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Cyber Soldier Sharaku (サイバーソルジャー写楽) is a 1993 point and click adventure game for the CD-I released exclusively in Japan. It was developed and produced by Inspire with Akihito Izuhara (泉原昭人) for screenwriting, storyboards, and character drafts and was published by Japan Interactive Media (JIM).

The gameplay is very similar to Myst and Burn Cycle which were both also on the CD-I and has quick time events in of the boss fights and events in the game.

This game was shown in the CD-I Software Lineup in April of 1993

Plot

According to the translations of the texts in the beginning of the game

Cosmos 7014
The Galactic Federation centered on the planet Diane put an end to the 2000-year interstellar war by mass-producing cyber soldiers. These Cyber Soldiers were combat machines developed solely for their combat abilities, but after that they began to awaken to their human consciousness.
Fearing their existence, the Galactic Federation transplanted new memories into them and used their superhuman abilities to maintain public order in the galaxy. Having their past replaced in this way, they are reborn as the special combat organization "Fire Claw".

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 and E-commerce sites like eBay^[1] and Yahoo! JAPAN.^[2] 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.^[3]

Gallery

Footage

Part 1 of gameplay of Cyber Soldier Sharaku

Part 2 of gameplay of Cyber Soldier Sharaku

Part 3 of gameplay of Cyber Soldier Sharaku

Part 4 of gameplay of Cyber Soldier Sharaku

Promo of Cyber Soldier Sharaku

Full Video of the CD-I Software Lineup

Images

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

Mangosteen Blog talking about the game Retrieved 02 Apr '23
Studio Mangosteen page listing Akihito Izuhara other works Retrieved 02 Apr '23
The World of CD-i Encyclopedia Entry of Cyber Soldier Sharkau Retrieved 02 Apr '23

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References

↑ Twitter tweet advertising the game on eBay Retrieved 02 Apr '23
↑ Yahoo! JAPAN Auction archive of the CD-I bundle including the game Retrieved 02 Apr '23
↑ Game disk database proving the game has yet to be dumped online Retrieved 02 Apr '23
↑ Reddit post talking about the game being undumped online Retrieved 02 Apr '23
↑ Reddit post showing a promo of the game on the CD-I Software Lineup Disk Retrieved 02 Apr '23
↑ Famicom World forum page requesting to get the game including 2 other Japanese CD-I exclusives Retrieved 02 Apr '23
↑ CD-I Interactive UK forum page talking about a complete CD-I game list mentioning the game Retrieved 02 Apr '23
↑ CD-I Interactive UK forum page talking about a list of Japanese CD-I games Retrieved 02 Apr '23

[1] Twitter tweet advertising the game on eBay Retrieved 02 Apr '23

[2] Yahoo! JAPAN Auction archive of the CD-I bundle including the game Retrieved 02 Apr '23

[3] Game disk database proving the game has yet to be dumped online Retrieved 02 Apr '23

[4] Reddit post talking about the game being undumped online Retrieved 02 Apr '23

[5] Reddit post showing a promo of the game on the CD-I Software Lineup Disk Retrieved 02 Apr '23

[6] Famicom World forum page requesting to get the game including 2 other Japanese CD-I exclusives Retrieved 02 Apr '23

[7] CD-I Interactive UK forum page talking about a complete CD-I game list mentioning the game Retrieved 02 Apr '23

[8] CD-I Interactive UK forum page talking about a list of Japanese CD-I games Retrieved 02 Apr '23

