Touhou Koumakyou: Classic Lets 2002 Save Data Carry Over
The save data transfer works because the Classic version is built as a near-identical reproduction of the original, which means players who have kept 24-year-old replay files can now run them on current consoles and PCs without the original's modern-environment frame rate issues.
Key Facts
- Touhou Koumakyou: Classic supports transferring all replays and save data from Touhou Koumakyou ver1.02h, the 2002 original.
- Alliance Arts released Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic for PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, and Steam on September 10.
- The standard edition of Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic costs 1,990 yen, and the deluxe edition costs 2,966 yen and includes a digital sound player app.
- The New Classic version includes recreated graphics, 1080p resolution support, and BGM rearranged by ZUN.
- The Classic version reproduces the 2002 game's UI and character portraits as faithfully as possible.
Reporting from 3 sources: GAME Watch (Impress), Denfaminicogamer, Automaton.
Shanghai Alice Reprise representative JYUNYA announced on September 9 that the Classic version included with Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic supports transferring replays and save data from the original 2002 release of Touhou Koumakyou. The compatible data comes from version 1.02h of the original game. JYUNYA stated that all replays and save data can be carried over, despite the Classic version being a separately reproduced title. The Classic version also adds a replay fast-forward function and a key configuration option to select the confirm button, a change made with console versions in mind. Alliance Arts released Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic for PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, and Steam on September 10. The standard edition costs 1,990 yen, while the deluxe edition costs 2,966 yen and includes a digital sound player app. The New Classic version features recreated graphics and music, with all BGM arranged by ZUN. The Classic version reproduces the 2002 game as faithfully as possible, including its user interface and character portraits.
- On Steam and PS5, only a set bundle containing both New Classic and Classic is sold; on Nintendo Switch and Switch 2, only New Classic is sold, with purchasing it granting Classic.
- JYUNYA described Classic as "a separate title that reproduces Koumakyou as faithfully as possible" while still supporting data inheritance, but noted that not all user environments have been tested and asked players to report suspicious behavior through the support form.
- The New Classic version includes a new "Challenge Mode" that permits attempts with unlimited lives, plus visualization of the player's hitbox.
- Players choose between Reimu Hakurei, the shrine maiden of the Hakurei Shrine, and Marisa, a magician living in the Forest of Magic; enemies include Remilia Scarlet, Sakuya Izayoi, Cirno, and other members of the Scarlet Devil Mansion.
- The original 2002 game is the sixth Touhou Project installment and the first in the series released for Windows, but it runs at an abnormally high frame rate on modern PCs, causing boss battles to start instantly and the game to progress too quickly; volunteer patches exist to address this.
- A countdown broadcast to witness the moment of release was scheduled for around 11:55 p.m. on September 9.
- The New Classic version supports 1080p resolution.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 3 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.