the tower and kill things.
Thankfully, the rest of the Silent Sands proceeds smoothly and even Khonsclard doesnt present much of a problem.
There is, however, no cutscene between the end and entering the Blooded Blight, but those damn Holy Knights still manage to get ahead of us and not disable all of the traps!
Thumbnail art of channel mascot Dyana as Yunica by https://twitter.com/elfudraws")
![Atelier Iris 2 [12] - Needing the Right Item to Hagel With](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/FcwatbzFYj0/mqdefault.jpg "Atelier Iris 2 [12] - Needing the Right Item to Hagel With
Our mountain expedition peaks at the home of series regular Hagel, who youd think was completely deaf with how perfectly he ignores us. Thankfully, a good look at Felts sword snaps him out of his trance and, after a rather uncomfortable scene where we almost have to call for an adult, he agrees to help us out.
At this point I havent been able to craft a Return Gem, so its back down the mountain we go.
Thankfully, its not a long trip and, once we get back to Agito Cove, Hagel helps us out in another way by teaching us weapon synthesis rather than doing the job hes supposed to. For the most part, you want to focus on opening up each new weapon as soon as youve learned the current ones skill and once you have the right items and Mana to proceed along the tree. The reviews you have on the related item do transfer to the weapon, but min/maxing weapon crafting isnt really worth it until end-game.
After all that, Felt gets his first look at the sea but reneges on the idea to swim across it.
Thumbnail art of Channel Mascot Dyana as Noin by https://twitter.com/elfudraws")
![Castle of Shikigami III [50] - Roger + Kohtaro](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/G0UxRFSoZhc/mqdefault.jpg "Castle of Shikigami III [50] - Roger + Kohtaro
Its kind of hard to believe how smart these two can be at times while being idiots at other times. And yet they manage to be both at the same time over the course of this route as Roger has his own obvious ulterior motive for joining in on the investigation. Thanks to that, its one of the best routes overall even if its not in the top 3.
Gameplay-wise this proves to be one of the best pairings in the game as Kohtaro can rake in the high score against regular enemies while Roger takes care of the bosses. It leads to a very surprisingly good run if you pay close attention to something that happens in this run that doesnt in any of the others.
Thumbnail art of Channel Mascot Dyana as Reika by https://twitter.com/elfudraws")
![Super Marisa World Blind Race [12] - Dancing the Marisaalsa](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/GUyqiwjPJ9I/mqdefault.jpg "Super Marisa World Blind Race [12] - Dancing the Marisaalsa
The various Marisa titles created by Double Cluster have been fairly memetic in the Touhou fandom since their creation. As I already did a Lets Play of Mega Mari, I figured that it would be interesting to return to the even more difficult Super Marisa World, which is full of Super Mario references in its bosses.
However, I still have PTSD from playing through the game years ago, so I convinced three members of the Bakashop Quartet to do a blind race of the game with some assistance from me.
Will there be a winner? Or will there just be survivors?
Or will there be any survivors?
Thumbnail art of Channel Mascot Dyana as Alice by https://twitter.com/elfudraws")
![Wind Waker Randomizer [26] - Achieving Victorys a SMap](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/GdrV_DvZfR8/mqdefault.jpg "Wind Waker Randomizer [26] - Achieving Victorys a SMap
Time for my first seed of a new Randomizer from a game that I thought I knew more than I did. So yeah, theres a lot of salt.
But thats more entertainment for you guys.
Be warned, though, this ones long.
It also starts off with those who joined in co-comms also rolling and running their own seeds, but recording ran so long that they moved on to other projects, so theres some unusual overlap. But I dont mind as this would have had a lot of empty commentary otherwise.
More information on the Wind Waker Randomizer can be found at https://lagolunatic.github.io/wwrando/
Thumbnail art of Channel Mascot Dyana as Tetra by https://twitter.com/Radragrad")
![Ys Origin (PC) [31] (Hugo Route 6) - Cadenance of Hyrule](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/H4A211jzqRs/mqdefault.jpg "Ys Origin (PC) [31] (Hugo Route 6) - Cadenance of Hyrule
Lots of exposition as, after we get what we need, were called back to base in order to meet up with the Holy Knights and get an update on the overall search party. Turns out theres still one missing, but we arent concerned about that in order to simply continue to proceed onward.
After all that talking, I could use a good swim.
Thumbnail art of channel mascot Dyana as Yunica by https://twitter.com/elfudraws")
![Ys Origin (PC) [41] (Hugo Route 16) - The Perp Always Returns to the Crimson](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/HQwtyk2A95Y/mqdefault.jpg "Ys Origin (PC) [41] (Hugo Route 16) - The Perp Always Returns to the Crimson
The things I have to do in order to come up with title puns on episodes that are all combat and little, if any plot.
But the fun part does come from engaging in pure combat as we steadily make our way up through the first part of the Blooded Blight and even have a cutscene in a spot that wasnt in Yunicas route-
Oh, wait, I end the video there because the next one would have been too short otherwise.
Next time, then!
Thumbnail art of channel mascot Dyana as Yunica by https://twitter.com/elfudraws")
