A LONG, LOST SHOOTER RESURFACES FOR EVERYONE TO EXPERIENCE!
Whenever there is a discussion of which games are the rarest to find on any console, Eliminate Down will probably be on that list, and with good reason. In the middle of the gaming boom of the early '90s, competition amongst arcade shoot 'em ups was heating up with notable entries by Masaya Games, Konami, Capcom, Toaplan, Renovation, SEGA, and many more. Being a small studio trying to release your own game through a publisher known for golf games was quite a gamble in 1994, but Aprinet and Soft Vision pushed through. However, overshadowed by other big hitters, Eliminate Down would end up relatively dormant outside of hardcore collectors. At the turn of the 2010s, a resurgence began with "hunts" for rare games becoming a hobby, pushing the game up to the top of the most expensive original releases to own. But behind the high price tag is a game filled with great graphics, energetic music, intense boss fights, and difficult enough for you to get heated but want more!
Eliminate Down - Collector's Edition
A strange lifeform born from the distortions of outer space begins to consume and take over entire worlds as it continues to expand. It seeks a new target, one that is teeming with life… Earth. The united forces of Earth were unable to stop it and confrontations would result in heavy defeats against these life forms that have evolved into destructive creatures. All of humanity’s hopes are entrusted to a newly developed space fighter that has been named the “Steel Pylon”. You must fly into the unknown carrying humanity’s final hope for a future!
5,000 Units Shipped Worldwide
ALL ORDERS DELIVERED JUNE 2024
Late 1980s
Aprinet Co., Ltd. (株式会社アプリネット) was a Japanese video game developer worked under a handful of publishers, usually uncredited. It is unknown exactly when they formed, but most of their work was under a small group of game publishers such as Varie. They have credits for Lords of the Rising Sun and the top-down F1 racing game Nakajima Satoru Kanshū F1 Super License which released in 1992 on the SEGA Mega Drive. They then began work on their own game, Eliminate Down. As they were totally unknown, they were able to finally settle as Soft Vision as their publisher.
June 1993
With both an unknown developer and publisher working on releasing a game on an aging Japanese Mega Drive, Eliminate Down had a lot going against it but a lot more going for it. Its graphics and music were very distinctive and arcade experience. It was regarded to be an excellent entry to the massive shooter library on the console. Its distribution and sales is unknown but it is suspected to not be more than 5,000. It is an expensive rarity even in Japan if an original copy can be located.
Mid 1990s
A version of Eliminate Down arrived on the Super GamBoy*, published by Samsung. This was due to the Korean market being closed off to Japanese products. Samsung was able to release consoles and games via an agreement with certain Japanese companies. This version of Eliminate Down is extremely rare.
June 2024
Retro-Bit Publishing and Soft Vision work together to bring back Eliminate Down over 30 years later for its first Western release. For this special release, a leticular slipcover using the cover art was created and an Emerald Nebula cartridge shell was used. Pre-orders had ended on January 2024.
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