Idea no Hi Super Nintendo

Surreal RPG published by Shouei System for the Super Famicom in 1994. Koji Aihara, the satirical manga artist, was behind the art design and story. He also created the equally odd Maka Maka.

1154d05daf29726c4c29be29fbbbef0e4fb07854 1134x2046

snes

1

d6a0f9e214aa8547c4d0dee51eaf064db83fa920 256x224

07d88a9611a1c2066a66dd766c3e60d3b10a04f0 256x224

0b7e701fec3b0944b9de6edd173cf0c451b1745a 256x224

59af26b382f7ab1bffa1a59ed51cb0ee70fb1af4 256x224

1

Idea no Hi ("Day of the Idea") is a surreal turn-based JRPG from Office Kukan and Shouei System. The manga artist Koji Aihara penned the story and worked on the character design. The protagonist is a player-named boy who escapes from a laboratory after awakening to his psychokinetic powers. His quest takes him across a dystopian world, picking up allies along the way. The game has a few novel ideas, like allowing the protagonist to crossdress (which changes their profile picture) or wear underwear on his head, the latter of which results in people treating him like a pervert, which has a few beneficial side-effects. The protagonist has a "limit break" style attack when low on health, and the game has a day/night cycle. Koji Aihara also worked on the 1992 JRPG Maka Maka (also by Office Koukan). His satirical and bizarre touches permeate Idea no Hi as well.