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Cyber Soldier Sharaku (サイバーソルジャー写楽) is a point and click adventure game for the CD-i and was only released in Japan in 1993, it was developed and produced by Inspire with Akihito Izuhara | Cyber Soldier Sharaku (サイバーソルジャー写楽) is a point and click adventure game for the CD-i and was only released in Japan in 1993, it was developed and produced by Inspire with Akihito Izuhara for screenwriting, storyboards, and character drafts and was published by Japan Interactive Media (JIM) | ||
In a Japanese site about Akihito Izuhara, he has worked on 4 other game on the Macintosh and has worked in the animation industry with the production of 4 animations | In a Japanese site about Akihito Izuhara, he has worked on 4 other game on the Macintosh and has worked in the animation industry with the production of 4 animations | ||
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This game was shown in the CD-I Software Lineup in April of 1993 | This game was shown in the CD-I Software Lineup in April of 1993 | ||
Due to the CD-i tanking in Japan and failing even harder than North America and Europe, Japanese versions of other CD-i software and | ==Availability== | ||
Due to the CD-i tanking in Japan and failing even harder than North America and Europe, Japanese versions of other CD-i software and exclusive are very rare and elusive to come by including Cyber Soldier Sharaku, rarely appearing on auction sites like Yahoo! JAPAN Auctions and Ebay | |||
In March 20th, 2019, a Twitter user named @VGDealsRetroUK advertised this game for sale on Ebay for sale | |||
In August 10th, 2020 the game appeared in a Yahoo! JAPAN Auction listing within a Japanese CD-i bundle | |||
The only known footage of this game is from the YouTuber shroomanCDi showing off the game in action on real hardware | The only known footage of this game is from the YouTuber shroomanCDi showing off the game in action on real hardware | ||
As of 2023, the game has yet to be dumped online and is still considered lost media | |||
==Gameplay Footage== | |||
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<gallery mode=packed heights=180px> | <gallery mode=packed heights=180px> | ||
Cyber-Soldier-Sharaku-CD.jpg | Cyber-Soldier-Sharaku-CD.jpg|Picture of the CD of the game | ||
Cyber-Soldier-Sharaku-CD-Case-Art.jpg | Cyber-Soldier-Sharaku-CD-Case-Art.jpg|Picture of the games CD Case | ||
Cyber-Soldier-Sharaku-CD-Case-Art-2.jpg | Cyber-Soldier-Sharaku-CD-Case-Art-2.jpg|Picture of the game being advertised on Twitter | ||
Cyber-Soldier-Sharaku-in-Bundle.jpg | Cyber-Soldier-Sharaku-in-Bundle.jpg|Yahoo! JAPAN Auction listing of the game in a CD-i bundle | ||
Cyber-Soldier-Sharaku-in-Bundle-2.jpg | Cyber-Soldier-Sharaku-in-Bundle-2.jpg|Another picture of the game in a Yahoo! JAPAN Auction CD-i bundle listing | ||
Cyber-Soldier-Sharaku-Gameplay-Screenshot.png | Cyber-Soldier-Sharaku-Gameplay-Screenshot.png|Screenshot of the Sharaku (写楽) talking to the locals | ||
Cyber-Soldier-Sharaku-Gameplay-Screenshot-2.png | Cyber-Soldier-Sharaku-Gameplay-Screenshot-2.png|Screenshot of Sharaku (写楽) deploying their weapon | ||
Cyber-Soldier-Sharaku-Gameplay-Screenshot-3.png | Cyber-Soldier-Sharaku-Gameplay-Screenshot-3.png|Screenshot of Sharaku (写楽) dodging an attack | ||
Cyber-Soldier-Sharaku-Gameplay-Screenshot-4.png | Cyber-Soldier-Sharaku-Gameplay-Screenshot-4.png|Screenshot of Sharaku (写楽) about to attack | ||
Cyber-Soldier-Sharaku-Gameplay-Screenshot-5.png | Cyber-Soldier-Sharaku-Gameplay-Screenshot-5.png|Screenshot of Sharaku (写楽) attacking the first boss of the game, Junk (ジャンク) | ||
Cyber-Soldier-Sharaku-Gameplay-Screenshot-6.png | Cyber-Soldier-Sharaku-Gameplay-Screenshot-6.png|Screenshot of Sharaku (写楽) encountering the third boss of the game, Caesar (シーザー) | ||
Cyber-Soldier-Sharaku-Gameplay-Screenshot-7.png | Cyber-Soldier-Sharaku-Gameplay-Screenshot-7.png|Screenshot of Sharaku (写楽) attacking Caesar (シーザー) | ||
Cyber-Soldier-Sharaku-Painting.png | Cyber-Soldier-Sharaku-Painting.png|Screenshot of a painting anthropomorphic dog in Tōshūsai Sharaku (東洲斎写楽) style | ||
