Let's make up some stupid theories!

[Marin The Magus]

The Reimu and Marisa in the PC-98 games are not actually the Reimu and Marisa of the Windows games. The PC-98 Reimu and Marisa are actually ancestors of the Windows heroines, they just happen to have the same names. This accounts for the differences between the two sets of heroines, the utter disappearance of several PC-98 characters from Windows games, and even why Alice suddenly showed up PCB as much older than Lolice in MS.

Going by this, the PC-98 games happened in the distant past when the Hakurei line was also on the verge of extinction for one reason or another. That Reimu's exploits increased the faith and dependence of people on the Hakurei shrine and the clan eventually recovered...until the Windows games happened.

That makes a lot of sense...
That's why there's no Mima!! She must've already...rested in peace?  Also, Hakurei Reimu (PC-98) and Hakurei Reimu (windows) have the same bad luck xD the only difference is that Hakurei Reimu (PC-98) has never had her shrine destroyed not even once.

[MysTeariousYukari]

That makes a lot of sense...
That's why there's no Mima!! She must've already...rested in peace?  Also, Hakurei Reimu (PC-98) and Hakurei Reimu (windows) have the same bad luck xD the only difference is that Hakurei Reimu (PC-98) has never had her shrine destroyed not even once.

Well, in that sense, PC-98 Reimu only had 5 games, and I assume 1 per year, 5 years, while Windows Reimu has gone through 7 years of games, with some more games added in at times. Lot more chances for shrine death to happen >.>

[Napalnman1231]

Well, in that sense, PC-98 Reimu only had 5 games, and I assume 1 per year, 5 years, while Windows Reimu has gone through 7 years of games, with some more games added in at times. Lot more chances for shrine death to happen >.>

Who knows, maybe, just maybe it's possible that the Miko Reimu, became inmortal or something, because in EVERY touhou game, she always still Young, perhaps she knew the Hourai Elixir before Mokou or Kaguya

[Myschi]

Y'wanna know the real answer to her eternal youth? Eirin's full of shit and Reimu made the elixir. :V

[Marin The Magus]

Y'wanna know the real answer to her eternal youth? Eirin's full of shit and Reimu made the elixir. :V

Eirin is Rin Satsuki, and when she met Reimu, she stole the elixir's recipe from her.

[Myschi]

I like that theory infinitely more than my own.

[Marin The Magus]

I like that theory infinitely more than my own.

Why, thank you!
I just thought  Rin -> nurse ->Eirin?
Ri~n, Ri~n, tasukete Rin!
Also, she is kind of a 9. Her new name was her old one with "ei" at the beginning xD

[nolrai2]

No See you all have it backwards.

The windows games happen before the PC-98 games.
Thats why theres all the tanks and robot maids and such.

And the pink hair, well thats just genetic engineering. Cant get a good match with out pink hair these days.

[Chronojet ⚙ Dragon]

Well, after some thinking...

Shikieiki has the power to see things in black and white, right?
Well, I forgot how I came to this conclusion, but if she uses it one too many times, all the cone cells in her eyes will go poof and she will become colourblind.

[Phlegeth]

No See you all have it backwards.

The windows games happen before the PC-98 games.
Thats why theres all the tanks and robot maids and such.

And the pink hair, well thats just genetic engineering. Cant get a good match with out pink hair these days.

That would make Alice be Shinki and Shangai would be Alice and all the inhabitants of Makai just super dolls.  Also Marisa would be Mima.  And Yuuka would be YUUKA!  She hasn't mellowed out, what ever happened to make her shut herself away in dream world and ax crazy hasn't happened yet.

[Marin The Magus]

Well, after some thinking...

Shikieiki has the power to see things in black and white, right?
Well, I forgot how I came to this conclusion, but if she uses it one too many times, all the cone cells in her eyes will go poof and she will become colourblind.

I think  that she'd get convulsions, too.

[Tamer Anode/Cathode]

When Meira was seeking the power of the Hakurei Shrine, it was specifically the ability to eat sweets and never get fat.

[?q]

When Meira was seeking the power of the Hakurei Shrine, it was specifically the ability to eat sweets and never get fat.

Everyone in SoEW was anorexic.

[Esoterica]

When Meira was seeking the power of the Hakurei Shrine, it was specifically the ability to eat sweets and never get fat.

I laughed so hard at this.

[ArteShy]

That makes a lot of sense...
That's why there's no Mima!! She must've already...rested in peace?  Also, Hakurei Reimu (PC-98) and Hakurei Reimu (windows) have the same bad luck xD the only difference is that Hakurei Reimu (PC-98) has never had her shrine destroyed not even once.

She had her shrine destroyed in highly responsive to prayers.

[Esoterica]

She had her shrine destroyed in highly responsive to prayers.

I believe it got destroyed in PoDD too,

Spoiler:

in at least one ending.

[Dizzy H. "Muffin" Muffin]

Wasn't that also the kickstart for the plot in LLS?

Theory: Satori (the species) are able to detach those tentacles on their Third Eyes. This accounts for why they appear to be connected to their clothes.

[Tengukami]

That's not that stupid a theory, actually.

[Dizzy H. "Muffin" Muffin]

Well FINE then! *stomps off in a huff*

[Bitz]

Theory: Satori (the species) are able to detach those tentacles on their Third Eyes. This accounts for why they appear to be connected to their clothes.

Hey, that's my theory! Stop stealing plox :v

[Marin The Magus]

All the closets are nues. Why do you think that our clothes dissapear? the closets just change their shapes and they hide our clothes.
It's too late now.
We are alll doomed.

[Myschi]

Or in my case, they amass stuff that we never knew we had.

[Marin The Magus]

Or in my case, they amass stuff that we never knew we had.

That, too.
And also, all the UFO's the people believe they see are actually closets |3
And Nue is their leader.

[8lue Wizard]

Everyone plays danmaku, of course!

PC-98!Yuka isn't a sociopath or anything; "Genocide" is just the name of a popular variant of Danmaku from way back when. Just like the default FPS vs mode is called a "Deathmatch".

[Mushyrulez]

But she doesn't commit genocide anyways...

[Esoterica]

Aya's camera actually does steal the soul of whoever's picture is taken.  This is why the camera flashes can clear away bullets (capturing energy without mass), and is why the bosses explode in StB and DS when you take the final picture.

[Marokuu]

Aya's camera actually does steal the soul of whoever's picture is taken.  This is why the camera flashes can clear away bullets (capturing energy without mass), and is why the bosses explode in StB and DS when you take the final picture.

And that's why all Touhous can regenerate from explodification caused by stolen souls, otherwise the tengu photographers would rule Gensokyou  :derp:

[OkashiiKisei]

Sakuya used to be part of the Belmont family before she was put under Remi's servitude.

[Kimchii]

On the night after the full moon, Remilia went out and decided to take a late night stroll. While she was walking, she found a box. Inside that box was a little girl wrapped up in blankets and was sleeping soundly. But, Remilia was most surprised by the item that dangled around the young girl's neck. It was a pocket watch. Sensing that this girl maybe another useful addition to Scarlet Devil Mansion, she flew back to SDM holding the box carefully, but tight enough so she wouldn't drop it. Once she got back to SDM, she forgot why she was holding a heavy box and decided to let Meiling have it. As years passed by, Remilia decided that the girl's name would be Sakuya Izayoi, and they all lived happily ever after. The end.

[orinrin]

Sakuya used to be part of the Belmont family before she was put under Remi's servitude.

Indeed.  Warning: Danbooru link.