Cyber Soldier Sharaku (lost Japanese point-and-click CD-i adventure game; 1993)

Cover Art of Cyber Soldier Sharaku

Status: Lost

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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)

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

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".
    But after a few years...

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

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

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