Cyber-Soldier-Sharaku-Painting-2.png | Cyber-Soldier-Sharaku-Painting-2.png|Another screenshot of a painting anthropomorphic dog in Tōshūsai Sharaku (東洲斎写楽) style | ||
Cyber-Soldier-Sharaku-Painting-3.png | Cyber-Soldier-Sharaku-Painting-3.png|More screenshots of a painting anthropomorphic dog in Tōshūsai Sharaku (東洲斎写楽) style | ||
Cyber-Soldier-Sharaku-Painting-4.png | Cyber-Soldier-Sharaku-Painting-4.png|Yet another screenshot of a painting anthropomorphic dog in Tōshūsai Sharaku (東洲斎写楽) style | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
<ref>https://www.theworldofcdi.com/cd-i_encyclopedia/cyber-soldier-sharaku/</ref> | ==External Links== | ||
<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Roms/comments/d6gpc3/request_cyber_soldier_sharaku_rare_japanese/</ref> | *[https://mangost.exblog.jp/12591791//details/ Mangosteen Blog talking about the game] | ||
<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/CDInteractive/comments/r6cmo3/promo_for_the_undumped_japanese_philips_cdi_game/</ref> | *[https://www.studio-mangosteen.com/izuhara-digital/details/ Studio Mangosteen page listing Akihito Izuhara other works] | ||
<ref>https://aucview.aucfan.com/yahoo/e455740645/</ref> | |||
<ref>https://twitter.com/VGDealsRetroUK/status/1108314903125872641?s=20</ref> | <ref>[https://www.theworldofcdi.com/cd-i_encyclopedia/cyber-soldier-sharaku /details/ The World of CD-i Encyclopedia Entry of Cyber Soldier Sharkau] Retrieved April 2nd 2023</ref> | ||
<ref>https://mangost.exblog.jp/12591791/</ref> | <ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/Roms/comments/d6gpc3/request_cyber_soldier_sharaku_rare_japanese/ /details/ Reddit post talking about the Game being undumped online] Retrieved April 2nd 2023</ref> | ||
<ref>https://www.studio-mangosteen.com/izuhara-digital</ref> | <ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/CDInteractive/comments/r6cmo3/promo_for_the_undumped_japanese_philips_cdi_game/ /details/ Reddit post showing a promo of the Game on the CD-I Software Lineup Disk] Retrieved April 2nd 2023</ref> | ||
<ref>https://www.famicomworld.com/forum/index.php?topic=14581.0</ref> | <ref>[https://aucview.aucfan.com/yahoo/e455740645/ /details/ Yahoo! JAPAN Auction archive of the CD-i bundle including the game] Retrieved April 2nd 2023</ref> | ||
<ref>http://www.cdinteractive.co.uk/forums/cdinteractive/viewtopic.php?t=2712</ref> | <ref>[https://twitter.com/VGDealsRetroUK/status/1108314903125872641?s=20 /details/ Twitter tweet advertising the Game on Deal.VG] Retrieved April 2nd 2023</ref> | ||
<ref>http://database.trurip.org/st/st15-616</ref> | <ref>[https://mangost.exblog.jp/12591791/ /details/ Mangosteen Blog talking about the game] Retrieved April 2nd 2023<</ref> | ||
<ref>http://www.cdinteractive.co.uk/forums/cdinteractive/viewtopic.php?t=2223</ref> | <ref>[https://www.studio-mangosteen.com/izuhara-digital /details/ Studio Mangosteen page listing Akihito Izuhara other works] Retrieved April 2nd 2023</ref> | ||
<ref>[https://www.famicomworld.com/forum/index.php?topic=14581.0 /details/ Famicom World forum page equesting the game to be recovered including 2 other Japanese CD-i exclusives] Retrieved April 2nd 2023</ref> | |||
<ref>[http://www.cdinteractive.co.uk/forums/cdinteractive/viewtopic.php?t=2712 /details/ CD-i Interactive UK forum page talking about a complete CD-i game list mentioning the game] Retrieved April 2nd 2023</ref> | |||
<ref>[http://database.trurip.org/st/st15-616 /details/ Game disk database proving the game has yet to be dumped online] Retrieved April 2nd 2023</ref> | |||
<ref>[http://www.cdinteractive.co.uk/forums/cdinteractive/viewtopic.php?t=2223 /details/ CD-i Interactive UK forum page talking about a list of Japanese CD-i games] Retrieved April 2nd 2023</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 00:42, 4 April 2023
Cover Art of Cyber Soldier Sharaku
Status: Lost
This article has been tagged as Needing work due to its lack of formatting and subpar/informal writing.
