My friend Matt passed on a link to this amateur 2d fighting game based on Victor Hugo’s novel Les Miserables. The game is being distributed as freeware, so go ahead and download it. It was built using the first edition of a fighting game design program called 2D Fighting School (2D格闘スクール), published by the Japanese media company Enterbrain. The product info page for the newer 2nd edition product is avaliable here.
Since I’ve never seen or read Le Miserables, Matt supplied me with this summary-
Valjean is a former felon, trying to stay out of trouble. Marius and Enjorlas are french revolutionaries, Javert is a police inspector (and Valjean’s former warden), Thenardier is a crook, Cosette is Valjean’s daughter, and Eponine is Thenardier’s daughter.
I’m still trying to figure out how Ponpon the car-driving rabbit and the ki-fireball throwing French policeman fit into the story. I guess I’ll have to read the book.
I mean, I knew Phantom was a hit in Japan, but I never expected *this*.
Don’t know where to put this….thought you might be interested. I mean, com on! Edible printed or flying sushi? Crazy…..
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/03/technology/circuits/03chef.html?ex=1265086800&en=86bc342e2ce05d47&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt
Just for the sake of accuracy, the game’s name is actually 2D格闘ツクール. The Tsuku-ru part is a play on words, crossing スクール with 作る. If you don’t get it right away, then translating it for you won’t make any difference, so those of you who don’t speak Japanese can ignore this comment!