Nostalgia is a role-playing game developed by Matrix Software and released for the Nintendo DS in 2009. Set in an alternate-history version of the 19th century, it follows Eddie, a young Londoner who assembles a party of companions and travels the globe aboard a steampunk-style zeppelin. Players navigate open skies to reach diverse international locations, engaging in turn-based combat against a range of fantastical enemies and completing quests along the way. The overarching narrative builds toward confronting a large-scale evil threatening the world. The game draws on classic JRPG conventions while grounding its adventure in a romanticized, Victorian-era setting that blends real-world geography with fantastical elements. The airship serves as a central hub for exploration, giving the world map a sense of freedom and scope unusual for handheld RPGs of the period.
