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Yakouchuu is a text adventure game released by Athena on June 16, 1995 for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES). Its story unfolds aboard the cargo ship Diana, where you play as the captain set to marry fiancée Tomoka after a six-month voyage. A string of terrifying events disrupts the trip, forcing you to explore the ship, solve puzzles, and uncover hidden truths. As a text adventure, it progresses through reading and making choices, featuring 16 distinct endings shaped by your decisions. The title "Yakouchuu" refers not to fireflies, but to marine bioluminescent protozoa that glow when disturbed, creating stunning fluorescent seas—yet this beauty often ties to death, as their glow is a desperate cry and the resulting red tides can suffocate marine life and even humans. The name likely foreshadows the voyage’s ill omens. On February 1, 2025, Bilibili user 1d4444 released a full 1.0 Chinese patch, translating all text and menus to let Chinese-speaking players experience this classic title.