Yes, this was for real. Phalanx was a science fiction space shooter, and this guy never appeared in the game. What does he have to do with anything? Nothing, really. The developers admitted adding this bearded fedora to attract attention away from the other space shooters currently on the market. Good work!
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This one is tough to explain. For one, it looks nothing like the Blue Bomber. That’s just the most obvious part. Upon further inspection, the drawing is completely crazy. What are those buildings doing in the background? Is that a spider-web? How did things catch fire? What’s with the gun?
Legend has it that the artist was given a week to do the drawing, with only a vague description of what a “Mega Man” even was.
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In River City Ransom, you are a pair of High School dudes avenging your kidnapped girlfriend in a series of extremely violent battles. As you can see from the cover, these high-schoolers mean business.
Mr. Miyagi would have a field day.
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