Welcome!
“Retrograde Road” is an indie group (or doujin circle, if you will) specializing in creating games (primarily shoot-’em-ups) as well as music. Originally founded on 12 February 2013 by Spaztique, Popfan and FullHitPoints, it has since dwindled down to just one member.
To look backwards while walking forwards, to take solace in the past while tirelessly carving out a future with new memories to look back on fondly – that is this group’s philosophy.
Noteworthy Projects
Mukai Project
A series of bullet hell shmups conceived and developed by Popfan, inspired in part by Touhou and Len’en. At present, the only entry is “Mukai Genmaden ~ chain of lucidity”, but a second game is in development and two more are in planning.
To find out more about and download chain of lucidity, check out the game’s dedicated page.
Endless Blue
“Touhou Umibouken ~ Endless Blue” was a Touhou fangame originally conceived by Spaztique in 2011, with development beginning in 2013 with the group’s founding. Unfortunately, it fell victim to its own overambitious scope and the team’s lack of experience at the time.
You can read more about it in Spaztique’s original concept (archive).
Special Thanks go to...
- Maribel Hearn, who served as a rubber duck and invaluable emotional support during the construction of this website.
- Masataka Touji, without whose proofreading the website’s Japanese would’ve been a whole lot more broken.
- Ian Babbitt, for lending his keen hearing and providing guidance on the mixing of most if not all of the songs produced by this group.
- Spectral Nexus and other composers, for providing feedback on many works-in-progress.
- Alice Jankowska and WishMakers, both excellent rubber ducks when it comes to game programming.
- Spaztique and FullHitPoints, for their services and contributions to the group in its early days.
- ...and all fans and supporters!
