For years I recalled having seen a teaser in one of my old game magazines for an upcoming CAVE project with unique art that never saw production, but I struggled to ever find that teaser again. While cleaning up my garage, I recently found my box of 40 or so JP gaming mags and I thought I'd flip through a few. Well, I found it. Arcadia No.017, Oct. 2001:
It was featured on the "News Transmitter" page:
Closer:
The magazine date puts it between Progear and DOJ/Ketsui, so it may very well be simply a scrapped character design for one of the latter titles. Or perhaps it was a game concept scrapped altogether?
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Lost CAVE Shmup?
Lost CAVE Shmup?
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CStarFlare
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Guwange was before Progear by 2 years so it’s unlikely to be hinting that. They probably recycled the mask design for a promo image/dug out some old concept art. (The glasses also don’t point to Guwange).
When was Oni Death’s development and cancellation in the timeline...?
When was Oni Death’s development and cancellation in the timeline...?
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Also, Joker Jun does seem to like a similar style across many different projects. The mask design is strangely similar though, and why is a guy with modern (pilot?) sunglasses holding a demon mask.CStarFlare wrote:Guwange was before Progear by 2 years so it’s unlikely to be hinting that. They probably recycled the mask design for a promo image/dug out some old concept art. (The glasses also don’t point to Guwange).
Maybe a sequel to Guwange set in modern times?
Even if this was actually a planned title at some point it's probably unlikely much more was created than that promo image.
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You gotta respect a dude who wears shades under his mask.
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What about the Kanji around the picture? Anyone know what they mean?
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