Cyber Soldier Sharaku (サイバーソルジャー写楽) is a point and click adventure game for the CD-i and was only released in Japan in 1993, it was developed and produced by Inspire with Akihito Izuhara for screenwriting, storyboards, and character drafts and was published by Japan Interactive Media (JIM)
In a Japanese site about Akihito Izuhara, he has worked on 4 other game on the Macintosh and has worked in the animation industry with the production of 4 animations
The gameplay is very similar to Myst or Burn Cycle which were both also on the CD-i and has quick time events in of the boss fights in the game and takes place in feudal japan and in the future of 7045 in a world of anthropomorphic dogs
This game was shown in the CD-I Software Lineup in April of 1993
Availability
Due to the CD-i tanking in Japan and failing even harder than North America and Europe, Japanese versions of other CD-i software and exclusive are very rare and elusive to come by including Cyber Soldier Sharaku, rarely appearing on auction sites like Yahoo! JAPAN Auctions and Ebay
In March 20th, 2019, a Twitter user named @VGDealsRetroUK advertised this game for sale on Ebay for sale
In August 10th, 2020 the game appeared in a Yahoo! JAPAN Auction listing within a Japanese CD-i bundle
The only known footage of this game is from the YouTuber shroomanCDi showing off the game in action on real hardware
As of 2023, the game has yet to be dumped online and is still considered lost media
Gameplay Footage
Gallery
Picture of the CD of the game
Picture of the games CD Case
Picture of the game being advertised on Twitter
Yahoo! JAPAN Auction listing of the game in a CD-i bundle
Another picture of the game in a Yahoo! JAPAN Auction CD-i bundle listing
Screenshot of the Sharaku (写楽) talking to the locals
Screenshot of Sharaku (写楽) deploying their weapon
Screenshot of Sharaku (写楽) dodging an attack
Screenshot of Sharaku (写楽) about to attack
Screenshot of Sharaku (写楽) attacking the first boss of the game, Junk (ジャンク)
Screenshot of Sharaku (写楽) encountering the third boss of the game, Caesar (シーザー)
Screenshot of Sharaku (写楽) attacking Caesar (シーザー)
Screenshot of a painting anthropomorphic dog in Tōshūsai Sharaku (東洲斎写楽) style
Another screenshot of a painting anthropomorphic dog in Tōshūsai Sharaku (東洲斎写楽) style
More screenshots of a painting anthropomorphic dog in Tōshūsai Sharaku (東洲斎写楽) style
Yet another screenshot of a painting anthropomorphic dog in Tōshūsai Sharaku (東洲斎写楽) style
External Links
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References
- ↑ /details/ The World of CD-i Encyclopedia Entry of Cyber Soldier Sharkau Retrieved April 2nd 2023
- ↑ /details/ Reddit post talking about the Game being undumped online Retrieved April 2nd 2023
- ↑ /details/ Reddit post showing a promo of the Game on the CD-I Software Lineup Disk Retrieved April 2nd 2023
- ↑ /details/ Yahoo! JAPAN Auction archive of the CD-i bundle including the game Retrieved April 2nd 2023
- ↑ /details/ Twitter tweet advertising the Game on Deal.VG Retrieved April 2nd 2023
- ↑ /details/ Mangosteen Blog talking about the game Retrieved April 2nd 2023<
- ↑ /details/ Studio Mangosteen page listing Akihito Izuhara other works Retrieved April 2nd 2023
- ↑ /details/ Famicom World forum page equesting the game to be recovered including 2 other Japanese CD-i exclusives Retrieved April 2nd 2023
- ↑ /details/ CD-i Interactive UK forum page talking about a complete CD-i game list mentioning the game Retrieved April 2nd 2023
- ↑ /details/ Game disk database proving the game has yet to be dumped online Retrieved April 2nd 2023
- ↑ /details/ CD-i Interactive UK forum page talking about a list of Japanese CD-i games Retrieved April 2nd 2023