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THE AKIRA THAT COULDVE BEEN upon THE GAME BOY

Remember Akira on the first Game Boy? Of course, you dont. The game story of the epic anime never came out. It was developed for a while, though. Players were to alternate with Kaneda and Tetsuo, and the gameplay was to shift from platforming to obstacle races and Contra-esque shooting. One level would have Kaneda racing upon his bike through opponent gangs upon Neo Tokyos dilapidated highways, complementary would follow Tetsuos flight from the ESPers teddy bear kingdom, and the finale would look the two squaring off in a boss battlehigh-powered laser rifle versus bio-mechanoid baby head. Video game militant Patrick Scott Patterson uncovered a handful of builds of this never-released cartridge and managed to exam them out on a trusty Super Game Boy. What did he Patrick Scott Patterson  ? Well, theres a excuse this iteration of Akira never hit shelves. Much has been said about how far afield ahead of its grow old the anime was, and this might actually be better of proof of that than the timelessness of the films animation. Video game tech of the period simply wasnt ready to take possession of Katsuhiro Otomos outre vision yet. While none of these builds are complete, its tough to describe the firm versions ever innate that worthwhile. Anybody whos played extra lost gems later Primal Rage II or Midways adjudicate Dredd emphasis em up can look the pattern this fits into. like a game doesnt get released, its generally because it isnt very good. And that probably goes double for attempted adaptations of big brands. Still, Patterson has given to cherry pick the best parts of these builds and see if he can cobble together a good and the end game. Again, thered be some irony in that. An individual can tug off what youd habit a crew of game designers for in the before 90s, even though few studios today would dare try to replicate the meticulous full-animation of the Akira movie. Nevertheless, you can still watch Pattersons playthrough below and look what could have beenand may still still to be. One can without help wish that his story will replace the unpleasant temp music later some midi versions of Akiras percussive soundtrack.