Genkai Chōsen Distopia

Genkai Chōsen Distopia
Genkai Chōsen Distopia
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Developer(s)	Toaplan
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Platform(s)	Arcade
Release	Unreleased
Genre(s)	Action, hack and slash, Platform
Mode(s)	Single-player; Co-op;
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Display	Raster (Horizontal)

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Genkai Chōsen Distopia^{[lower-alpha 1]} is an unreleased 1994 side-scrolling hack and slash action-platform arcade video game that was in development by Toaplan prior to their closure due to bankruptcy.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7] Set in a post-apocalyptic setting, players take on the role of one of the four protagonists to fight against a variety of enemies across multiple locations.

Gameplay

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Gameplay screenshot from the revealed beta build.

Genkai Chōsen Distopia is a side-scrolling hack and slash action-platform game similar to Rastan and Magician Lord, where players assume the role of one of the four playable characters through multiple stages on a post-apocalyptic setting to fight against enemies and bosses that must be defeated before progressing. ^[8] Each of the four playable characters has their own strengths and weaknesses, as well as their own methods of fighting enemies on-screen.^[8]^[9]

At the beginning, players choose between four paths, each with its own set of stages.^[8]^[9] Some stages are linear, filled with obstacles and enemies, requiring the player to run, jump, climb, shoot, or dodge. Later stages become more maze-like and exploratory, demanding the player to find alternative routes. Failing to complete a stage within the allotted time results in a life loss. Losing all lives requires the player to insert more credits into the arcade machine to continue playing.

Along the way, players can collect items left by defeated enemies, including money, food to restore health, and time-increasing items.^[8] Similar to Out Zone, players can change their primary attack by collecting a "weapon change" icon after destroying a capsule-shaped carrier.^[8]

History

Genkai Chōsen Distopia was first shown through screenshots in a 1996 arcade-focused book published exclusively in Japan by BrainBusters.^[3]^[9] Mangaka and Knuckle Bash designer Junya Inoue claimed in a 2002 interview to have been involved in the game's production, although he did not specify his role.^[10] Former Toaplan composer Tatsuya Uemura, in a 2009 interview with Japanese publication Floor 25, stated the game was nearly complete but unreleased. ^[11] In 1994, Toaplan declared bankruptcy and ceased operations.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[6] On 16 July 2019, the only known gameplay footage of the title was uploaded online on Twitter by a Japanese user.^[8] Despite rumours of a location test, no prototypes have been found to date.^[4]^[7]^[12]

Notes

↑ Japanese: 幻界超戦ディストピア^?

References

↑ "Overseas Readers Column – Toaplan Goes Bust". Game Machine (in 日本語). No. 472. Amusement Press, Inc. 15 May 1994. p. 26.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 "Genkai Chousen Distopia". arcade-history.com. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 "Distopia: the lost video-game". Postback. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 "News: New Toaplan game found". insertcredit.com. 6 January 2006. Archived from the original on 4 August 2008. Retrieved 29 November 2019. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
↑ Kiyoshi, Tane; hally (VORC); Yūsaku, Yamamoto (3 February 2012). "東亜プラン特集". Shooting Gameside (in 日本語). Vol. 4. Micro Magazine. pp. 4–5. ISBN 978-4896373844.
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 Wovou (2019). "L'histoire de Toaplan – page 3". neo-arcadia.com (in français). Neo-Arcadia. Archived from the original on 7 November 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2019. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 "株式会社東亜プラン未対応ゲーム". BIGLOBE (in 日本語). Archived from the original on 31 December 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2019. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
↑ ^8.0 ^8.1 ^8.2 ^8.3 ^8.4 ^8.5 @ulchan2 (16 July 2019). "ビデオテープ整理で発見した東亜プランの幻界超戦デストピア（ディストピア？）を動画化しました。ナックルバッシュと比べるとインパクトは少ないけどロケテストまでしてて未販売なのは勿体ないですね #深夜基板ミュージック #幻界超戦デストピア #幻界超戦ディストピア" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 29 November 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2019 – via Twitter.
↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 ^9.2 Column. Arcade Game Classics 帰ってきた名作ゲーム 2 1988~1993 (in 日本語). BrainBusters. 1996. pp. 50–51. ISBN 4-8458-1240-1. Search this book on
↑ "井上淳哉". Game Staff List Association (in 日本語). BrandGamer-R･TYPERS. 2002. Archived from the original on 1 July 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2019. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
↑ Iona; VHS; K-HEX (June 2009). "東亜プラン FOREVER (4/5)". Floor 25 (in 日本語). Vol. 9. (Translation by Gamengai. Archived 2013-04-23 at Archive.today).
↑ Shou (28 June 2016). "The emulation thread... (Page 19)". gamengai.com. Archived from the original on 21 January 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2020. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)

External links

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[1] Japanese: 幻界超戦ディストピア^?

[2] "Overseas Readers Column – Toaplan Goes Bust". Game Machine (in 日本語). No. 472. Amusement Press, Inc. 15 May 1994. p. 26.

[ah-3] 2.0 ^2.1 "Genkai Chousen Distopia". arcade-history.com. Retrieved 29 November 2019.

[GCDPostback-4] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 "Distopia: the lost video-game". Postback. Retrieved 29 November 2019.

[ICgcd-5] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 "News: New Toaplan game found". insertcredit.com. 6 January 2006. Archived from the original on 4 August 2008. Retrieved 29 November 2019. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)

[STGv4-6] Kiyoshi, Tane; hally (VORC); Yūsaku, Yamamoto (3 February 2012). "東亜プラン特集". Shooting Gameside (in 日本語). Vol. 4. Micro Magazine. pp. 4–5. ISBN 978-4896373844.

[N-A-7] 6.0 ^6.1 Wovou (2019). "L'histoire de Toaplan – page 3". neo-arcadia.com (in français). Neo-Arcadia. Archived from the original on 7 November 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2019. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)

[BGgcd-8] 7.0 ^7.1 "株式会社東亜プラン未対応ゲーム". BIGLOBE (in 日本語). Archived from the original on 31 December 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2019. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)

[GCD-9] 8.0 ^8.1 ^8.2 ^8.3 ^8.4 ^8.5 @ulchan2 (16 July 2019). "ビデオテープ整理で発見した東亜プランの幻界超戦デストピア（ディストピア？）を動画化しました。ナックルバッシュと比べるとインパクトは少ないけどロケテストまでしてて未販売なのは勿体ないですね #深夜基板ミュージック #幻界超戦デストピア #幻界超戦ディストピア" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 29 November 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2019 – via Twitter.

[AGCgcd-10] 9.0 ^9.1 ^9.2 Column. Arcade Game Classics 帰ってきた名作ゲーム 2 1988~1993 (in 日本語). BrainBusters. 1996. pp. 50–51. ISBN 4-8458-1240-1. Search this book on

[GCDgsl-11] "井上淳哉". Game Staff List Association (in 日本語). BrandGamer-R･TYPERS. 2002. Archived from the original on 1 July 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2019. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)

[GCDf25v9-12] Iona; VHS; K-HEX (June 2009). "東亜プラン FOREVER (4/5)". Floor 25 (in 日本語). Vol. 9. (Translation by Gamengai. Archived 2013-04-23 at Archive.today).

[13] Shou (28 June 2016). "The emulation thread... (Page 19)". gamengai.com. Archived from the original on 21 January 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2020. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)

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