History VideoGame / TouhouFuumarokuTheStoryOfEasternWonderland

''Touhou Fuumaroku[[note]]"Demon Sealing Record"[[/note]] ~ the Story of Eastern Wonderland'' is a video game developed by ZUN Soft and published by Amusement Makers for the UsefulNotes/PC98 in 1997. It's the second installment in the ''Franchise/TouhouProject'' franchise.

** You must get the good ending with all shot types before you can go into the Extra Stage, unlike later games where the Extra Stage is unlocked individually for each shot type. The Extra Boss also takes damage from bombs, unlike later games where they get ContractualBossImmunity.

** Being the first proper shmup game, a lot of distinct features are missing, even compared to ''VideoGame/TouhouGensokyoLotusLandStory''. There is no focus, there are no deathbombs, bosses do not show their health bars, you get very few resources between boss phases, ButtonMashing is a valid tactic, there's only five stages in main game (and last one is there mostly to feed you power items for the FinalBoss so it's more like four), and the bullet patterns are nowhere as flashy.

* RareRandomDrop: In this game only, stage enemies have a very small chance to drop a bomb item.

** The [[PowerupMagnet item border]] doesn't exist yet. That will be introduced in the Windows games.

* BrutalBonusLevel: This game introduces the concept of the Extra Stage to the series, unlocked by completing the game without continues (here, it must be done with all shot types; in subsequent games aside from [=PoFV=], it's unlocked individually for each shot type). And sure enough, the first ever Extra Stage pulls no punches, requiring you to study it well and come up with consistent routes. While most Extra stages simply reduce the amount of extra lives you can earn to account for its length relative to the full game, the first Extra Stage goes beyond that and forces you to play it in "3 lives 1 bomb per life" setting, in a game that otherwise defaults to 3 bombs per life (and boy will the player miss all those extra bombs). This, combined with how weird the difficulty levels in this game are, means that unlike how typical Extra Stage is usually somewhere between Normal and Hard clear in terms of accomplishments, clearing [=SoEW=]'s Extra Stage is far past clearing it on the Hard difficulty.

* GameplayAndStorySegregation: The menu claims the different shot types vary in how much they rely on the yin-yang orb, with Mobile Type not using it, Defensive Type partially relying on it and Offensive Type heavily relying on it. But after defeating the Extra Boss, Genjii says it's thanks to the yin-yang orb's power, even if you play as Mobile Type, which Reimu denies, even if you play as Offensive Type. While Reimu could be too full of herself to admit she relied on the orb, Genjii has no reason to lie.

* BrutalBonusLevel: This game introduces the concept of the Extra Stage to the series, unlocked by completing the game without continues (here, it must be done with all shot types; in subsequent games, it's unlocked individually for each shot type). And sure enough, the first ever Extra Stage pulls no punches, requiring you to study it well and come up with consistent routes.

* IAlwaysWantedToSayThat: When Mima shows up, Reimu says "Mima! Just as I thought!", but when pressed by Genjii, she admits she didn't know it would be her, but that she "just always wanted to say that".

OneHitPolykill: Mobile Type and Offensive Type gain piercing shots when at max power.

* RecurringBoss: Stage 1 boss Rika returns for the Extra Stage with [[{{Superboss}} her new "tank", Evil Eye Sigma]]. She and Reimu then BreakTheFourthWall to point out that if Reimu had pursued Rika in their first fight, Stage 2 would be "way too hard".

* TakingYouWithMe: Lunatic difficulty has all enemies fire revenge bullets when defeated, which are aimed at your position.

** Marisa is a redhead rather than blonde as in later games. Her name is also spelled "魔'''梨'''沙" here while later installments changed to "魔'''理'''沙".

** Being the first proper shmup game, a lot of distinct features are missing, even compared to ''VideoGame/TouhouGensokyoLotusLandStory''. There is no focus, bosses do not show their health bars, you get very few resources between boss phases, ButtonMashing is a valid tactic, there's only five stages in main game (and last one is there mostly to feed you power items for the FinalBoss so it's more like four), and the bullet patterns are nowhere as flashy.

** Even though this is the first ''Touhou'' game to be a proper VerticalScrollingShooter, Reimu is shown flying on top of her turtle Genji. Said turtle disappears from ''Touhou'' canon in all subsequent games, where Reimu just flies by herself.

** Being the first proper shmup game, a lot of distinct features are missing, even compared to ''VideoGame/LotusLandStory''. There is no focus, bosses do not show their health bars, you get very few resources between boss phases, ButtonMashing is a valid tactic, there's only five stages in main game (and last one is there mostly to feed you power items for the FinalBoss so it's more like four), and the bullet patterns are nowhere as flashy.

* RecurringBoss: Stage 1 boss Rika returns for the Extra Stage with [[BonusBoss her new "tank", Evil Eye Sigma]]. She and Reimu then BreakTheFourthWall to point out that if Reimu had pursued Rika in their first fight, Stage 2 would be "way too hard".

* BreakingTheFourthWall: Reimu and Rika talk about the latter being the stage 1 boss during the extra stage.

''Touhou Fuumaroku[[note]]"Demon Sealing Record"[[/note]] ~ the Story of Eastern Wonderland'' is a video game developed by ZUN Soft and published by Amusement Makers for the UsefulNotes/PC98 in 1997. It's the second installment in the ''Franchise/{{Touhou}}'' franchise.

** Marisa is a redhead rather than blonde as in later games.

''Touhou Fuumaroku ~ the Story of Eastern Wonderland'' is a video game developed by ZUN Soft and published by Amusement Makers for the UsefulNotes/PC98 in 1997. It's the second installment in the ''Franchise/{{Touhou}}'' franchise.

Reimu Hakurei is investigating the sudden appearance of monsters at her shrine.

The game begins the classic vertical shooter format later games would follow.

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Even though this is the first ''Touhou'' game to be a proper VerticalScrollingShooter, Reimu is shown flying on top of her turtle Genji. Said turtle disappears from ''Touhou'' canon in all subsequent games, where Reimu just flies by herself.
* FakeDifficulty: Your hitbox was rather large, and if you died it would offset slightly -- enough to make some previous safe spots no longer safe.

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Even though this is the first ''Touhou'' game to be a proper VerticalScrollingShooter, Reimu is shown flying on top of her turtle Genji. Said turtle disappears from ''Touhou'' canon in all subsequent games.