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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''''' ('''泉原昭人''') for screenwriting, storyboards, and character drafts and was published by ''Japan Interactive Media'' (''JIM'')
+'''''Cyber Soldier Sharaku''''' ('''サイバーソルジャー写楽''') is a 1993 point and click adventure game for the CD-I released exclusively in Japan. It was developed and produced by ''Inspire'' with '''Akihito Izuhara (泉原昭人)''' for screenwriting, storyboards, and character drafts and was published by ''Japan Interactive Media'' (''JIM'').
-In a Japanese site about '''''Akihito Izuhara''''' ('''泉原昭人'''), he has worked on 6 other game on the Macintosh, 2 of which are also on Windows computers and has made a flash browser adventure game in 2005 and has worked in the animation industry with the production of 13 animations
+The gameplay is very similar to Myst and Burn Cycle which were both also on the CD-I and has quick time events in of the boss fights and events in the game.
-The gameplay is very similar to Myst and Burn Cycle which were both also on the CD-i and has quick time events in of the boss fights and events in the game
 This game was shown in the ''CD-I Software Lineup'' in April of 1993
 ==Plot==
 According to the translations of the texts in the beginning of the game
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 Fearing their existence, the Galactic Federation transplanted new memories into them and used their superhuman abilities to maintain public order in the galaxy.
 Having their past replaced in this way, they are reborn as the special combat organization "Fire Claw".
-But after a few years...</blockquote>
+</blockquote>
 ==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 and E-commerce sites like eBay<ref>[https://twitter.com/VGDealsRetroUK/status/1108314903125872641?s=20 Twitter tweet advertising the game on eBay] Retrieved 02 Apr '23</ref> and Yahoo! JAPAN.<ref>[https://aucview.aucfan.com/yahoo/e455740645/ Yahoo! JAPAN Auction archive of the CD-I bundle including the game] Retrieved 02 Apr '23</ref> The only known footage of this game is from the YouTuber ''shroomanCDi'' showing off the game in action on real hardware.
-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 and E-commerce sites like Yahoo! JAPAN Auctions and eBay
+As of 2023, the game has yet to be dumped online and is still considered lost media.<ref>[http://database.trurip.org/st/st15-616 Game disk database proving the game has yet to be dumped online] Retrieved 02 Apr '23</ref>
-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==
+===Footage===
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-==Gallery==
+===Images===
 <gallery mode=packed heights=150px>
 Cyber-Soldier-Sharaku-CD.jpg|Picture of the CD of the game
 Cyber-Soldier-Sharaku-CD-Case-Art.jpg|Picture of the games CD Case
-Cyber-Soldier-Sharaku-CD-Case-Art-2.jpg|Picture of the game being advertised on Twitter
+Cyber-Soldier-Sharaku-CD-Case-Art-2.jpg|Picture of the game being advertised on Twitter.
-Cyber-Soldier-Sharaku-in-Bundle.jpg|Yahoo! JAPAN Auction listing of the game in a CD-i bundle
+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|Another picture of the game in a Yahoo! JAPAN Auction CD-i bundle listing
+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|Screenshot of the ''Sharaku'' (''写楽'') talking to the locals
+Cyber-Soldier-Sharaku-Gameplay-Screenshot.png|Screenshot of the ''Sharaku'' (''写楽'') talking to the locals.
-Cyber-Soldier-Sharaku-Gameplay-Screenshot-2.png|Screenshot of ''Sharaku'' (''写楽'') deploying their weapon
+Cyber-Soldier-Sharaku-Gameplay-Screenshot-2.png|Screenshot of ''Sharaku'' (''写楽'') deploying their weapon.
-Cyber-Soldier-Sharaku-Gameplay-Screenshot-3.png|Screenshot of ''Sharaku'' (''写楽'') dodging an attack
+Cyber-Soldier-Sharaku-Gameplay-Screenshot-3.png|Screenshot of ''Sharaku'' (''写楽'') dodging an attack.
-Cyber-Soldier-Sharaku-Gameplay-Screenshot-4.png|Screenshot of ''Sharaku'' (''写楽'') about to attack
+Cyber-Soldier-Sharaku-Gameplay-Screenshot-4.png|Screenshot of ''Sharaku'' (''写楽'') about to attack.
