Asuka 120% Burning Fest

Front cover of the FM Towns version of Asuka 120% BURNING Fest., the first version of the first title of the series. Illustrated by Aoi Nanase
Developer(s)	Fill-in-Cafe (insolvent) Success (Final and Return)
Publisher(s)	FamilySoft
Designer(s)	Masatoshi Imaizumi Aoi Nanase
Composer(s)	Keishi Yonao
Platform(s)	FM Towns, X68000, TurboDuo, PC-Engine, Sega Saturn, PlayStation
Release date(s)	^JP 1994
Genre(s)	Fighting game, bishōjo
Mode(s)	1–2 players

Asuka 120% BURNING Fest. (あすか120% BURNING Fest.) is a Japanese fighting game series produced by Fill-in-Cafe and published and distributed by FamilySoft and Kodansha. The franchise was programmed and designed by Masatoshi Imaizumi, the music was composed by Keishi Yonao and the game illustrations were designed by Aoi Nanase.

Overview

The game is set at the "Ryōran Private School for Women" which educates the daughters of the upper echelons of society. Here, the high class clubs annually hold a martial arts tournament: the "Club Rivalry Budget Contest Mega Fight." Each character employs a different fighting style; techniques are unique to each club. The original characters are female, thus is a so-called "bishōjo game."

A version dubbed "Special" was released for the PlayStation in 1996, followed by a balance update released as "Excellent" In 1997. "Limited" was released for the Sega Saturn—graphics were substantially revised and the characters largely changed.

Asuka vs. Kumi in the original FM Towns version

Using the graphics from "Limited", "Final" was released for the PlayStation in 1999, coupling the graphics engine of "Limited" with overhauled fighting mechanics. The voice cast was largely replaced with new actors. Despite these changes, the game did not recover popularity.

Asuka 120% was made by just two full-time programmers comprising Fill-in-Cafe. After the developers moved on to Treasure, the Asuka 120% input system influenced future Treasure fighting games. Development for the X68000 was done by Mad Stalker and for the PlayStation by Makeruna! Makendō 2: Kimero Youkai Souri for Fill-in-Cafe (which went bankrupt around 1998).

Games

A list of known releases in the series.^[1]

Title	Platform	Publisher(s)	Release date
Asuka 120% BURNING Fest.	FM Towns	Fill in Cafe, FamilySoft	March 11, 1994
Asuka 120% BURNING Fest.	Sharp X68000	Fill in Cafe, FamilySoft	April 22, 1994
Asuka 120% Excellent BURNING Fest.	FM Towns	Fill in Cafe, FamilySoft	December 22, 1994
Asuka 120% Maxima BURNING Fest.	PC Engine Super CD-ROM²	Fill in Cafe, NEC Avenue	July 28, 1995
Asuka 120% Special BURNING Fest.	PlayStation	Family Soft	March 29, 1996
Asuka 120% Excellent BURNING Fest.	PlayStation	Family Soft	May 9, 1997
Asuka 120% Limited BURNING Fest.	Sega Saturn	Kodansha Publishers, Ltd.	October 9, 1997
Asuka 120% Final BURNING Fest.	PlayStation	Family Soft	May 27, 1999
Asuka 120% Return BURNING Fest.	PC Windows	Family Soft	September 24, 1999
Asuka 120% Final BURNING Fest.	PlayStation (SuperLite 1500 series)	SUCCESS	September 22, 2002
Asuka 120% LimitOver BURNING Fest.	Sega Saturn	Unofficial	September 1998^[2]^[3]

Asuka 120% BURNING Fest. - It is the debut title of the franchise. It was initially released for the Fujitsu FM Towns, but a short time later it was ported to the Sharp X68000 with three versions of its soundtrack, as well as slightly updated graphics.
Asuka 120% BURNING Fest. Excellent - Unlike its predecessor, this one features adventure elements found in most detective-based video games such as the Famicom Tantei Club series, but in this game, the player must collect as much currency as possible to make high scores by socializing. This game was later remade for the Sony PlayStation using graphics from Asuka 120% BURNING Fest. Special.
Asuka 120% BURNING Fest. Maxima - Featuring altered graphics and BGM, this one also features some new characters. The gameplay controls in this version were simplified due to the NEC PC-Engine having a limited number of buttons; although a six-button controller exists, it isn't compatible with this game. The object of the game's "Story Mode" is to win two rounds in a row without losing to earn the largest amount of currency.
Asuka 120% BURNING Fest. Special - A remake of the PC-Engine version Maxima. A new secret character, plus extra combos and moves were added, as well as the graphics and BGM being altered again. This is where the franchise becomes its own, while the BGM sound font stops being updated from then on. However, some new songs were added in later games using the same BGM sound font.
Asuka 120% BURNING Fest. Limited - For one last time, the graphics were heavily altered to larger sprites and artworks, but the BGM remained unchanged. In addition, the game system was vastly improved. This is the last entry in the franchise developed by Fill-in-Cafe before they filed for bankruptcy a year after this title's release. An S-TV based arcade version was planned with Kaneko being the publisher, but got canceled due to Fill-in-Cafe's bankruptcy issues. An unofficial updated version titled Asuka 120% BURNING Fest. LimitOver was released by former Fill-in-Cafe employees.
Asuka 120% BURNING Fest. Final - After publisher Family Soft bought the rights to Fill-in-Cafe's library of video games, they hired Success Corporation to develop this version. In fact, Success developed the Super Famicom version of Makeruna! Makendō 2, while Fill-in-Cafe developed the PlayStation version of it. Much of the features were improved from the Limited version. In addition, a Windows port of the game titled Asuka 120% BURNING Fest. Return was released as the very last entry of the franchise with very minor tweaks added.

Characters

Original cast

Asuka Honda (本田飛鳥) of the Chemistry Club
Kumi Ōkubo (大久保久美) of the Rhythmic Gymnastics Club
Tamaki Shindō (新堂環) of the Tennis Club
Ryūko Yamazaki (山崎竜子) of the Volleyball Club
Megumi Suzuki (鈴木めぐみ) of the Cheerleading Club
Torami Hōjō (北条虎美) of the Karate Club

References

External links

ASUKA 120% BURNING ROOM (official website) (Japanese)
SUCCESS Corp's SuperLite 1500 version website (Japanese)

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