-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-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|Screenshot of ''Sharaku'' (''写楽'') encountering the third boss of the game, '''Caesar''' ('''シーザー''')
+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|Screenshot of ''Sharaku'' (''写楽'') attacking '''Caesar''' ('''シーザー''')
+Cyber-Soldier-Sharaku-Gameplay-Screenshot-7.png|Screenshot of ''Sharaku'' (''写楽'') attacking '''Caesar (シーザー)'''.
-Cyber-Soldier-Sharaku-Painting.png|Screenshot of a painting anthropomorphic dog in ''Tōshūsai Sharaku'' (''東洲斎写楽'') style
+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|Another screenshot of a painting anthropomorphic dog in ''Tōshūsai Sharaku'' (''東洲斎写楽'') style
+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|More screenshots of a painting anthropomorphic dog in ''Tōshūsai Sharaku'' (''東洲斎写楽'') style
+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|Yet another screenshot of a painting anthropomorphic dog in ''Tōshūsai Sharaku'' (''東洲斎写楽'') style
+Cyber-Soldier-Sharaku-Painting-4.png|Yet another screenshot of a painting anthropomorphic dog in ''Tōshūsai Sharaku (東洲斎写楽)'' style.
 </gallery>
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 *[https://mangost.exblog.jp/12591791/ Mangosteen Blog talking about the game] Retrieved 02 Apr '23
 *[https://www.studio-mangosteen.com/izuhara-digital Studio Mangosteen page listing Akihito Izuhara other works] Retrieved 02 Apr '23
+*[https://www.theworldofcdi.com/cd-i_encyclopedia/cyber-soldier-sharaku The World of CD-i Encyclopedia Entry of Cyber Soldier Sharkau] Retrieved 02 Apr '23
-<ref>[https://www.theworldofcdi.com/cd-i_encyclopedia/cyber-soldier-sharaku The World of CD-i Encyclopedia Entry of Cyber Soldier Sharkau] Retrieved 02 Apr '23</ref>
 <ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/Roms/comments/d6gpc3/request_cyber_soldier_sharaku_rare_japanese/ Reddit post talking about the game being undumped online] Retrieved 02 Apr '23</ref>
 <ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/CDInteractive/comments/r6cmo3/promo_for_the_undumped_japanese_philips_cdi_game/ Reddit post showing a promo of the game on the CD-I Software Lineup Disk] Retrieved 02 Apr '23</ref>
-<ref>[https://aucview.aucfan.com/yahoo/e455740645/ Yahoo! JAPAN Auction archive of the CD-i bundle including the game] Retrieved 02 Apr '23</ref>
+<ref>[https://www.famicomworld.com/forum/index.php?topic=14581.0 Famicom World forum page requesting to get the game including 2 other Japanese CD-I exclusives] Retrieved 02 Apr '23</ref>
-<ref>[https://twitter.com/VGDealsRetroUK/status/1108314903125872641?s=20 Twitter tweet advertising the game on eBay] Retrieved 02 Apr '23</ref>
+<ref>[http://www.cdinteractive.co.uk/forums/cdinteractive/viewtopic.php?t=2712 CD-I Interactive UK forum page talking about a complete CD-I game list mentioning the game] Retrieved 02 Apr '23</ref>
-<ref>[https://mangost.exblog.jp/12591791/ Mangosteen Blog talking about the game] Retrieved 02 Apr '23</ref>
+<ref>[http://www.cdinteractive.co.uk/forums/cdinteractive/viewtopic.php?t=2223 CD-I Interactive UK forum page talking about a list of Japanese CD-I games] Retrieved 02 Apr '23</ref>
-<ref>[https://www.studio-mangosteen.com/izuhara-digitalStudio Mangosteen page listing Akihito Izuhara other works] Retrieved 02 Apr '23</ref>
-<ref>[https://www.famicomworld.com/forum/index.php?topic=14581.0 Famicom World forum page requesting to get the game including 2 other Japanese CD-i exclusives] Retrieved 02 Apr '23</ref>
-<ref>[http://www.cdinteractive.co.uk/forums/cdinteractive/viewtopic.php?t=2712 CD-i Interactive UK forum page talking about a complete CD-i game list mentioning the game] Retrieved 02 Apr '23</ref>
-<ref>[http://database.trurip.org/st/st15-616 Game disk database proving the game has yet to be dumped online] Retrieved 02 Apr '23</ref>
-<ref>[http://www.cdinteractive.co.uk/forums/cdinteractive/viewtopic.php?t=2223 CD-i Interactive UK forum page talking about a list of Japanese CD-i games] Retrieved 02 Apr '23</ref>
 ==References==